[BostonCard]

Yup, I agree. I believe that Stanford has cracked down a bit on academic sluggishness (not just in athletics, but more broadly) so that if you don’t plan to graduate within four years that you have to put together an academic plan, but that is not onerous at all. It basically means putting on paper what classes you are planning to take and demonstrate that those classes fulfill whatever remaining requirements you have left to graduate. I saw no indication that this was anything more than a box-checking exercise.

I think the bigger issue is as you point out. I do think that for a 40-year-minded football player that it is easy to see the appeal of a graduate transfer. A Stanford degree plus a graduate degree (from anywhere) may be viewed more favorably on the job market than a Stanford degree alone.

I honestly cannot fault the logic.

BC

[BostonCard]

Yup, I agree. I believe that Stanford has cracked down a bit on academic sluggishness (not just in athletics, but more broadly) so that if you don’t plan to graduate within four years that you have to put together an academic plan, but that is not onerous at all. It basically means putting on paper what classes you are planning to take and demonstrate that those classes fulfill whatever remaining requirements you have left to graduate. I saw no indication that this was anything more than a box-checking exercise.

I think the bigger issue is as you point out. I do think that for a 40-year-minded football player that it is easy to see the appeal of a graduate transfer. A Stanford degree plus a graduate degree (from anywhere) may be viewed more favorably on the job market than a Stanford degree alone.

I honestly cannot fault the logic.

BC