<p>If an accepted prospective student turns professional in a sport before enrolling in a college, will a university defer admission; if so, how long and can admission be deferred indefinitely until the student retires from the sport? Assume that the prospective student is above the academic mean for a particular school (the school did not lower/waive any admission criteria based upon the sport) and no LOI was involved. If anyone has information, can you cite me to the source please?</p>
<p>Deferments are normally one year. You should email the admissions at one of the colleges and ask if they ever allow a longer deferment.</p>
<p>I believe too that playing for pay eliminates playing for colleges…the student is no longer ncaa eligible</p>
<p>Definitely, the student could be admitted on academics, but could never play.</p>