Finds Stanford a tad too rigorous or intense and wants a more chill collegiate experience?
Not happy with Stanford's move to the ACC?
Really wants to work with Vanhoy?
He is a Psychology major. A doctorate is required to practice. As others have speculated, SLO may be a debt avoidance measure (if not getting a 100% ride at Stanford). There is no reason why he couldn't return to Stanford for grad school. Grad school is what counts in this field.
I can’t believe it took this long for someone to mention this… I’m sure Stanford going to the acc had something to do with this… even if the travel isn’t much worse for a track athlete just the idea that the college made such a stupid move at the expense of their athletes could have rubbed him the wrong way.
Cal Poly is a ridiculous school, and significantly better than Stanford if you want to go into certain disciplines of engineering, such as mechanical or electrical. He probably knows what he wants to do and is going for a specific academic discipline.
I believe the Architecture program is still top-notch.
This kid is an idiot. Stanford is one of the best schools in the entire world with a world Class distance program. He leaves to go to a Cal State. This isn’t just about running. He did this over a woman or being homesick. What a scum bag. Grow up
This kid is an idiot. Stanford is one of the best schools in the entire world with a world Class distance program. He leaves to go to a Cal State. This isn’t just about running. He did this over a woman or being homesick. What a scum bag. Grow up
I was implying careers that are NOT running related. We are talking about the degree here are we not? No stanford distance grads are successful in the professional world other than distance running.
I was implying careers that are NOT running related. We are talking about the degree here are we not? No stanford distance grads are successful in the professional world other than distance running.
I believe Chris Derrick is now working in wealth/fund management or investment banking, after hanging up the non super shoes.
This kid is an idiot. Stanford is one of the best schools in the entire world with a world Class distance program. He leaves to go to a Cal State. This isn’t just about running. He did this over a woman or being homesick. What a scum bag. Grow up
You obviously know nothing about Cal Poly or SLO county. UC schools are generally considered better than Cal State schools but nobody is choosing UC Merced over Cal Poly SLO. It's one of the best schools in the Western US and extremely competitive to gain admission. As a former resident of SLO, I can tell you that region of the Central Coast is a perfect weather bubble and though I don't miss the smaller town, "SLO living", I definitely miss the annual temperature in the mid 60s, the access to beautiful coastal areas, the great running trails and killer golf courses. It's way cheaper than the Bay Area, there's very little in the way of traffic, and you can be in LA in 3-4 hours and same with the Bay Area. I also lived in Santa Clara/San Mateo counties - I've spent countless hours of my life on 280/101/880 that I'll never get back and watched my friends pay $2M dollars for a tiny house in Palo Alto/San Mateo. A 3 bedroom rental in an okay neighborhood sets you back $3.5-4.0K per month. SLO is much cheaper than that.
There's a reason people transfer out of Stanford, and it's not because they fail to realize the value of a diploma from that school - the luster wears off really quick.
Graduated from CSUF and competed against SLO for years, its a nice town and campus but it is not comparable to Stanford academically or socially. A Cal State degree cannot compete with a Stanford one. Work place and academia are about prestige.
Has anyone considered that this kid has figured out how to attend Cal Poly SLO for the winter and spring quarters this year (Olympic Trials buildup) and return to Stanford to get the name on the diploma after a few quarters?
In relatively recent memory, Judy Pedergast and Bill Orman were able to transfer back to Harvard and graduate from there. I'm not sure how it works with athletic eligibility, but generally if you take a leave of absence from the original school you have a period in which you can return. On the other hand, a condition of said return may be that you don't enroll in a degree-granting program elsewhere. And I assume in order to compete in the NCAA you need to be in a degree-granting program. I seem to remember Stanford encouraging one or more quarter breaks from school that they called "stopping out" back in the early 2000s. Not sure if that's still the case.
I could see graduating in 3 years, although that would be difficult as a student-athlete, but graduating in 2.33 seems like a stretch. Maybe it's possible with summer classes and lots of AP credit. Usually schools have either a minimum residency requirement to get a degree or a minimum number of credits that must be taken at that school.
From a quick Google search, this kid is pretty smart, not just another athlete that the athletic department was able to get in. Sure, psychology isn't the hardest of undergraduate majors, but he has an undergrad GPA over 4.0 at Stanford, so it's not like he couldn't handle the work.
Has anyone considered that this kid has figured out how to attend Cal Poly SLO for the winter and spring quarters this year (Olympic Trials buildup) and return to Stanford to get the name on the diploma after a few quarters?
In relatively recent memory, Judy Pedergast and Bill Orman were able to transfer back to Harvard and graduate from there. I'm not sure how it works with athletic eligibility, but generally if you take a leave of absence from the original school you have a period in which you can return. On the other hand, a condition of said return may be that you don't enroll in a degree-granting program elsewhere. And I assume in order to compete in the NCAA you need to be in a degree-granting program. I seem to remember Stanford encouraging one or more quarter breaks from school that they called "stopping out" back in the early 2000s. Not sure if that's still the case.
I could see graduating in 3 years, although that would be difficult as a student-athlete, but graduating in 2.33 seems like a stretch. Maybe it's possible with summer classes and lots of AP credit. Usually schools have either a minimum residency requirement to get a degree or a minimum number of credits that must be taken at that school.
From a quick Google search, this kid is pretty smart, not just another athlete that the athletic department was able to get in. Sure, psychology isn't the hardest of undergraduate majors, but he has an undergrad GPA over 4.0 at Stanford, so it's not like he couldn't handle the work.
