Education

Gig has a private high school and private college education but claims he was not a great student. When discussing his education he describes himself as “just a jock”. He also says that he only has a Bachelors degree while his brother and sister both have Master’s. Gig applied to Harvard University, his sister was attending and Harvard recruited Gig to play sports, but he was not accepted.

In his Freshman year Gig attended Bucknell College, now known as Bucknell University, which is one of the best academic institutions in the country with one of the lowest college admissions acceptance rates. He then transferred to American University in Washington, D.C. which was one of the best school’s in the country in the sport he participated in. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, majoring in Marketing.

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American University is a private liberal arts and research university in Washington, D.C..

Current school rating and ranking can be viewed here https://colleges.niche.com/american-university/

Attending American University was great exposure to the world with many students in attendance from different countries. Gig had a roommate who was there to learn English from Venezuela, and another year he had one with the same goal from Columbia. Gig thinks he recalls a student telling him that one of the floors in his first dormitory spoke 13 different languages. Gig believes that particular dormitory, which he lived in during the first semester after he transferred, was known as the International dorm. In total, Gig thinks he lived in 4 dormitories at American University before moving off campus.

The current President of American University, as of June 1, 2017, is Sylvia Mary Mathews Burwell who is

a) the 1st female President at the University,

b) a cum laude graduate of Harvard University and a Rhodes Scholar from the University of Oxford,

c) served as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services in President Barack Obama‘s cabinet, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy during the Bill Clinton Presidency

d) served 11 years at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, including roles as the Chief Operating Officer and President of the Global Development Program, After the Gates Foundation, she was the President of the Walmart Foundation-where she led efforts to fight hunger in America, empower women around the world, and leverage Walmart’s presence in local communities to reach millions of people

A common academic major at American University is political science. Although there has never been any formal connection between American University and the White House, several U.S. Presidents and former U.S. Presidents have spoken at commencement ceremonies or used the university as a forum to announce new policy initiatives or report on recent activities.

President Barack Obama at American University, August 5, 2015

President Barack Obama at American University, July 1, 2010

President Bill Clinton at American University, September 9, 1997

President Jimmy Carter at American University, December 9, 1992

President Gerald Ford at American University, 1978

President John F. Kennedy at American University, 1963

President Dwight Eisenhower at American University, 1957

President Calvin Coolidge at American University, 1922

President Woodrow Wilson at American University, May 27, 1914

President Theodore Roosevelt at American University, May 14, 1902

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National Football League Players Association (NFL-PA) https://www.nflpa.com/ Holiday Card, Gig is back row 2nd from the right, Washington, DC, 1983

While at American University Gig worked as an intern for the National Football Leagues’ Players Association (NFL-PA) https://www.nflpa.com/. He was there in 1983 which was known as the year of the quarterbacks with John Elway #1, Todd Blackledge #7, Jim Kelly #14, Tony Eason #15, Ken O’Brien #24 and Dan Marino #27 out of 28 first round picks. 1983 was ranked #1 as the top quarterback draft class of the Super Bowl era http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/a-look-at-the-top-25-qb-draft-classes-of-the-super-bowl-era/ss-AA9YNrm#image=26

1983 was also labeled the most celebrated quarterback class in NFL history with notables, future Pro Football Hall of Fame members John Elway, Dan Marino and Jim Kelly, and quarterbacks Ken O’Brien, Tony Eason and Gary Kubiak.

An indication as to how long ago it was, 1983 was the first year the NFL-PA implemented computers. As an intern Gig was privy to every players contract, entering each one into the computer database.

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Bucknell University is a private liberal arts University located alongside the West Branch Susquehanna river in the town of Lewisburg in central Pennsylvania.

Current school rating and ranking can be viewed here https://colleges.niche.com/bucknell-university/

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Gig graduated from Moorestown Friends School which was founded in 1785. The school is in Moorestown, New Jersey. A town that was rated by Money Magazine as “America’s Best Place to Live” in July 2005. Gig was the president of the varsity club his junior and senior year, vice president of the school’s student body, King of the May Day festival as a junior which was held once every 4 years, junior wise man representative, member of the ski club and yearbook club, played varsity in 3 different sports for all 4 years and speaker at his high school graduation ceremony.

Gig’s childhood best friend from 5th through 12th grade was French nobility and held the official title of Count. Gig thinks his best friend’s ancestors, and maybe as recent as his father, and possibly still do, own a castle in France.

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In 2015 Gig’s high school’s website stated that they:

1- offer 17 AP courses. The AP curriculum, administered by The College Board, consists of standardized high school courses that are roughly equivalent to undergraduate college courses. After completing an AP class, students typically take the AP exam in that subject which can earn them credits and accelerated placement in college.

and

2- have the highest SAT scores in South Jersey.

The SAT is a standardized test widely used for college admissions in the United States. It was first introduced in 1926, and its name and scoring have changed several times, being originally called the Scholastic Aptitude Test, then the Scholastic Assessment Test, then the SAT Reasoning Test, and now simply the SAT.

Moorestown Friends School is a private, coeducational Quaker day school. During the 1991-92 school year, Moorestown Friends School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.

It is part of the Quaker Friends school system that many U.S. Presidents send their children in Washington, D.C..

Sidwell Friends School, founded in 1883, is a highly selective Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland and Washington, D.C.. Described as “the Harvard of Washington’s private schools”, the school has educated children of notable politicians, including those of several Presidents. Both of United States President Barack Obama‘s daughters, Sasha and Malia, and Vice President Joe Biden‘s grandchildren attend the school. President Theodore Roosevelt‘s son Archibald, Richard Nixon‘s daughter Tricia, Bill Clinton‘s daughter Chelsea Clinton, and Vice President Al Gore‘s son, Albert Gore III, graduated from Sidwell Friends.

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