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And $4000 per student, multiplied by everyone receiving the scholarship, adds up to about $140million that's adding to Michigan's budget deficit. No more money means the state has no more money. Even for good causes. You could try writing letters to your representatives suggesting alternative means to fixing the budget. One commenter on this website that explains what you're talking about had a few good ideas.

There are many alternatives to help our kids get a proper college education.

1) College students might consider pay-as-you-go: working full time and going to school full time.

2) This may in turn imply the State cannot continue to take in hundreds of thousands of immigrants to keep work available for our kids. Hard choices need to be made.

3) Privately fund the shortage in funds: allow taxpayers to designate their tax money to either higher or primary education. Allow large donations to be made to the educational program by those in a position to do so.

4) Complete independent financial audits of the state colleges. Once every twenty fives years doesn't cut the cake. For example, Tufts, a private university in Boston, MA just discovered a $Million fraud.

5) Shut down operations in Dubai. How many millions does that cost Michigan taxpayers???

6) Stop providing nationwide higher educational opportunities if done so at a loss. Who knows? Only a proper university audit will tell us what's really going on. Shut down any out-of-state operations if provided below their cost.

7) Stop providing free rides to international students. Everybody has to pay to play - not just Michigan kids.

8) Quit smoking kids: up to ten percent of high schoolers still smoke. That adds up to Millions of dollars each year.

Something tells we will get through this thing, if we get our priorities right.

Let's put Michigan kids front and center.

You seem like a smart kid. Maybe try expanding on some of these ideas in some letters to your representatives. Be sure to start the letters with how losing this scholarship is going to affect you, personally. Adding a personal touch to letters seems to be a key factor in someone actually reading them.

Good luck! :-)

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I was going to say that 'I do not think they are trying to be mean and that they simply can not give you something they don't have'. Then I was going to suggest finding a 'website about it' and offering your reps some sort of alternative solution' but I see thats already been covered amazingly by Sawaboof.

If you pursue this please keep us updated on your success' and what changes you directly effect.

Good luck!

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