[MV72018]

Lol I was just sent this thread by a friend since I’m good friends with Noah.

It was a combination of factors, being dissatisfied with the social environment of Stanford was one, but the primary issue was he felt that he didn’t get enough playing time to show his potential— and that when he did show it, there was no reward in terms of playing time for that.

He loves basketball more than anything— which is why he was willing to sacrifice the degree for a place where he could get more playing experience.

Hope this helps settle all the speculation!

- tg

"...the social environment at Stanford..." What exactly does that mean? Too many/few parties? Too many/few frats? Too multi-cultural? Hard to meet women? Wanting to be at a Catholic school? Could you enlighten us about what Noah means by that phrase? As for, "he was willing to sacrifice the degree for a place where he could get more playing time..." Well, I hope he got some wise advice about the stakes of that major decision. Will the value of playing 20-30 minutes per game in 50-60 college basketball games at LMU in his junior and senior years and the value of getting a B.A. degree from LMU trump the value of having a Stanford B.A. degree over the next 4-5 decades? For Noah's sake, I hope it does, but I know that "sacrific[ing]" a Stanford undergrad degree to get more time on the hardwood is not something I would do.         

"...the s"\\ocial environment of Stanford...". What exactly does that mean? Not enough parties at SU? People spend too much time studying, not enough "having fun"? Too many cliques? Too many fraternities? Too multi-cultural? Too far from a big city? I have no clue what that expression means. P.S. "...sacrificing the [Stanford] degree for a place where he could get more playing time" strikes me as an imprudent long-term decision. LMU is a minor-league educational institution. How well will a "communication studies," history, "business administration," "theological studies," or other B.A. degree from LMU set Noah up for long-term success?  
"...the social environment of Stanford...". What exactly does that mean? Not enough parties at SU? People spend too much time studying, not enough "having fun"? Too many cliques? Too many fraternities? Too multi-cultural? Too far from a big city? I have no clue what that expression means. P.S. "...sacrificing the [Stanford] degree for a place where he could get more playing time" strikes me as an imprudent long-term decision. LMU is a minor-league educational institution. How well will a "communication studies," history, "business administration," "theological studies," or other B.A. degree from LMU set Noah up for long-term success?  

[MV72018]

Lol I was just sent this thread by a friend since I’m good friends with Noah.

It was a combination of factors, being dissatisfied with the social environment of Stanford was one, but the primary issue was he felt that he didn’t get enough playing time to show his potential— and that when he did show it, there was no reward in terms of playing time for that.

He loves basketball more than anything— which is why he was willing to sacrifice the degree for a place where he could get more playing experience.

Hope this helps settle all the speculation!

- tg

"...the social environment at Stanford..." What exactly does that mean? Too many/few parties? Too many/few frats? Too multi-cultural? Hard to meet women? Wanting to be at a Catholic school? Could you enlighten us about what Noah means by that phrase? As for, "he was willing to sacrifice the degree for a place where he could get more playing time..." Well, I hope he got some wise advice about the stakes of that major decision. Will the value of playing 20-30 minutes per game in 50-60 college basketball games at LMU in his junior and senior years and the value of getting a B.A. degree from LMU trump the value of having a Stanford B.A. degree over the next 4-5 decades? For Noah's sake, I hope it does, but I know that "sacrific[ing]" a Stanford undergrad degree to get more time on the hardwood is not something I would do.         

"...the s"\\ocial environment of Stanford...". What exactly does that mean? Not enough parties at SU? People spend too much time studying, not enough "having fun"? Too many cliques? Too many fraternities? Too multi-cultural? Too far from a big city? I have no clue what that expression means. P.S. "...sacrificing the [Stanford] degree for a place where he could get more playing time" strikes me as an imprudent long-term decision. LMU is a minor-league educational institution. How well will a "communication studies," history, "business administration," "theological studies," or other B.A. degree from LMU set Noah up for long-term success?  
"...the social environment of Stanford...". What exactly does that mean? Not enough parties at SU? People spend too much time studying, not enough "having fun"? Too many cliques? Too many fraternities? Too multi-cultural? Too far from a big city? I have no clue what that expression means. P.S. "...sacrificing the [Stanford] degree for a place where he could get more playing time" strikes me as an imprudent long-term decision. LMU is a minor-league educational institution. How well will a "communication studies," history, "business administration," "theological studies," or other B.A. degree from LMU set Noah up for long-term success?