3and2Fastball posted:This doesn't pertain as much to this thread but is more about the system in general. I'm seeing a lot of student athletes in high school taking easy classes in high school just to pad their GPA's as opposed to challenging themselves, it is an unfortunate side effect (or perhaps, direct effect) of the way things are.
When a high school freshman or sophomore takes an easier math class plus Woodworking 2 or history of music as opposed to advanced calculus, simply because they are chasing academic $$$ 4-5 years down the line, that ain't good.
A kid from our high school went to Vanderbilt on a football ride. He had a 4.35 in high school. That's his 40 time. He was a nice kid (despite being on probation for decking a cop), but dumber than a bag of rocks. But he had a Vanderbilt qualifying gpa based on taking the easiest courses possible in high school. He lasted one semester. He transferred to another D1 and lasted one semester there.