8A-Solving The Problem

I believe there should be a government subsidy for qualifying students enrolling in their first semester of college. This government subsidy should become available for students who graduate high school with a particular score on standardized testing, a university acceptance and club participation. These requirements will encourage the effort of young students to strive for academic greatness and social involvement with the reward of a college tuition discount. With programs such Bright Futures that offer scholarships for top level students, this subsidy would allow any student with a university acceptance and the previously mentioned requirements to be offered this discount on college tuition. This will not completely eliminate student loans, but this will offer an opportunity for university accepted students to receive discounted tuition. The student would have to maintain a particular GPA and continue to remain involved in club related activities, athletic participation, SGA, Greek life, etc. This would allow students to strive for all around greatness. I understand this is not something that can be “sold”, but this is something that can be incorporated into government spending. I believe the advantages this government expenditure would outweigh the cost of the subsidy by allowing recent college graduates the luxury of spending their hard-earned money in consumer goods, investments, housing options, etc. This would grant these professionals the opportunity to “hit the ground running” after graduation, as opposed to fighting to break-even after repaying these loans.