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- je_ne_regrette_rien
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This is going to sound kind of pretentious but...
My parents make an obscene amount of money. I don't want them to pay for law school after they forked out half a million dollars for my private schooling + undergrad education (I got into the honors program at my college, but because of my parents' salaries, I wasn't eligible for merit scholarships).
How do you do this whole financial aid business?
Like...where do you start? What should I google? lol
Does everyone who applies for loans automatically get loans, barring those with really horrible credit? Will they see my parents' tax returns and bank statements and force me to pay for law school out of pocket?
Thanks.
How do you do this whole financial aid business?
Like...where do you start? What should I google? lol
Does everyone who applies for loans automatically get loans, barring those with really horrible credit? Will they see my parents' tax returns and bank statements and force me to pay for law school out of pocket?
Thanks.
- MC Southstar
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Re: This is going to sound kind of pretentious but...
Your parents should pay. Then, you should pay them back. /thread
- bluejayk
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Re: This is going to sound kind of pretentious but...
Go to the financial aid page for whatever law school you're going to. Then google "FAFSA".
Your expected family contribution (computed by the data from your FAFSA) will be very high, so you won't get offered any need based aid, but you'll be eligible to borrow shitloads, your parents might have to guarantee those loans if you don't have much credit.
Your expected family contribution (computed by the data from your FAFSA) will be very high, so you won't get offered any need based aid, but you'll be eligible to borrow shitloads, your parents might have to guarantee those loans if you don't have much credit.
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Re: This is going to sound kind of pretentious but...
I absolutely hate people like this. Have you ever even sacrified food for education? Ughhhhhh
- fonzerelli
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Re: This is going to sound kind of pretentious but...
http://lmgtfy.com/ + lame.je_ne_regrette_rien wrote:My parents make an obscene amount of money. I don't want them to pay for law school after they forked out half a million dollars for my private schooling + undergrad education (I got into the honors program at my college, but because of my parents' salaries, I wasn't eligible for merit scholarships).
How do you do this whole financial aid business?
Like...where do you start? What should I google? lol
Does everyone who applies for loans automatically get loans, barring those with really horrible credit? Will they see my parents' tax returns and bank statements and force me to pay for law school out of pocket?
Thanks.
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- bluejayk
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Re: This is going to sound kind of pretentious but...
I mostly answered just so I could tag this thread and read the amusing class-envy from people who respond angrily.
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Re: This is going to sound kind of pretentious but...
titcrshadowfrost000 wrote:Your parents should pay. Then, you should pay them back. /thread
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Re: This is going to sound kind of pretentious but...
FAIL. I actually think she's relatively poor. I know this because of the "salary" comment. Real weath doesn't involve salaries. That's a working-class consideration, no?bluejayk wrote:I mostly answered just so I could tag this thread and read the amusing class-envy from people who respond angrily.
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You've been waiting sooooo long to use the google gag, and when you came up to the plate:fonzerelli wrote:http://lmgtfy.com/ + lame.je_ne_regrette_rien wrote:My parents make an obscene amount of money. I don't want them to pay for law school after they forked out half a million dollars for my private schooling + undergrad education (I got into the honors program at my college, but because of my parents' salaries, I wasn't eligible for merit scholarships).
How do you do this whole financial aid business?
Like...where do you start? What should I google? lol
Does everyone who applies for loans automatically get loans, barring those with really horrible credit? Will they see my parents' tax returns and bank statements and force me to pay for law school out of pocket?
Thanks.
- bluejayk
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Re: This is going to sound kind of pretentious but...
Well, done, you out-snobbed the OP!fonzerelli wrote:FAIL. I actually think she's relatively poor. I know this because of the "salary" comment. Real weath doesn't involve salaries. That's a working-class consideration, no?
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Re: This is going to sound kind of pretentious but...
Law school federal aid is entirely based on what you make. Your parents won't matter, but federal aid for grad programs is just limited to loans. Like you said everyone baring those with bad credit, get the loans for the entire cost of attendance.je_ne_regrette_rien wrote:My parents make an obscene amount of money. I don't want them to pay for law school after they forked out half a million dollars for my private schooling + undergrad education (I got into the honors program at my college, but because of my parents' salaries, I wasn't eligible for merit scholarships).
How do you do this whole financial aid business?
Like...where do you start? What should I google? lol
Does everyone who applies for loans automatically get loans, barring those with really horrible credit? Will they see my parents' tax returns and bank statements and force me to pay for law school out of pocket?
Thanks.
The schools itself may have need based grants, you won't get them, but neither do most people.
- fonzerelli
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Re: This is going to sound kind of pretentious but...
Mr. Matlock wrote:You've been waiting sooooo long to use the google gag, and when you came up to the plate:fonzerelli wrote:http://lmgtfy.com/ + lame.je_ne_regrette_rien wrote:My parents make an obscene amount of money. I don't want them to pay for law school after they forked out half a million dollars for my private schooling + undergrad education (I got into the honors program at my college, but because of my parents' salaries, I wasn't eligible for merit scholarships).
How do you do this whole financial aid business?
Like...where do you start? What should I google? lol
Does everyone who applies for loans automatically get loans, barring those with really horrible credit? Will they see my parents' tax returns and bank statements and force me to pay for law school out of pocket?
Thanks.
LR FAIL - I meant for them to google "lame." Why should I do the work?
