SGA's Maryland Invests: College Affordability Essay Contest

Maryland Invests:
College Affordability Essay Contest

Co-sponsored by President Loh's Office and the Division of Student Affairs

 

Following last year's doomsday budget scare--which would have raised tuition more than 10%--students need to take action to ensure that their voices are heard and fight to keep college affordable. This is your opportunity. All you need to do is tell us why.

Prompt:
Tell us why the state of Maryland should keep college affordable. Various approaches can include discussing a personal story, philosophical reasoning, or policy perspective.

Rules:

1. Submissions must be 400-500 words.
2. Submissions must be submitted to MarylandInvests@gmail.com by 5:00pm on November 16th.
3. Entrants must be a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate student of the University of Maryland, College Park.
4. No SGA member can win the prizes, but are eligible to be finalists.

Prizes:

• There will be three prizes:
  • 1 iPad2
  • 1 semester's worth of textbooks
  • 2 tickets to the Maryland v Duke basketball game in the Athletic Director's suite
• The first place winner will choose from the three, the second place winner from the two remaining, and the third place winner will get the remaining prize.
• All entrants will be entered into a raffle for a $100 Amazon gift card.

Timeline:

• November 16: Submissions Due
• November 16-23: Finalists Selected
• November 23-30: Winners Selected
• November 30: Winners Announced

Submissions:
All entrants shall email their submissions to MarylandInvests@gmail.com by 5:00pm on November 16th. Along with your essay, please include your:

• name
• major
• phone number

http://mdsga.com/marylandinvests.