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I'm not gloating assholes. Just an observation.
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You don't have living expenses in Canada?redgreenpaper wrote:A lot of you guys saying that you are relying on loans makes me happy I'm in Canada where law school is SO much cheaper and I can rely on a loan from my parents.
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Beer is like 4-5 times the price - Not to mention liquor.cinephile wrote:You don't have living expenses in Canada?redgreenpaper wrote:A lot of you guys saying that you are relying on loans makes me happy I'm in Canada where law school is SO much cheaper and I can rely on a loan from my parents.
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gonna pay with my salary after law school
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Full ride to law school and some small government loans for my living expenses.
I will end up with less than $80k total in law school debt from both my private undergrad and law school.
However, that will depend on my grades during my 1L year, as if I can knock things out of the park here, I will probably transfer somewhere else after 1L year, where I'm sure I will pay big bucks and have to take out plenty more student loans.
In terms of paying it back?
I'll be relying on my salary when I get out of law school, which means I'll probably be eating spaghetti-os and living in a dinky apartment/with my parents for the first few years I'm working, as I'm not going to let those loans hang over my head for the rest of my life.
I will end up with less than $80k total in law school debt from both my private undergrad and law school.
However, that will depend on my grades during my 1L year, as if I can knock things out of the park here, I will probably transfer somewhere else after 1L year, where I'm sure I will pay big bucks and have to take out plenty more student loans.
In terms of paying it back?
I'll be relying on my salary when I get out of law school, which means I'll probably be eating spaghetti-os and living in a dinky apartment/with my parents for the first few years I'm working, as I'm not going to let those loans hang over my head for the rest of my life.
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100% loans, luckily my wife has a good job and can take care of living expenses.
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Full ride scholarship. Work during the summers. Parents picking up any misc that isn't in my budget. #winning
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Loans, then LRAP to pay them back.
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Every spare moment I have, I study law. If I'm not studying, I'm working, making money. Those are the only two lives I lead. But I'm paying my tuition as I go. I may end up having to get a loan for a portion of my last year, the way it's going. But I expect to graduate from law school next year with very low debt. Unfortunately, I don't get any help from my parents.
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I can't imagine a post being more incorrect and ignorant.Bildungsroman wrote:How nice for you. Too bad all Canadian law schools are TTTs.redgreenpaper wrote:A lot of you guys saying that you are relying on loans makes me happy I'm in Canada where law school is SO much cheaper and I can rely on a loan from my parents.
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By getting a full-ride at a T20--in a state I hate but happened to have lived for years--instead of going to the city where I want to practice to attend the CCN I always dreamed of attending during college. :/
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Sheendream wrote:I can't imagine a post being more incorrect and ignorant.Bildungsroman wrote:How nice for you. Too bad all Canadian law schools are TTTs.redgreenpaper wrote:A lot of you guys saying that you are relying on loans makes me happy I'm in Canada where law school is SO much cheaper and I can rely on a loan from my parents.
sorry about your countttry, brother
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Don't be that way, brother. There's got to be some other explanation for why US law schools are always styling on Canadian ones.cheeseburger wrote:Sheendream wrote:I can't imagine a post being more incorrect and ignorant.Bildungsroman wrote:How nice for you. Too bad all Canadian law schools are TTTs.redgreenpaper wrote:A lot of you guys saying that you are relying on loans makes me happy I'm in Canada where law school is SO much cheaper and I can rely on a loan from my parents.
sorry about your countttry, brother
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Tuition: Loans (hopefully interest-free ones)
COL: Mooching off my fiancee
Books: Personal savings
COL: Mooching off my fiancee
Books: Personal savings
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My tuition is about 50k for the entire 3 years in a state school. I still work part-time and have money saved since I worked throughout undergrad and saved some money then. I went to a state school with a scholly + grants. I took out 8k for 1L because it was subsidized federal loan and I heard they wont offer these next year because of the federal budget cuts. However I think I will be able to graduate without debt (pay the 8k back upon graduation if possible).
Its not easy, I work 20 hours a week and only go out for maybe 1 movie a week or dinner with my wife. I just study and work. I feel like Im doing well though, but I know Im like the only person in my class that works so I have to make more effort to compete.
I go to a 3rd tier school, I hate to say it but it wasn't worth going in debt over. I really like what Im doing, but I couldn't imagine coming out of my school in this economy with 75k+ in debt (COL + Tuition + Tuition). getting 50k a year salary with that debt is insane, however 50k without it is reasonable.
Its not easy, I work 20 hours a week and only go out for maybe 1 movie a week or dinner with my wife. I just study and work. I feel like Im doing well though, but I know Im like the only person in my class that works so I have to make more effort to compete.
I go to a 3rd tier school, I hate to say it but it wasn't worth going in debt over. I really like what Im doing, but I couldn't imagine coming out of my school in this economy with 75k+ in debt (COL + Tuition + Tuition). getting 50k a year salary with that debt is insane, however 50k without it is reasonable.
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