I did know a guy who was on a neighboring-state subsidized grant for a nuclear engineering major... and only taking classes in humanities while summering abroad in France.

Not sure how that ended for him, but hopefully poorly?

(The program was originated as that state didn't have a NucE program, so found it cheaper to pay them to go somewhere else than run its own)

It's called Academic Common Market, and it only offers in-state rates to out of state students. (There's no direct scholarship or money, although sometimes unrelated scholarships are also awarded.) It's not really subsidized any more than regular in-state tuition, since it's a reciprocal program between states.

Unsure why you would hope something ended poorly for someone else.

Because he faffed around France for multiple years while choosing not to pursue the major expected by the program that helped fund his attendence in the first place?

I've got no sympathy for someone who deliberately makes unethical choices.

Surveys have revealed that 30% of student loan borrowers use some portion of their loans to travel for spring break partying.

> Well you won’t switch your major if your loan depends on it.

I'm not sure what this has to do with anything I said.

If you're referring to my second statement, I met many people in school who intended to go into engineering or computer science or medicine and had to change their career path once it was clear they weren't going to make it through the first year of introductory classes. I doubt I was alone in seeing that happen.

and some people need to get above a certain GPA to hold on to their merit scholarship