How do people pay for their bar trip? Forum

[09042014]

Truly a wonder that the bar trip is still a staple in the world of $200k student loans.

A cool trip or pay back like 1.5% of my loans?!?! Easy choice my friend.

[Old Gregg]

Truly a wonder that the bar trip is still a staple in the world of $200k student loans.

A cool trip or pay back like 1.5% of my loans?!?! Easy choice my friend.

I think both are possible if you game credit card points very early on and have like 200,000 accrued by the time you graduate. But I'm more lamenting how expensive law school has become and how much bullshit it is than that law students shouldn't be taking bar trips.

[09042014]

Truly a wonder that the bar trip is still a staple in the world of $200k student loans.

A cool trip or pay back like 1.5% of my loans?!?! Easy choice my friend.

I think both are possible if you game credit card points very early on and have like 200,000 accrued by the time you graduate. But I'm more lamenting how expensive law school has become and how much bullshit it is than that law students shouldn't be taking bar trips.

Was it you who said you got Salle Mae to take a credit card?

[Old Gregg]

Truly a wonder that the bar trip is still a staple in the world of $200k student loans.

A cool trip or pay back like 1.5% of my loans?!?! Easy choice my friend.

I think both are possible if you game credit card points very early on and have like 200,000 accrued by the time you graduate. But I'm more lamenting how expensive law school has become and how much bullshit it is than that law students shouldn't be taking bar trips.

Was it you who said you got Salle Mae to take a credit card?

Yup. I mean... I didn't get them to do it. They just offered it to me. It caught me off guard while I was watching TV and I had to ask them to repeat themselves.

[BullShitWithBravado]

You could take a road trip. It would be relatively easy to keep costs down if you don't stay at expensive hotels and split the gas and tolls with a few friends. You could also try Groupon.

[beachbum]

Truly a wonder that the bar trip is still a staple in the world of $200k student loans.

I can't believe that class gifts are still a thing, too.

[IAFG]

Truly a wonder that the bar trip is still a staple in the world of $200k student loans.

I can't believe that class gifts are still a thing, too.

This one shocked the piss out of me. No no absolutely not fuck off.

[bk1]

Truly a wonder that the bar trip is still a staple in the world of $200k student loans.

I can't believe that class gifts are still a thing, too.

This one shocked the piss out of me. No no absolutely not fuck off.

Since you just paid us 150k financed through 7-8% loans, we'd appreciate it if you could chip in an extra $5. Thanks.

[IAFG]

My loans are less annoying when I think of them as a gift to the school that I financed in advance.

Feel free to engrave my name on a library table.

[exitoptions]

Was it you who said you got Salle Mae to take a credit card?

Yup. I mean... I didn't get them to do it. They just offered it to me. It caught me off guard while I was watching TV and I had to ask them to repeat themselves.

WHAT? Is this true?! As in you can pay every month with a credit card on auto-pay (and still get the .25 interest reduction or whatever)? If so, how? I have never seen the option on any student loan service.

[beachbum]

Since you just paid us 150k financed through 7-8% loans, we'd appreciate it if you could chip in an extra $5. Thanks.

Duke really tried to guilt us into it, too. Like it was somehow our duty to donate to the school and to thus show our appreciation for the hard, thankless work put in by our professors and administrators - all in the name of providing us, the ungrateful students, with a superior education.

We ended up as the least giving class in five years.

[bk1]

Duke really tried to guilt us into it, too. Like it was somehow our duty to donate to the school and to thus show our appreciation for the hard, thankless work put in by our professors and administrators - all in the name of providing us, the ungrateful students, with a superior education.

We ended up as the least giving class in five years.

NU was the same in trying to guilt us. They can go fuck themselves.

[02122015]

Truly a wonder that the bar trip is still a staple in the world of $200k student loans.

$2 megabus tickets.

[IAFG]

Truly a wonder that the bar trip is still a staple in the world of $200k student loans.

$2 megabus tickets.

Okay and then what? Visiting grandma?

[ggocat]

Can I afford a bar trip?

Obviously not. And I do not think it is a good idea to borrow money for a vacation.

[IAFG]

Duke really tried to guilt us into it, too. Like it was somehow our duty to donate to the school and to thus show our appreciation for the hard, thankless work put in by our professors and administrators - all in the name of providing us, the ungrateful students, with a superior education.

We ended up as the least giving class in five years.

NU was the same in trying to guilt us. They can go fuck themselves.

NU, you already have all my money.

[Dr. Filth]

Duke really tried to guilt us into it, too. Like it was somehow our duty to donate to the school and to thus show our appreciation for the hard, thankless work put in by our professors and administrators - all in the name of providing us, the ungrateful students, with a superior education.

We ended up as the least giving class in five years.

NU was the same in trying to guilt us. They can go fuck themselves.

NU, you already have all my money.

do i get the chance to actually look someone from admin in the eyes and laugh when they ask? that would help make the 165k worth it

[02122015]

Truly a wonder that the bar trip is still a staple in the world of $200k student loans.

$2 megabus tickets.

Okay and then what? Visiting grandma?

Spending all the money I saved in Boystown.

[bk1]

do i get the chance to actually look someone from admin in the eyes and laugh when they ask? that would help make the 165k worth it

The worst part is that it comes in the form of repetitive emails from a student on the grad committee. It's like, holy shit you're a student you should fucking know better than to pass along this garbage.

[ymmv]

do i get the chance to actually look someone from admin in the eyes and laugh when they ask? that would help make the 165k worth it

The worst part is that it comes in the form of repetitive emails from a student on the grad committee. It's like, holy shit you're a student you should fucking know better than to pass along this garbage.

Jesus Christ, I can't believe this still goes on. I will laugh in the face of anyone who asks me to give another penny to an institution that throws out $5,000's worth of four star catered food on a daily basis. As much as I enjoy eating the leftovers.

[beachbum]

The worst part is that it comes in the form of repetitive emails from a student on the grad committee. It's like, holy shit you're a student you should fucking know better than to pass along this garbage.

This. On some twisted level, I understand how professors and administrators can ask for class gifts. They're so far removed from legal practice (and, more importantly, the legal market) that the reality facing their students - and their role in shaping that reality - probably doesn't even cross their minds. But students? Holy shit dude. You think you know someone until the day they start asking you to donate money to these people.

[Anonymous User]

The worst part is that it comes in the form of repetitive emails from a student on the grad committee. It's like, holy shit you're a student you should fucking know better than to pass along this garbage.

This. On some twisted level, I understand how professors and administrators can ask for class gifts. They're so far removed from legal practice (and, more importantly, the legal market) that the reality facing their students - and their role in shaping that reality - probably doesn't even cross their minds. But students? Holy shit dude. You think you know someone until the day they start asking you to donate money to these people.

My friends are from the section that had the highest participation and I give them shit about it all the time. I didn't go to graduation but I am told I would have "blacked out" if I heard the class speaker's (aka Class Gift Campaign Chair's) speech about awesome everything at Duke Law is.

[worldtraveler]

There are tons of rich kids in law school who totally have money for that kind of thing though.