<p>Around late January while playing in a basketball tournament here in The Bahamas I met guy who scouts players from here to go into his program to get sports scholarships. His programis really successful and everyone who went through it got scholarships to division 1 schools and were successful and one of them in in the nfl today. The problem is that I am a 16 year old senior and I would have to go back to grade 11 when I arrive in the US becasue I just started playing basketball and it would take that long to get good enough to be scholarship ready. I have realy good grades and in the first year of the IB diploma. I was planning on going to university in Canada because they are cheaper and there is little to no way I can afford a US college education. I would be going to a really good prep school in Houston with high Academic standards like the school I attend currently. Is it really worth it to go? It would be a good experience going to school in a different coumtry and playing sports on college. But is it worth two years of my life?</p>
<p>B U M P</p>
<p>how much is he charging you for his “program”?</p>
<p>And it might help if you gave some names - never know if someone around here knows about the specific program itself and can give you advice accordingly.</p>
<p>You should attempt to complete the IB diploma first if possible while continuing to play basketball, and then attempt to go on to his camp. There may be a compromise one can work out in America (ie taking college classes in HS upon completion) and still maintaining the basketball requirements.</p>
<p>I don’t pay for the program because the guy who pays for my academic scholarship to my current high school said he would take up any costs. The guy in charge is named Frank Rutherford and he’s a former Bahamian Olympian and the basketball training over here is no where near good enough to put out NCAA divison one basketball players. I was thinking that I could just do AP courses while in school in Houston and some people who were in it were Devard Darling and Jeremy Barr and Tonique Williams Darling.</p>
<p>B U M P</p>
<p>Many schools in Houston offer AP classes, and you could probably arrange that with one of the schools there. It would take a considerable amount of time to find a high school to attend and sign up for dual enrollment. Finally, it seems that a Stanford online school will be set up next year which may offer such advanced courses for a large fee; financial aid may be available. The info will be up on 28 April.</p>
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