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Re: This is going to sound kind of pretentious but...
Salary = relatively poor.fonzerelli wrote: FAIL. I actually think she's relatively poor. I know this because of the "salary" comment. Real weath doesn't involve salaries. That's a working-class consideration, no?
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Re: This is going to sound kind of pretentious but...
Do they consider parents asset/income for everybody regardless of how long one has been out of college/working?
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Helmholtz wrote:titcrshadowfrost000 wrote:Your parents should pay. Then, you should pay them back. /thread
theres your answer, you can stop reading this thread op
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Its on a school by school basis. For federal loans all law students are considered independent.aad wrote:Do they consider parents asset/income for everybody regardless of how long one has been out of college/working?
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bluejayk wrote:Well, done, you out-snobbed the OP!fonzerelli wrote:FAIL. I actually think she's relatively poor. I know this because of the "salary" comment. Real weath doesn't involve salaries. That's a working-class consideration, no?
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Re: This is going to sound kind of pretentious but...
I totally understand your situation, OP. I am worried about the same thing. I am wondering if I will qualify for any loans, because my parents have created savings accounts and mutual funds in my name and have purchased a home with my name - with the exception that they won't let me access them! So, on paper it looks like I'm loaded, but its really not the case at all, since it is all my parents' money and they won't give it to me (something about me needing to learn the value of a dollar.... hmph!) So pretty much, I'm probably headed to a much lower school than my LSAT/G.P.A. afford, because I need the scholarship money.
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Re: This is going to sound kind of pretentious but...
Nope, they factor in how old you are. I'm 25 years old and was deemed "independent" by FAFSA, so I won't need to report on my parents' assets.aad wrote:Do they consider parents asset/income for everybody regardless of how long one has been out of college/working?
However, different schools have additional requirements. I can't remember which, but I know from my own research that some schools require 7+ years of tax returns and/or an age of 30+ to be considered completely independent from parents' earnings.
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itsfine wrote:Helmholtz wrote:titcrshadowfrost000 wrote:Your parents should pay. Then, you should pay them back. /thread
theres your answer, you can stop reading this thread op
This is what I have been trying to beg my parents to do...
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msbeautifulbasham wrote:I totally understand your situation, OP. I am worried about the same thing. I am wondering if I will qualify for any loans, because my parents have created savings accounts and mutual funds in my name and have purchased a home with my name - with the exception that they won't let me access them! So, on paper it looks like I'm loaded, but its really not the case at all, since it is all my parents' money that they won't give it to me (something about me needing to learn the value of a dollar.... hmph!) So pretty much, I'm probably headed to a much lower school than my LSAT/G.P.A. afford, because I need the aid.
Well I doubt having money will hurt your ability to qualify for loans.
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No offense, but your conclusion is completely off.msbeautifulbasham wrote:I totally understand your situation, OP. I am worried about the same thing. I am wondering if I will qualify for any loans, because my parents have created savings accounts and mutual funds in my name and have purchased a home with my name - with the exception that they won't let me access them! So, on paper it looks like I'm loaded, but its really not the case at all, since it is all my parents' money that they won't give it to me (something about me needing to learn the value of a dollar.... hmph!) So pretty much, I'm probably headed to a much lower school than my LSAT/G.P.A. afford, because I need the aid.
You don't need to be able to afford a school up-front to attend. The grand majority of applicants have to pay entirely via loans because they don't have the money on-hand to pay for it.
Be very happy that you are lucky enough to have significant holdings, even if you won't be able to access them for years.
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Wow, kinda sucks your parents are content in keeping you from attending the best school when they have means to allow otherwise.msbeautifulbasham wrote:itsfine wrote:Helmholtz wrote:titcrshadowfrost000 wrote:Your parents should pay. Then, you should pay them back. /thread
theres your answer, you can stop reading this thread op
This is what I have been trying to beg my parents to do...
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Exactly.Dwaterman86 wrote:msbeautifulbasham wrote:I totally understand your situation, OP. I am worried about the same thing. I am wondering if I will qualify for any loans, because my parents have created savings accounts and mutual funds in my name and have purchased a home with my name - with the exception that they won't let me access them! So, on paper it looks like I'm loaded, but its really not the case at all, since it is all my parents' money that they won't give it to me (something about me needing to learn the value of a dollar.... hmph!) So pretty much, I'm probably headed to a much lower school than my LSAT/G.P.A. afford, because I need the aid.
Well I doubt having money will hurt your ability to qualify for loans.
Loans and need-based aid are two completely different things.
If anything, having parents with loads of money will only help you get loans. They can even co-sign for them if your credit is weak.
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1)[strike]Pretty sure that is fraud.[/strike] RC failmsbeautifulbasham wrote:I totally understand your situation, OP. I am worried about the same thing. I am wondering if I will qualify for any loans, because my parents have created savings accounts and mutual funds in my name and have purchased a home with my name - with the exception that they won't let me access them! So, on paper it looks like I'm loaded, but its really not the case at all, since it is all my parents' money and they won't give it to me (something about me needing to learn the value of a dollar.... hmph!) So pretty much, I'm probably headed to a much lower school than my LSAT/G.P.A. afford, because I need the scholarship money.
2)It won't matter, you'll still qualify for loans like almost everyone else.
3)If the accounts are in your name, you can access them.
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