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[BkgolferNH]

osu67, on 07 March 2011 - 09:34 PM, said:

golfdu, on 07 March 2011 - 09:27 PM, said:

all of my teachers know i golf, they're proud of me cuz i'm the best in varsity even as a freshman. Heck, they even announced to the classes that I am the best in the whole school and all of the classes' students cheered  

Not sure if you are being serious or not...but the modesty in the JR section of this forum never fails to amaze me.

The saying goes "If you have to tell people how good you are then you probably arent that good"...I think a lot of the JR's on this forum need to remember that saying and live by it.

I know right? I graduated last year and was the top player on the team and the captain and 3/4 of my school didn't even know I played golf. I didn't care to tell them because it doesn't matter that much. I was also a decent baseball player but everyone knew me as the baseball player not "the best golfer in the school" (which I was.) Modesty goes a long way, if you are so good why continue to practice? Tell yourself you suck and that will make you work harder.

School comes before golf because if you are the valedictorian and apply to school A I can almost guarantee you will get more money from academic scholarships than you would if you got a golf scholarship to that same school. I know a girl who got a full scholarship to Syracuse and doesn't pay a dime but goes to a great school. She never played a sport in her life and couldn't tell you the difference between a football and a soccer ball. She pays nothing for school while all the star athletes play sports and pay their way through college. I hate to break it to y'all but about 1% of you are good enough to even sniff Division 1 golf and most of that 1% doesn't waste time posting on an online forum. The 15 minutes it takes to check this everyday could be 15 minutes of homework or golf practice, BOOM there is the answer to your question.

I did that "lazy kid" thing in high school too. I barely did the homework, never studied for tests, wrote my own papers and did my own projects but slept in class and copied notes and managed a 3.5 but imagine if you put that same effort into your school work? I would have had a 4.0 if I tried at all in school, but I didn't so boo hoo guess where I am going to college for my freshman year? Community College, yes I am transferring to a good school but I won't be playing golf because A.) I am not good enough and have accepted that and B.) I Love the game enough to not make it my job, I want to have a life in college.

Sorry I am ranting but some of the juniors on this page love themselves a little bit too much. Cheating doesn't get you anywhere.

[BkgolferNH]

ProForceX, on 11 March 2011 - 01:28 PM, said:

To say that I never copied homework in high school would be a lie. I'm a sophomore in college now. Do I wish I would've worked harder in high school? You're damn right I do. I did well in high school (graduated 4th in my class of 300). I never played on the golf team even though I was, and still am, an avid golfer. To think that you are going to be the next Tiger Woods is absolutely absurd. I was really good at golf... or so I thought. Then I played a round with some guys that were getting scholarships to D-1 schools. At my home course I used to be around a +3. I will say this: a +3 at your home course is different from a +3 at all others with 1-2 practice rounds.  We kinda turned it into a stroke play match. I shot +6 and the other two guys fired -4 and -5. Unbelievable.

Get your priorities straight. School before golf. And for God sakes, stop bragging; about your index and cheating on your school work.  No one cares about what you did in high school golf. Go play on the AJGA and see if you can hold your medal out there.

Do you go to Clemson by any chance? I hope to be going there this fall.

[awil]

jbrunone, on 09 March 2011 - 06:05 PM, said:

You kids cant tell me that getting a 3.8 gpa at public school while being lazy is good. When you get to college you cant even believe how different is. I got a 4.1 gpa just by passing in hw (which i did). I then went to prep school on aid and my 4.1 is now 3.5. Instead of doing little homwork, i now have to do over  4 hours a night. Its crazy, the level of work is so different. You cant think a 3.8 gpa is good! You need to base your resume with other things. Being real, we/you arnt going to osu or stanford on a golf scholorship. You NEED to do more than just the minimum in school or you arnt going anywhere.

The point is not putting yall down, just saying you need to excel in school. You cant cheat and not do the work, how can you feel good with the 3.8 gpa? You can always do better.

Exactly how i feel i used to have a 4.1 and not do much and then i went to a prep school and it sudden,y became a 3.1-3.3

[tmgolf25]

I think I have done schoolwork at home maybe 3 times this year (excluding essays). I've gotten pretty good at doing it during in other classes. lol

[cml694]

I find time to practice by staying up until 2-3AM most nights to finish homework...