2007 February 03

Panel of Experts

Karl Schellscheidt

SAT Prep Expert

BSE, Princeton University '90
M.A., Secondary Education Seton Hall University '93
J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School '00

Fred Hargadon

Dean of Admission

Swarthmore College
(1964-1969)
Stanford University
(1969-1984)
Princeton University
(1988-2003)

Don Betterton

Financial Aid Expert

Director of Financial Aid, Princeton University (1973-2006)
Certified College Planner
Principal, Betterton College Planning

Seamus Malin

Admission Expert

Harvard University
Dir. of Financial Aid
(1966-1977)
Asst. Dean of Admission
(1977-1987)
International Office Director
(1987-2002)

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The Post Graduate Year

college admissions expert advice from eprep.com Increasingly, seniors in high school consider taking a post-graduate year, or “PG” year, prior to enrolling in college. This means that after graduating from high school, they enroll in another secondary school — typically a “prep” or “private” high school — in order to study one more year before becoming college freshman. Why in the world would anyone ever consider a fifth year of high school before escaping to college? Good question. There are several reasons. Join me in this prepcast as I discuss some of the possible benefits of a post graduate year. (more…)