<p>Has anyone out there done this. My son wants to play basketball and raise his grades. We r not rich or poor. Looking in north east</p>
<p>It’s common for lacrosse players to take a PG year. I wouldn’t do it but others swear by it.</p>
<p>Ask this question in the prep school forum. Lots of kids do post-grad (PG) years for athletic and/or academic reasons. Preps are expensive, but do give FA for PGs, especially recruited athletes.</p>
<p>My son did a PG at Salisbury. Most of the prep schools will offer PG years. The real trick is to look for a place that your son will be excited about spending a year – because it’s hard to still be a kid (and subject to some pretty stringent rules) when your buds are off to collegiate freedom.</p>
<p>Look for a coach whose calling is really mentoring young men. A team that needs your son’s talents. A place that really wants him. A school that has academic challenges and support as he transitions between high school and college.</p>
<p>IMO, it is time to move on…an extra year in high school?..no way.</p>
<p>if anything people should graduate after 11th grade.(that is an entire different story)</p>
<p>An extra year spent at a top prep school is not an “extra year of high school.” Vastly different cultures, people, teachers and prospects. It is, by definition, a once in a lifetime opportunity. Anybody can graduate from high school and go to college; very few have the courage, interest, ability, and guts to do a PG year (and very few get accepted).</p>
<p>Do any prep school kids do a PG year at a different school? Just curious after reading this thread…</p>
<p>London the answer, at least in some cases, is “yes,” especially if an additional year of seasoning in a particular sport is desirable & the PG school has a strong program that places athletes into Div. 1 or 3 elite schools.</p>