21.   High school standout Tracy McGrady said he is skipping college to enter the National Basketball Association Draft.

22.   High school phenoms may not do it, but most are at least considering skipping college.

23.   If more bright young men skip college to avoid those tiresome English classes, will they be failing to prepare themselves for management?

24.   In spite of their considerable intelligence, both drifted through high school, then skipped college to take less-than-challenging computer-repair jobs.

25.   It has been reported this week that two high school basketball players may decide to skip college and go directly to work for NBA teams.

26.   It seemed that while the National Basketball Association was busy wondering what tumult awaited a teen-age phenom who skipped college, Garnett embraced the label and welcomed the pressure.

27.   Michael R. Long skipped college to join the Marines and now runs a liquor store in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, N.Y.

28.   More and more gifted basketball players are dropping out of college earlier and earlier, or skipping college all together, to play in the pros.

29.   Mills received his high school diploma this year from the North Carolina School for the Arts, and is skipping college to pursue dance.

30.   Not only did Kirovski skip college, he turned pro midway through high school.