http://www.worldwidelearn.com/worldwideblog/education-general/professional-sports-and-college-degrees-not-oil-and-water/ WorldWideLearn's Online Education Blog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:37:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.worldwidelearn.com/worldwideblog/education-general/professional-sports-and-college-degrees-not-oil-and-water/comment-page-1/#comment-3510 sara Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:59:50 +0000 http://www.worldwidelearn.com/worldwideblog/education-general/professional-sports-and-college-degrees-not-oil-and-water/#comment-3510 As with everything, I think it depends on the person/student. Oftentimes, a student leaves college early because they overestimate how successful they'll be in the pro arena. Although he didn't really leave early, I always think of Ed O'Bannon who played for UCLA and was the most important player in their NCAA title win in 1995. He went to the pros and didnt fit in well because he was too slow and lacked the skills to be a guard and was not big enough to be a good NBA forward. He went back and finished his degree too. I was always shocked by his lack of success in the NBA but it makes sense in hindsight..... As with everything, I think it depends on the person/student. Oftentimes, a student leaves college early because they overestimate how successful they’ll be in the pro arena. Although he didn’t really leave early, I always think of Ed O’Bannon who played for UCLA and was the most important player in their NCAA title win in 1995. He went to the pros and didnt fit in well because he was too slow and lacked the skills to be a guard and was not big enough to be a good NBA forward. He went back and finished his degree too. I was always shocked by his lack of success in the NBA but it makes sense in hindsight…..

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