I went to college in Indiana, and am working my first job out of college in Indiana. Apparently, not everyone does this, and I'm not sure why - 40 degree single day temperature swings, corn, 6 months of no shorts, one large city, corn, etc.
Brain drain, which is better known as smart graduates leaving the state after college, is a large problem because of reasons already stated above. The governor was going to start giving scholarships if students would commit to working for three years in Indiana after they received a degree, but it has never been enacted (Read More...).
It's a cool idea if you know for sure that you love living here, and will be here for awhile. Who knows that they will be happy enough to stay for three long years? The last thing I would want to do was keep working somewhere that I hated simply because I couldn't afford to pay back $20,000.
It would make more sense to me, and make it easier for the state to track graduates over time if the program gave the money back with your state tax return in three incremental payments over the three years - $4000, $6000, and the last and hardest year you would get your $10000.
Good idea gov, but don't make freshmen sign off on something that is basically a seven year contract at that point before they have even switched majors for the first time or bonged their first beer. Are any other states doing something similar to this?
