Robert Dillingham needs a new high school
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I’m sure they are fine. Nobody actually cares where you went to HS out here in the real world. I can’t really think of many real life scenarios outside of the top 1% in academics where the HS could make a difference.
Really? College admissions don’t care where you went to high school or if you have legit transcripts? You sure?
Casting what has happened to Donda on all unaccredited schools is extremely ignorant.
I personally am not saying it’s ALL of them. What I am saying is many of these basketball academies are absolutely bogus and trash. Which is why we hear about issues like this, Donda isn’t the first.
Which ones? And why would you pay that to send your child to a school that has no accreditation and is another obstacle for them to have to manage to get into college?
Maybe you can be the one who helps make sense of it for us who don't understand! 😉
I’m talking straight up about legit transcripts. That’s a real issue with many of these fake schools.
Right but the part that I replied to was it was silly to pay for an unaccredited HS. When many top level private schools are in the same situation. Basketball “academies” are often shady and will do things like we saw with Sharpe where all of a sudden they claim he graduated a year ago.
And I agree that it is silly. What happens to these guys that go to these fake high schools that don’t make it in basketball?
I doubt they go into careers where it’s needed lol idk. Maybe if we can find where Trevon Duval ended up you may have an answer to that
Might want to ready your post again. You asked “ why would you pay that to send your child to a school that has no accreditation and is another obstacle for them to have to manage to get into college?”
Which accreditation isn’t an obstacle for most colleges and UK. Nothing about an official transcript, that would be needed.
You doubt any of these guys could benefit from being set up with an education and potentially higher education, as opposed to slipping through the cracks due to no one caring about anything they do other than playing basketball? Yeesh.
I need to "ready my post"?
An official transcript for college generally has to be from an accredited school. Hence, the official part. Otherwise, anyone could print off transcripts, send them to schools, and claim they are legit. How else do you think credits get verified for transfers and admissions? You do realize there is a standard achievement level that is supposed to be demonstrated for students to get credit for completion, right? That is the point of the accreditation bodies to verify those levels are met.
We ever going to get this list of "Many private schools are unaccredited. Doesn’t make them bad schools. Do research before you make statements that make no sense." that you alluded to, or nah?
Umm.. who said you had to have it to get into any college? Of course, unaccredited colleges and for-profit colleges will take anyone who pays, but what about legit schools, like the ones which are accredited and receive federal funding, of which them having accreditation is required? Like, you know, UK? So, you're saying UK has to have accreditation, but they are just admitting high school students without it? 🤣
We are still waiting on your list of schools! Why are you afraid to produce it for us?
Now google if UK requires HS accreditation. Don’t worry I’ll teach you how to internetUmm.. who said you had to have it to get into any college? Of course, unaccredited colleges and for-profit colleges will take anyone who pays, but what about legit schools, like the ones which are accredited and receive federal funding, of which accreditation is required? Like, you know, UK? 🤣
We are still waiting on your list of schools! Why are you afraid to produce it for us?
So show us where they don't!
Also, why are you not able to provide this list of these good unaccredited institutions you were referencing earlier? Do they not actually exist?
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Please request that your high school send an official high school transcript to UK. This transcript should reflect grades through at least six semesters of high school work. If you are a high school graduate, submit a complete official transcript including the date of graduation.
Incoming freshmen should have the high school preparation necessary for academic success at the college level. To be eligible for consideration at UK, an applicant must have successfully completed the following high school courses as a minimum:
English/Language Arts – 4 credits
- English I, II, III, IV
- Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry (or more rigorous courses in mathematics)
- Biology I, Chemistry I, Physics I or life science, physical science, and earth/space science (at least one lab course)
- From U.S. History, Economics, Government, World Geography and World Civilization (or comparable courses)
- Two credits in the same foreign language or demonstrated competency
Physical Education – 1/2 credit
History and Appreciation of Visual, Performing Arts – 1 credit
- History and appreciation of visual and performing arts or another arts course that incorporates such content
- Recommended strongly: one or more courses that develop computer literacy
A total of 24 credits or more must be completed in high school. Applicants should contact the Office of Undergraduate Admission for information concerning exceptions to this policy.
The University of Kentucky considers admission from freshman applicants who are not high school graduates but who present a valid High School Equivalency Certificate and General Education Development (GED) test scores.
All of this certainly seems to point to having official standards, like, I don't know, an accrediting body might oversee perhaps?
You realize that unaccredited HS’s also have official transcripts right? How else would people who are homeschooled and attend these private organizations aren’t college. Also if you want a list of unaccredited Private schools, Look it up man. Stop being so helpless.
You realize in that case anyone can create a school and claim these courses were taught and the student passed them? How do you think that gets verified without accreditation?
Homeschool kids typically do an accredited online program or a homeschool program through an accredited school. Otherwise, they are often forced to get their GED to show equivalence, or they have to take pre-enrollment exams at schools they are trying to get admitted to, to demonstrate an adequate understanding of the content.
Also, from the search you suggested I do earlier:
"Accreditation also matters because, without it, high school diplomas are not usually accepted by colleges and universities and college credits cannot be transferred; nor are degrees accepted for graduate schools. (Having firmly stated that admonition, we now must admit that occasionally universities will overlook a questionable or non-existent accreditation problem if the student is enormously exceptional (child prodigy violinist, tennis player who has already won Wimbledon at age 14 etc), but mere mortals do need to come from a school with known academic qualifications (all you have to do is look at the numbers....there are way too many applications for the overworked admissions office to check every unknown/dubious school and agency.)"
So, in other words, the schools you claimed to exist don't actually exist and you got caught talking out of your ass? Welp, thanks for playing!
You should really do research before you engage in things you don’t know about. I’m not going to continue this back and forth but the information is there for you that UK doesn’t require an accredited HS for admission.
Pretty sure he is correct. You do not have to go to an accredited HS to be eligible for college. How else would kids that are home schooled be accepted into college? They are not accredited.
So, you understand that accredited diplomas aren't usually necessary to get into the college of your choice.
That's odd, because sources that actually know say otherwise.
"Accreditation also matters because, without it, high school diplomas are not usually accepted by colleges and universities and college credits cannot be transferred; nor are degrees accepted for graduate schools. (Having firmly stated that admonition, we now must admit that occasionally universities will overlook a questionable or non-existent accreditation problem if the student is enormously exceptional (child prodigy violinist, tennis player who has already won Wimbledon at age 14 etc), but mere mortals do need to come from a school with known academic qualifications (all you have to do is look at the numbers....there are way too many applications for the overworked admissions office to check every unknown/dubious school and agency.)"
But, you do you!
Good point., Why not just issue him a high school diploma and let come to UK now and practice with the team this year.
Also, if being unaccredited doesn't matter, why didn't Dillingham do his coursework at Donda instead of doing it at another accredited school online and just playing basketball for Donda?
Nothing like providing a quote from a United Kingdom website when discussing accreditation in the USA!
At this point I'm not even sure what the argument is. Your whole point was that generally to get into college, you had to have gone to an accredited school.
That simply isn't true., especially for athletes.
But I'll bow out and let the original posters duke this one out.
What was the headline for it though? Didn't it talk about admissions to US colleges? 😉
Sure seems odd. Which athletes didn't go to accredited schools before playing in college?
He didn't? You sure about that? 😉
Maybe you’re the one who originally posted that or you are just blindly following that information, I’m not sure but that appears to be false.
What do you mean? There is no information anywhere suggesting he is also attending another HS.
