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I've read that the proposed cap on PSLF will only affect new borrowers starting in July 2015. As a 0L with existing student loan debt from undergrad (though I have made minimum monthly payments starting law December), will I still be eligible for the uncapped PSLF if I start law school in August 2015?

No, your new loans wouldn't be grandfathered in. Your undergrad loans (assuming they're eligible) would not be capped, but any "new course of study" started after that date would be subject to the cap. I think it's ambiguous as to whether the undergrad loans would count towards the capped amount for your law school loan forgiveness.

BUT these are the terms of Obama's proposed budget, so probably have little to no bearing on a bill that the Republicans may or may not pass in the next two years.

swampman wrote: BUT these are the terms of Obama's proposed budget, so probably have little to no bearing on a bill that the Republicans may or may not pass in the next two years.

My concern is that the Republican budget might look quite a bit worse for PSLF.

There was a lot of talk about this months ago when the President proposed his budget... But the truth is no one knows what will happen.

A lot of people think that old loans will be grandfathered, but I wouldn't count on it and so I'm trying to plan accordingly