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Post by jsherman on Dec 8, 2019 20:46:32 GMT -5
We’ve debated. What say you?
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Dec 8, 2019 23:18:39 GMT -5
My take:
There's nothing stopping "regular students" from enrolling in college early provided they earn their HS diploma and pass admissions. If the aspiring astrophysics prodigy or the superstar violinist can do this and enroll at age 16, why should we stop Trevor Lawrence from graduating high school in December and enrolling at Clemson a semester early? Not to mention, wouldn't the athletes enrolling early be paying tuition since their scholarship wouldn't kick in until fall? Unless you had a circumstance where they back-filled an early entrant to the NFL who un-enrolled or a player who got kicked off the team...
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Post by hc87 on Dec 9, 2019 11:09:13 GMT -5
This one is a little more tricky for lack of a bettah term imo... Lord knows I haven't been a student at HC in forevah, but I doubt the student dynamics there have changed much....in that I think it might be tough/awkward etc for an incoming frosh to join his class/classmates in late January when they have been there since late August at a smaller, tight-knit school like HC. I think it may be difficult for some students to ramp up their academics to an HC level so quickly as well. Probably all wet on this ...but those are my initial takes on early enrollment.
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Post by purplehaze on Dec 9, 2019 11:53:54 GMT -5
I'd vote against this but I would allow incoming frosh to take summer classes on campus while working out - it is my understanding that only rising sophs - jrs and srs at this time are permitted to take a summer class or two to ease the fall academic pressures during the season.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Dec 9, 2019 12:49:08 GMT -5
I'd vote against this but I would allow incoming frosh to take summer classes on campus while working out - it is my understanding that only rising sophs - jrs and srs at this time are permitted to take a summer class or two to ease the fall academic pressures during the season. When I was in school the Men's and Women's basketball teams also took a class over the summer before freshmen year along with incoming frosh in the "Horizons" program. This was basically a program for students coming from less affluent public or Catholic schools and gave those students a chance at a head start and acclimation to the curriculum. So they put the basketball teams in with these guys to ease the transition. As pointed out, basketball season overlaps both semester which makes balancing school and sports that much more challenging.
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Post by sader1970 on Dec 9, 2019 14:47:56 GMT -5
Not sure where 2010 got his info from and may be accurate but I can tell you that I had a specific discussion with Carmody about this subject and he told me that incoming freshmen were specifically excluded from taking courses prior to fall classes. He said further "and they are the ones who would benefit the most."
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Dec 9, 2019 17:25:18 GMT -5
Not sure where 2010 got his info from and may be accurate but I can tell you that I had a specific discussion with Carmody about this subject and he told me that incoming freshmen were specifically excluded from taking courses prior to fall classes. He said further "and they are the ones who benefit the most." My classmates who were on the basketball team were in this program. But summer 2006 was a long time ago. That particular academic program may be long gone (or just no longer include the hoops teams) just like JV Football games, the Cambridge Street Apartments, Cape Week and the First Year Program....
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Post by cruskater31 on Dec 13, 2019 11:52:03 GMT -5
I can see the benefits of both arguments (for and against). Someone from a New England prep school or another similar school with strong academics and football (like some of the mid-Atlantic preps or Catholic/independents in Florida) could probably jump right in after enrolling early. Then again, those who struggle adjusting to academics could use the early semester to take a few intro courses, meet with academic support, and adjust by the time the fall and Montserrat arrives (I missed that program by a year, thankfully in my opinion, but I have heard others who support it). At the very least, I would support students taking summer classes prior to official camp in August.
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