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Posted on 4/14/26 at 4:33 pm to LemmyLives
Thing is, what's the reward for taking it?
A less than stellar university system with a job outlook to match when neighboring states are offering better deals with fewer strings attached and most students and parents are going to look at that and say, "why the hell should I stay here?"
Edit: fewer instead of no
A less than stellar university system with a job outlook to match when neighboring states are offering better deals with fewer strings attached and most students and parents are going to look at that and say, "why the hell should I stay here?"
Edit: fewer instead of no
This post was edited on 4/14/26 at 4:39 pm
Posted on 4/14/26 at 4:33 pm to DrrTiger
They are doing everything they can except what needs to be done. Raise the requirements to get TOPS
A 2.5 and 19 shouldn’t be going to college much less getting a scholarship.
A 2.5 and 19 shouldn’t be going to college much less getting a scholarship.
Posted on 4/14/26 at 4:39 pm to yellowfin
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They are doing everything they can except what needs to be done. Raise the requirements to get TOPS
A 2.5 and 19 shouldn’t be going to college much less getting a scholarship.
Bingo
Posted on 4/14/26 at 4:43 pm to Volvagia
Does an incoming freshman pay nearly $35k vs $6.8k compared to pre-TOPS?
Posted on 4/14/26 at 4:50 pm to Volvagia
quote:easy fix: don’t take the TOPS money
They are crying about a bullshite policy that’ll throw 20k+ of debt on someone at a snap of a finger unless you fit an exclusion list a mile long and half of it vaguely put that will obviously be fairly applied because LA government is known for its fair and rational decision making.
This post was edited on 4/14/26 at 4:51 pm
Posted on 4/14/26 at 4:51 pm to fightin tigers
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Or leave the state within 5 years?
This is not practical and how do you enforce it? Kids have no control over this. Engineer accepts a job with Exxon expecting to work at BR Refinery but Exxon transfers them to Baytown a couple of years later. Most local companies are hiring experienced applicants over new graduates.
Yes we hear about the brain drain but from my experience several of those that leave eventually find their way back home.
This post was edited on 4/14/26 at 4:53 pm
Posted on 4/14/26 at 4:54 pm to LemmyLives
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This is why nothing will never change, because the voters like you never do.
TOPS is where Louisiana is hemorrhaging money, noted. - So much so that they NEED it back? In reality, how much money total would they even be getting back? Probably not that much in the grand scheme of things.
Why not make those that are on EBT, unemployment or any other gov living assistance pay back their money if they cannot pass a drug test, or are not actively looking for a job?
Posted on 4/14/26 at 4:55 pm to fightin tigers
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Does an incoming freshman pay nearly $35k vs $6.8k compared to pre-TOPS?
What does that have to do with seeing higher rates of increases at places without TOPS?
By that argument, you probably think cars are more expensive than 30 years ago because of something the Chinese did. And you think you didn’t lose value if your home is now worth 320k vs 300k 30 years ago.
Posted on 4/14/26 at 5:10 pm to armytiger96
Prorated would be fine. Subsidizing a XOM refinery in Texas is not my burden.
Posted on 4/14/26 at 5:12 pm to Volvagia
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What does that have to do with seeing higher rates of increases at places without TOPS
Guaranteed government subsidies drive up the price of goods
Posted on 4/14/26 at 5:17 pm to DrrTiger
How are they going to get blood from a turnip?
Posted on 4/14/26 at 5:33 pm to DrrTiger
All this would accomplish is pushing more kids to leave the state for college and never come back. Yay!
Posted on 4/14/26 at 5:36 pm to DrrTiger
The folks this is targeting will 100% find a way around any repayment with that list of exemptions. They play the scam game well. Amazes me, really. Put that effort into being a productive member of society.
Posted on 4/14/26 at 5:36 pm to DrrTiger
25 years late.
Posted on 4/14/26 at 6:54 pm to fightin tigers
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Guaranteed government subsidies drive up the price of goods
More evading the question.
BTW, LSU’s tuition AND fees per year (latter of which TOPS doesn’t cover) is now13k for instate residents. So I dunno where you got your 35k from. Out of state tuition (which is separate from TOPS, and thus irrelevant here) doesn’t hit that mark, but it is close.
Compare that to Texas who went from 6000 to 20000 per year in the same time frame. With no TOPS equivalent in place. So nearly double vs LA with no additional state subsidies. So tell me again how you have it all figured out.
And this isn’t UT, but average tuition of all state colleges.
This post was edited on 4/14/26 at 6:57 pm
Posted on 4/14/26 at 7:20 pm to Volvagia
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LSU’s tuition AND fees per year (latter of which TOPS doesn’t cover) is now13k for instate residents. So I dunno where you got your 35k from.
Room and meal plan.
Posted on 4/14/26 at 7:21 pm to fightin tigers
Neither of which are covered by TOPS, and have nothing to do with state subsidies.
Even the highest levels of TOPS don’t give enough to pay for both tuition and fees. There is nothing left for room and board.
Even the highest levels of TOPS don’t give enough to pay for both tuition and fees. There is nothing left for room and board.
This post was edited on 4/14/26 at 7:23 pm
Posted on 4/14/26 at 7:22 pm to Volvagia
Neither are covered.
Certainly are impacted by the influx in demand due to everyone going to college.
Certainly are impacted by the influx in demand due to everyone going to college.
Posted on 4/15/26 at 7:52 am to moneyg
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that require repayment?
There are whole classes of Federal scholarships that have recoupment actions for academic failure, non-completion of service-obligations, or anything that violates the scholarship conditions. Same with state-level and plenty of private ones too. If this is news to any of you then you really haven't been paying attention for a very long time...
This post was edited on 4/15/26 at 7:53 am
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