<p>“— Make scholarships more difficult to win by raising the Academic Scholars SAT score from 1,270 to 1,290 in two steps by 2014. The qualifying Medallion Scholars SAT score would rise in three steps from 970 to 1,050 by 2014.”</p>
<p>This is the only one I agree with. The standards are ridiculously low, especially for the 75%.</p>
<p>“— No longer allow restoration of scholarships to students who lose their grants because of low grades.”</p>
<p>I’ve noticed that especially in Freshman year, professors like to make their courses ridiculously difficult in order to weed out people. How much would it suck to lose your scholarship after freshman year once the Professors decide to back off on their anal freshman grading system?</p>
<p>“— Reduce the number of covered credits from 110 percent of program requirements to 100 percent.”</p>
<p>This is not a “basketweaving” fund. It’s a fund for those who come into college with the brains and skill, but just haven’t decided exactly what they want to do with their lives and want to test the waters. Many students change their majors. And those who manage to keep the scholarship until they’re ready to graduate aren’t very likely to waste their time with basketweaving courses for the sake of it.</p>
<p>“— Limit each scholarship to a period of four years. The grants now can be spread over seven years of school attendance.”</p>
<p>There should be no time period. There already is a 120 (or is it 130?) credit limit. Also there are undergrad degrees that take 5+ years to attain.</p>