<p>You do not have to be an athlete to do a PG year at a boarding school. I know someone from my town who did a PG year at Andover (after graduating public school here in our community). She was an excellent student. While she plays sports, she is not a recruited athlete. I don’t know the family’s exact reasons for the extra year, but I do know that this girl entered K early (like my D did) and was ahead a year in school from where she would normally be by age. I think they opted to give her an extra year before college. She landed at Middlebury.</p>