Many people relate the college experience to not having money to spare. Why should going to college to turn professional in sports differ from going to medical school intending to be a doctor or receiving a masters degree in education to be a collegiate professor? Going professional in a sport should be equal to a college as earning a degree and entering any other workforce as a professional. Athletes who turn professional are going to make plenty of money anyway. For example, the average National Basketball Association player makes about 5.15 million dollars per year (Isidore). College athletes can take out loans, as can any other college students, and athletes who turn pro will have an easier way of paying off college loans than most other college students. The NCAA this year is allowing schools to give cash stipends to cover the cost of goods like late-night snacks, student fees, laundry money and movies (Isidore). These pre-professional college athletes do not need money any more than other students attending a college do. In conclusion, college athletes, even if they are turning professional, should not receive stipends when other college students who intend on graduating to a professional field do