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[quote=Anonymous][quote=redquasar][quote=Anonymous]OP when he turns down the activities you suggest, what reason does he give?  Does he have friends?  Does he spend time with them outside of school?  [/quote]

he'll usually state that he has no interest and it will be hard to get motivated for that. He does some recreational volleyball at the Y but not a sports guy which is fine.   He does orchestra in school and played last year in a very high level county band, but just went through the motions; no zeal.

There is a pressure from colleges to be a "pointy' applicant which a unique passion. I disagree with that if it is forced and doesn't come from within. But turning down options at the buffet of opportunities before even trying them is tough. [/quote]

Wait - i don’t get it. This seems fine to me. You can’t change him to being a zealous over achiever type. You do realize a lot of that personality type is from anxiety right? I have two kids like this and they are wound tight and throw themselves into activities bc the idea of not being the best is a constant stress to them. I was a type b kid who read books as my hobby and I didn’t do any EC until high school when I joined the school paper and newspaper. Which started out as a class. And then I worked a part time job. I went to college and got decent grades . I’m one of the only ppl people I know who isn’t a constant ball of anxiety honestly. [/quote]

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