<p>@AnnieBeats Okay, believe what you want. Maybe they want that too. But they don’t want a class of only specialists.
Some kids DON’T HAVE the opportunity to figure out what they’d like to pursue in high school and that is OKAY. They aren’t at a disadvantage.
Some kids don’t even have the opportunity to pursue what they DO like because of certain circumstances.</p>
<p>So, no. It’s different for everyone. This situation in particular is not make or break if the OP is involved elsewhere and if that involvement is both meaningful to her and significant in the community.</p>