Eligibility
Candidates must:
- Be United States Citizens
- Have a minimum SAT score of 1500.
- Be accepted for admission to a US college or university for the Fall 2024 term.
Additional Info
Essay
- Candidates must submit an essay (2000 words or less) on the following topic:
- From 1950 to 2007, the annual average ratio of federal debt to GDP was 45%, and that ratio was 45% in 2007 as well. In March of 2023, the US federal debt was 119% of GDP. Is the current level of US federal debt to GDP, and the trend for that ratio to increase from 2007 forward, a problem that needs to be addressed? If so, how would you recommend that it be addressed? If the current ratio and the trend over the past 15 years is not a problem, what level would you consider problematic and why?