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Akok Akok withdraws from Putnam Science Academy

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kansashusky said:
Can we not talk about his families hypothetical financial situation and just wait for an update which will probably come sooner than later?
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College is expensive. Most students need financial aid (including myself). No shame in that.
 
Hi-Low said:
Really, a top 40 prospect paying his own way seems legit? You don't think Drummond paying his own way wasn't fuel for the NCAA when they came after us before. I'm all for UConn doing damage in the tourney this year but not at the expense of future program health. If the NCAA gives us a blessing then fine otherwise seems troublesome.
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Rankings aside, It's not really all that uncommon. On the list of things Emmert the NCAA was interested in, Drummond was pretty damn low on the totem poll. I don't think it provided any fuel whatsoever.

And as far as the "spirit" of the 13 scholarship limit, that's totally bupkiss. There is no 'spirit'. You take whomever you can get.
 
Hi-Low said:
Really, a top 40 prospect paying his own way seems legit? You don't think Drummond paying his own way wasn't fuel for the NCAA when they came after us before. I'm all for UConn doing damage in the tourney this year but not at the expense of future program health. If the NCAA gives us a blessing then fine otherwise seems troublesome.
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Yes. It does seem legit. Take out a loan, pay it off his first check overseas.

it was of minimal concern to the ncaa. Ollie providing impermissible benefits was.

There are reasons to be concerned the the akok recruitment. Paying his own tuition is not one of them.
 
Hi-Low said:
Can someone explain how he comes to Storrs in January unless he pays his own way for a semester? If he does pay his own for a semester and play (like Drummond) that certainly is not in the "spirit" of the 13 schollie limit. I personally don't like the idea of him playing this year under that scenario only in 2019-2020 with a schollie.
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Are we under investigation? Playing games like with Drummond will not look good. We are not Carolina.
 
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huskymedic said:
Are you saying this statement/quote from the Evans article may not be factual?

"Since I have already graduated high school, it makes sense at this point that I study at home for the SAT, which I am taking for the first time on December 1st," Akok said.
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I don’t know his SAT history nor do you. SAT history is private between student and selected schools - he can say whatever he wants to since it’s none of our business. We also don’t know his PSAT or ACT history.
However, none of this should come as a surprise to anyone seriously recruiting him.
 
Really really really hoping that Akok saw himself in the UConn offense/defense & saw the void that he could fill on this team. Half a semester out of pocket to showcase his fit could be a small price to pay for a potentially good roi
 
HawkHusky said:
The ACT is much more of a Southern thing.
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I don’t think it’s a Southern thing. I took it as well as the SAT because some of the schools I applied to required both. Many small LACs require both.
 
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HawkHusky said:
The ACT is much more of a Southern thing.
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Absolutely FALSE! ACTs are better for kids who are more math/science inclined and SATs more reading/writing inclined. All schools take both, so lets all stick to facts and stop making things up.

Lock this thread!
 
jimva said:
Absolutely FALSE! ACTs are better for kids who are more math/science inclined and SATs more reading/writing inclined. All schools take both, so lets all stick to facts and stop making things up.

Lock this thread!
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MDHuskFan said:
Really really really hoping that Akok saw himself in the UConn offense/defense & saw the void that he could fill on this team. Half a semester out of pocket to showcase his fit could be a small price to pay for a potentially good roi
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Unless they changed the rule, he can't come unless there is a scholarship free. If an athlete was recruited by the school, he counts against the scholarship limit even if he's not receiving a scholarship.
 
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pj said:
Unless they changed the rule, he can't come unless there is a scholarship free. If an athlete was recruited by the school, he counts against the scholarship limit even if he's not receiving a scholarship.
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I think this is correct.
 
pj said:
Unless they changed the rule, he can't come unless there is a scholarship free. If an athlete was recruited by the school, he counts against the scholarship limit even if he's not receiving a scholarship.
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Well then lock this thread so I can drink my sorrows away
 
If the yokels down south had to take the SAT most of them wouldn’t have gotten into college.
 
HawkHusky said:
Every counselor/adviser will tell you to take it at least twice. Most students don't take it more than 3 times because at that point, you're unlikely to score any better (although you aren't penalized if you choose to).
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Not to pile on with this discussion but I have a son (currently in college) who took the SAT more than once and improved a lot from the 1st time to the 2nd time only because he practiced on his own by taking sample SAT tests. Familiarity with the test and the type of questions asked absolutely helps your score. Which is why a lot of smaller schools are now test optional. They don't think the SAT or ACT scores are the best indicator of a student's intelligence or their ability to succeed in college.
 
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pj said:
Unless they changed the rule, he can't come unless there is a scholarship free. If an athlete was recruited by the school, he counts against the scholarship limit even if he's not receiving a scholarship.
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Andre Drummond didn't count against UConn.

Does your rule only apply to multisport athletes with a scholarship in another sport?
 
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HooperScooper said:
Not to pile on with this discussion but I have a son (currently in college) who took the SAT more than once and improved a lot from the 1st time to the 2nd time only because he practiced on his own by taking sample SAT tests. Familiarity with the test and the type of questions asked absolutely helps your score. Which is why a lot of smaller schools are now test optional. They don't think the SAT or ACT scores are the best indicator of a student's intelligence or their ability to succeed in college.
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This is what the schools have said. But internally the admissions committees put a heavy weight on them.

I believe the assumption is that, among the group of students who will be paying a great percentage of the tuition, almost all of them will have had some testing/coaching. Very very few middle class students attend those schools. Then there is the group at the bottom of the economic demographic. With this group, there is greater uncertainty as to whether a student will have been coached, etc.
 
HooperScooper said:
Not to pile on with this discussion but I have a son (currently in college) who took the SAT more than once and improved a lot from the 1st time to the 2nd time only because he practiced on his own by taking sample SAT tests. Familiarity with the test and the type of questions asked absolutely helps your score. Which is why a lot of smaller schools are now test optional. They don't think the SAT or ACT scores are the best indicator of a student's intelligence or their ability to succeed in college.
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Also because the SAT tends to favor students who have parents with more money... that’s another reason why many schools are no longer requiring it.
 
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