What would you do with $35,000?
That’s the question we asked incoming freshmen as part of the Fly in 4 contest. Why $35,000? Because that’s the cost of returning for a fifth year of school and how much they’d save by graduating on time through Fly in 4, Temple’s innovative plan to fast-track your future and limit your debt.
If you’re a new freshman, it’s not too late to accept the agreement and enroll in Fly in 4. The deadline is this Friday, Sept. 4.
We received nearly 400 submissions to the contest. The three winners are below—along with some honorable mentions.
Winners
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“I would pay for 1,951 random and unsuspecting females (and males if they please) to get a very relaxing manicure. Who doesn’t love a good mani?!” —Bianca Harris
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“13,000 gallons of gas” —Mary Celini
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“With an extra year of tuition, I would buy 175 seasons’ worth of sideline season tickets to Temple football games!” —Emily Seaman
Honorable mentions
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“I would use the money to buy a hot air balloon. If there’s any money left over, I would pay to have someone fly me around in the hot air balloon.” ―Jacquelyn Beauchamp
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“350 TI-84 Plus calculators” ―Elliot Barbell
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“Assuming the extra cost is $35,000, I'd buy 34,998 Mega Millions tickets―and one Powerball ticket.” ―Lauren Butler
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“I’d be fiscally responsible and invest 50 bucks in 700 different Mexican restaurants. Burritos are the future.” ―C. Sebastian Reyes
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“Pay for monthly trips for kids at an orphanage for more than a year” ―Asmaa Abdullah
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“I’ll start a tech business focused on whatever scheme I come up with in college.” ―Jeremy McGinnis
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“I would buy 58 Justin Bieber meet-and-greet tickets. Each one would get me a step closer to our wedding!” ―Tyler Manley
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“I would firstly help my mom pay off the house. It is only fair that she can have something in return for all the help she has given me.” ―Ashlyn Parks
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“Buy 140,000 gumballs from a gumball machine” ―Ryan Sax
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“I can eat all the Philly cheesesteaks I wish to eat before the button on my jeans bursts. Actually, I can buy as many Philly cheesesteaks for me and everyone else until all our buttons burst! Then, after that, I can buy everyone a new pair of jeans.” ―Tanee Booker