No that’s highly implausible. he has a girl at home or misses his parents and bros at the Lolly pop club from HS and wants to be closer and he was also struggle academically. No one drops from Stanford and is proud of it
Has anyone considered that this kid has figured out how to attend Cal Poly SLO for the winter and spring quarters this year (Olympic Trials buildup) and return to Stanford to get the name on the diploma after a few quarters?
In relatively recent memory, Judy Pedergast and Bill Orman were able to transfer back to Harvard and graduate from there. I'm not sure how it works with athletic eligibility, but generally if you take a leave of absence from the original school you have a period in which you can return. On the other hand, a condition of said return may be that you don't enroll in a degree-granting program elsewhere. And I assume in order to compete in the NCAA you need to be in a degree-granting program. I seem to remember Stanford encouraging one or more quarter breaks from school that they called "stopping out" back in the early 2000s. Not sure if that's still the case.
I could see graduating in 3 years, although that would be difficult as a student-athlete, but graduating in 2.33 seems like a stretch. Maybe it's possible with summer classes and lots of AP credit. Usually schools have either a minimum residency requirement to get a degree or a minimum number of credits that must be taken at that school.
From a quick Google search, this kid is pretty smart, not just another athlete that the athletic department was able to get in. Sure, psychology isn't the hardest of undergraduate majors, but he has an undergrad GPA over 4.0 at Stanford, so it's not like he couldn't handle the work.
No that’s highly implausible. he has a girl at home or misses his parents and bros at the Lolly pop club from HS and wants to be closer and he was also struggle academically. No one drops from Stanford and is proud of it
I hope he heads back Stanford. What a dumb decision to leave Stanford this late in college. Just finish your Stanford degree. I don’t care about a good or bad coach. What a dumb decision
This kid is an idiot. Stanford is one of the best schools in the entire world with a world Class distance program. He leaves to go to a Cal State. This isn’t just about running. He did this over a woman or being homesick. What a scum bag. Grow up
Someone is a scum bag because they transferred? haha what?
This kid is an idiot. Stanford is one of the best schools in the entire world with a world Class distance program. He leaves to go to a Cal State. This isn’t just about running. He did this over a woman or being homesick. What a scum bag. Grow up
You obviously know nothing about Cal Poly or SLO county. UC schools are generally considered better than Cal State schools but nobody is choosing UC Merced over Cal Poly SLO. It's one of the best schools in the Western US and extremely competitive to gain admission. As a former resident of SLO, I can tell you that region of the Central Coast is a perfect weather bubble and though I don't miss the smaller town, "SLO living", I definitely miss the annual temperature in the mid 60s, the access to beautiful coastal areas, the great running trails and killer golf courses. It's way cheaper than the Bay Area, there's very little in the way of traffic, and you can be in LA in 3-4 hours and same with the Bay Area. I also lived in Santa Clara/San Mateo counties - I've spent countless hours of my life on 280/101/880 that I'll never get back and watched my friends pay $2M dollars for a tiny house in Palo Alto/San Mateo. A 3 bedroom rental in an okay neighborhood sets you back $3.5-4.0K per month. SLO is much cheaper than that.
There's a reason people transfer out of Stanford, and it's not because they fail to realize the value of a diploma from that school - the luster wears off really quick.
Wow, this is dumber than dumb. It's fine if you don't like Silicon Valley (i.e., can't afford it) and you're not the first, but NONE of your whining has anything to do with finishing an undergrad degree at Stanford. Literally no one is transferring from Stanford because of traffic on 280/101/880 or housing prices. Undergrads are immune to that: no commute, and Stanford guarantees 4 years of housing. Plus none of you dimwits seem to appreciate that Lester is a local from the East Bay, so it's not like he got to the Bay Area and didn't like it. He transferred for running almost certainly, and possibly other reasons, but not because of housing prices and traffic.
Has anyone considered that this kid has figured out how to attend Cal Poly SLO for the winter and spring quarters this year (Olympic Trials buildup) and return to Stanford to get the name on the diploma after a few quarters?
In relatively recent memory, Judy Pedergast and Bill Orman were able to transfer back to Harvard and graduate from there. I'm not sure how it works with athletic eligibility, but generally if you take a leave of absence from the original school you have a period in which you can return. On the other hand, a condition of said return may be that you don't enroll in a degree-granting program elsewhere. And I assume in order to compete in the NCAA you need to be in a degree-granting program. I seem to remember Stanford encouraging one or more quarter breaks from school that they called "stopping out" back in the early 2000s. Not sure if that's still the case.
I could see graduating in 3 years, although that would be difficult as a student-athlete, but graduating in 2.33 seems like a stretch. Maybe it's possible with summer classes and lots of AP credit. Usually schools have either a minimum residency requirement to get a degree or a minimum number of credits that must be taken at that school.
From a quick Google search, this kid is pretty smart, not just another athlete that the athletic department was able to get in. Sure, psychology isn't the hardest of undergraduate majors, but he has an undergrad GPA over 4.0 at Stanford, so it's not like he couldn't handle the work.
No that’s highly implausible. he has a girl at home or misses his parents and bros at the Lolly pop club from HS and wants to be closer and he was also struggle academically. No one drops from Stanford and is proud of it
If he is homesick or misses his parents why would he move further away from them? Pleasanton is only 35-40 minutes from Stanford, give or take traffic. It's over 3 hours to SLO.
Heard the team was heavily partying and Lester wanted a more serious running situation. Makes sense given how the team (besides Robinson) ran this year.
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