9th Grade Activity Trial Scorecard

Score the activities you are trying this year. Fit, Depth, Proof, and Sustainability are 0, 1, or 2 each (8 is the top). How to score and the 30-day test live in how to choose extracurriculars. The 10th-grade log is the sibling tracker. Do not write Common App descriptions here.

Score 2 to 4 trials

Fit: it matches who you are becoming. Depth: you can grow inside it. Proof: you can measure what you did. Sustainability: you can keep it during hard academic weeks.

Keep, Quit, or Start

KEEP if the total is 6 to 8 and you can name the next responsibility. QUIT or downgrade if the total is 0 to 3 and you cannot own a deliverable in 2 to 4 weeks. START only if you can name a role, a metric, and one artifact in the first month.

Cores I will keep (1 to 2)

• Core 1:
• Core 2 (optional):
• 30-day test for one new start (role, metric, artifact):

• I scored at least two real trials, not titles I might join later
• Every KEEP has a next responsibility I can name
• I did not keep an activity I cannot explain beyond "for college"

Log hours and outcomes next year on the 10th-grade activity log. For help, explore early planning services.

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