He was going to graduate Dec of Senior Yr, which he did in December 2020
He wanted to go off and find himself a job soon after school ended in Dec 2020
The stars did not align he could not find a job he liked until Oct 2021, 10 months later
He did some thinking in the meanwhile and decided to go the grad school route
I personally feel even if he had an offer in hand in August 2020 at the start of Senior and changed his mind in December 2020 and wanted to pursue academic life instead he should be allowed to 