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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1183487, member: 40"]
It depends.  There are two reasons why a kid might not qualify--first, he might not have satisfied the miminum standards for core classes or have a high enough GPA, in which case he'd need to complete those type of courses at a prep school to fulfill those requirements and / or bring his GPA up to the minimum acceptable level.
 
The second reason is that the kid might have completed the necessary minimum threshold of core courses, but lacks the qualifying score on a standardized test.  If that's all the player neesd, then they don't have to attend prep school or a JUCO--they just have to take the test again until they get a qualifying score.  Many kids DO go the prep route, to get better grades [to bring up GPA], get into a structured academic environment [versus preparing on their own, at home], and also because they can play football.  But at the end of the day, if they just need that test score then "finishing" prep school isn't important.
 
If a player doesn't get the qualifying score, the they need to go JUCO and graduate in order to qualify to transfer into a four year school.  Certain schools have more or less lenient standards around how that works.
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