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SYNOPSIS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INDEX
AUTHORS
BACK COVER
ORDERING
WHO CAN BENEFIT
COMMON QUESTIONS
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Chapter 4 Excerpt -
Other College Options
For those of you who may want or need an
additional year of HS after you graduate HS, a post-graduate year may be
an option for you. Here are some things to evaluate.
1.
I am a young senior and could
use a year of physical and mental/emotional maturity before entering
college.
Not everybody has an NBA-ready body like
LeBron James when they graduate from HS and few of you are as mature as
Peyton Manning was when he started as a freshmen at Tennessee. Whether
your head has not caught up with your body, or your body lags behind
your head - PG might be the answer. First off, you will grow in that
year and likely become faster and stronger. Secondly, A PG schools will
demand that you be accountable in the dorm, classroom and on the field.
If you don't, there is little patience for keeping you around. Unlike
your live-at-home HS experience, a PG year forces you to take care of
yourself. You will leave a more mature person.
2. I am a later bloomer to my sport and
could use another year of competition and coaching to show college
coaches my skills.
Everyone tells the story of how MJ was cut
from the varsity team while in HS and then went on to be the best player
ever. He was a late bloomer. Other athletes don't start playing their
sport until junior or senior year, but show signs of excellence. A year
of PG allows you to choose a school where you will get good coaching and
a chance to showcase your skills for another year to college coaches and
recruiters. Some colleges will ask a student to take a year of PG with
the assumption that the athlete will fit into next years recruiting
class better and might make an immediate impact upon arrival with the
extra year of experience and growth.
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