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[quote=Anonymous]Sounds similar to DD in HS. ECs are important because they help show the college what you are interested in and how you might fit with their school. But you don’t have to do a million different things and you can do this via a job, volunteering/service, school clubs, religious community, sports, theater etc. Some of those things are easier to break into/control (eg volunteering) so that’s what we started with when she was in 9th and 10th grade. She gained confidence was less intimidated by the older students by the time she was in 11th.  She eventually joined a couple school clubs and even started one of her own. She wrote about her experience of coming out of her shell for a supplemental essay at the school where she ended up.

Also—the summer after her junior year we decided to pursue some therapy and started her on medication for depression/anxiety. Not saying that’s necessarily right for OP’s DS, but it was hugely helpful for DD. I think it allowed her to truly enjoy the clubs and activities she was a part of in HS (vs just trying to find things she could put on an application) and it’s been a big part of her ability to succeed and thrive in college. She’s never going to be a social butterfly but she’s figuring out how to be okay in her own skin and that’s obviously an important life skill. [/quote]

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