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McGary made a bad choice.
CuntWaffle
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It may come off that way but that's not what I'm implying. Going to college should be an opportunity to grow as a human being. By picking the school closest to home I don't think you have that opportunity. It's more distracting because of all your friends and family are close, home is still close and everything from what you know life to be is still right there.
I grew up just a few minutes North from where he is and I can say that going to school out of the area which happened to be WSU was one of the best things I could have done for myself. I was running away from anything. But I did notice a pattern when I watched upperclassman friends go off to college. Those who went to WSU, Western, Central or further out became their own person, more independent, adapted to new situations better and handled the obstacles of life better than the ones who went to school close to home. Those who went to school closer were home almost every weekend to do laundry, getting food from mom and dad and still hanging out with their childhood friends most of the time. This resulted in many of them moving back home and commuting to class or in some cases just dropping out of school.
All I'm saying is that when I see a kid pick the school closest to home I feel like they are selling themselves and their college/life experience short. In this case it happens to be that UW is the closest school to him and that's my beef. That and what that school and area offer is completely opposite of the song and dance he was putting on earlier in recruiting.
I grew up just a few minutes North from where he is and I can say that going to school out of the area which happened to be WSU was one of the best things I could have done for myself. I was running away from anything. But I did notice a pattern when I watched upperclassman friends go off to college. Those who went to WSU, Western, Central or further out became their own person, more independent, adapted to new situations better and handled the obstacles of life better than the ones who went to school close to home. Those who went to school closer were home almost every weekend to do laundry, getting food from mom and dad and still hanging out with their childhood friends most of the time. This resulted in many of them moving back home and commuting to class or in some cases just dropping out of school.
All I'm saying is that when I see a kid pick the school closest to home I feel like they are selling themselves and their college/life experience short. In this case it happens to be that UW is the closest school to him and that's my beef. That and what that school and area offer is completely opposite of the song and dance he was putting on earlier in recruiting.
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Maybe you would not have thrived if you had gone to UW, but I did, as did many other local kids. McGary may be like you or he may be like me but to immediately assume that people who go to their hometown school are making the wrong choice is a mistake.
That is clearly a major coog post
http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=137&f=1995&t=12653129&p=2
And for him to say that he 'could make UW work' doesn't seem like it was a personal heartfelt decision. It's his life, but it sure looks and feels like he's missing out on a unique chance to enjoy his college experience.
Give him a break.
He should go home as often as possible.
No kid can make it financially in college, especially with the economy.
Just like Sankey isn't the next Stewert and will end up at Eastern Washington, just like Dockery is better than Kasen Williams, etc.
Yet every year they sit in irrelevancy still haven't posted a winning season since 2003 and still no Rose Bowl wins since 1916.
A free education just doesn't provide any more