I can give you a understanding on what's going on with the arkansas scholarship. We have the money placed in our account for two semesters thinking that it will be there. So the first year coming into college we take 12 credit hours and the next semester we don't take up enough credit hours to keep the scholarship. I think there should be a better understand about that system, because I lost my scholarship my first semester, and as I look around my campus I notices so many more students will do the same because they do not have enough credit hours to keep the scholarship.

Please, lets don't start with the I black so I deserve more to be given to me. Either you qulaify or you don't. Leave the race thing out of it. This is suppose to help people that can't afford to go to college. Give out fewer scholarships but make them better or larger. So a poor person can actually use it.

what did they think would happen???? The money would have been better used if it was dispersed to our public schools..

return the grading system back to the way it was when i Graduated high school. 74 and below was an F !! that in itself would correct the problem.

I think the problem is that studen't don't have the money to pay the cost above the scolarship plus the cost of books. I know we have had to come up with money we didn't have as extra to cover my daughters fees to keep her in school. Most familys want to help their student but just don't have the extra money to put out. This is why you have so many drop the scholarship after the first year ... Lack of funds. They want to continue but just can't afford to stay in school.

I can tell you why...... When the colleges only offer your Major classes once every 2 years at the distant learning centers, your forced to "fill" with crappy classes. But yet if your rich and have no life and can drive 2 1/2 hours one-way you can take the classes you need any semester you want (fall/spring/summer). Also our colleges are not offering night classes for working people, try telling a boss you have to take MWF mornings/afternoons off!!!! And Heaven forbid they put the classes ON-LINE so working people can take them............ I'm 5 classes from my BA, sitting out a semester because you guessed can't get the classes I need.

It's simple folks. Approximately 40% +/- drop out the first year because they can't cut it. Those who posted that the standards need to be raised have it right. Raise the standards for qualifying for the scholarship and increase the amount of each individual scholarship. Otherwise, we're just throwing away money on those who barely made it through high school and have no chance of making it through college.

How about looking at the older students who NEVER receive the scholarship money? They are older, dedicated & mature enough to take college serious. My husband was on the dean's list but was "too old" to be considered. He sat in class next to scholarship "winners" who were sleeping, dropping classes & not putting any effort into the classes. Many scholarship winners do work hard but how about letting "older" or "non-traditional" students have a shot at it. How about reduced levels for those that must work to support themselves or a family?

Lower the standards and make it easier to get will only lower the outcome,raise the bar and give it to kids who are actually wanting to work for their education and it will be a quality program.I doubt if thats the way it's going to go having looked at the past.

I can provide one reason- they don't want to pay- I'm over 2 credits by a few classes and some taken as long as 10 years ago being counted against needs and degrees now and nothing to do with this assistance - lacking two classes for an AA and about -4 for an AA in teaching-I did most online and just now can attend in person to get my final classes but some schools require different classes- though I only got help one time and if I went on to a four year under a different degree plane they would be paying more-they have decided to pay nothing- their reason to many credits for AA- but not with their help but at my expense- so if my major changes mid way over a couple of classes I haven't maxed their aid I feel they shouldn't with hold the promised help- they do this with no warning mind you- and you can't go into a four year without completing certain classes- so basically your stuck- or no longer qualify. I think they should have someone make an amendment for nontraditional students we need help to and many are just now getting to go at all and nontraditional means we already have enough setbacks.