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I mean...is this really a weird concept? Plenty of people work in public interest and wait tables or what have you in the evenings. It sucks, but its what you have to do if you don't get a paid legal gig.lallygag wrote:I had the same question (http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 5&t=118608) and only one person was helpful on this. It seems you either get a job (any job at that) or try to get some sort of funding for an internship/public interest job.
I expect do something like that over the summer in the evenings but I have a full schedule for the year (I plan on interning and it requires 25 hrs a week). I don't expect pt summer work to cover the full amount, and up to a point I can reduce my costs more than they thought... but... it seems quite tricky. Maybe most people get roommates?Pearalegal wrote:I mean...is this really a weird concept? Plenty of people work in public interest and wait tables or what have you in the evenings. It sucks, but its what you have to do if you don't get a paid legal gig.lallygag wrote:I had the same question (http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 5&t=118608) and only one person was helpful on this. It seems you either get a job (any job at that) or try to get some sort of funding for an internship/public interest job.
yup.sibley wrote:I expect do something like that over the summer in the evenings but I have a full schedule for the year (I plan on interning and it requires 25 hrs a week). I don't expect pt summer work to cover the full amount, and up to a point I can reduce my costs more than they thought... but... it seems quite tricky. Maybe most people get roommates?Pearalegal wrote:I mean...is this really a weird concept? Plenty of people work in public interest and wait tables or what have you in the evenings. It sucks, but its what you have to do if you don't get a paid legal gig.lallygag wrote:I had the same question (http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 5&t=118608) and only one person was helpful on this. It seems you either get a job (any job at that) or try to get some sort of funding for an internship/public interest job.
Thomas Jefferson wrote:How is $1375 a month not enough? You'll be in DC, I get that, but still. Is housing that out of control in DC that you can't get a studio for around $1k?
Why would anyone have a car in a major city? $1150/month still leaves over $200/month for groceries and stuff. Getting a part-time job over the summer as well should make that more than manageable.PoliticalJunkie wrote:Thomas Jefferson wrote:How is $1375 a month not enough? You'll be in DC, I get that, but still. Is housing that out of control in DC that you can't get a studio for around $1k?
Housing: $1,000/month (assuming you can get this. Studios are usually 1200-1300.
Utilities: ~ 150/month
[strike]Parking: ~500/month..[/strike]
1375 per month is no where near enough to get by in DC. Get a part time job or get some additional loans to cover yourself.
It's not a weird concept at all. I understand that sometimes it's necessary and I'm fine with that. I just wouldn't want to get stuck not getting ANY legal experience during my summers and having it bite me in the ass down the road.Pearalegal wrote:I mean...is this really a weird concept? Plenty of people work in public interest and wait tables or what have you in the evenings. It sucks, but its what you have to do if you don't get a paid legal gig.lallygag wrote:I had the same question (http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 5&t=118608) and only one person was helpful on this. It seems you either get a job (any job at that) or try to get some sort of funding for an internship/public interest job.
Thomas Jefferson wrote:Why would anyone have a car in a major city? $1150/month still leaves over $200/month for groceries and stuff. Getting a part-time job over the summer as well should make that more than manageable.PoliticalJunkie wrote:Thomas Jefferson wrote:How is $1375 a month not enough? You'll be in DC, I get that, but still. Is housing that out of control in DC that you can't get a studio for around $1k?
Housing: $1,000/month (assuming you can get this. Studios are usually 1200-1300.
Utilities: ~ 150/month
[strike]Parking: ~500/month..[/strike]
1375 per month is no where near enough to get by in DC. Get a part time job or get some additional loans to cover yourself.
Edit: to add that if it really is impossible to find a decent enough studio for $1k, then just get roommates.
Plus with roomies you get to split thos efixed costs like internet, cable (if your going that route and some of the fees that change every month like water, gas and electricsibley wrote:Thomas Jefferson wrote:Why would anyone have a car in a major city? $1150/month still leaves over $200/month for groceries and stuff. Getting a part-time job over the summer as well should make that more than manageable.PoliticalJunkie wrote:Thomas Jefferson wrote:How is $1375 a month not enough? You'll be in DC, I get that, but still. Is housing that out of control in DC that you can't get a studio for around $1k?
Housing: $1,000/month (assuming you can get this. Studios are usually 1200-1300.
Utilities: ~ 150/month
[strike]Parking: ~500/month..[/strike]
1375 per month is no where near enough to get by in DC. Get a part time job or get some additional loans to cover yourself.
Edit: to add that if it really is impossible to find a decent enough studio for $1k, then just get roommates.
Studios will cost 1300+, with roommates you'll pay about the same but have the benefit of separate living/sleeping spaces and probably a nicer kitchen. To get something 1k I'd have to move far enough away where I'd need a car and that'd up my costs significantly.
I mean, you can stay in some of them year round...jrodz80 wrote:Is there such a thing as year-round dorms???
Public Transportation is not free. If you live far enough for cheap rent the cost of public transportation goes up (if you live in DC the metro is distance based). I would estimate you pay $180-$200 in public transportation costs (oh and fares are going up)Thomas Jefferson wrote:Why would anyone have a car in a major city? $1150/month still leaves over $200/month for groceries and stuff. Getting a part-time job over the summer as well should make that more than manageable.PoliticalJunkie wrote:Thomas Jefferson wrote:How is $1375 a month not enough? You'll be in DC, I get that, but still. Is housing that out of control in DC that you can't get a studio for around $1k?
Housing: $1,000/month (assuming you can get this. Studios are usually 1200-1300.
Utilities: ~ 150/month
[strike]Parking: ~500/month..[/strike]
1375 per month is no where near enough to get by in DC. Get a part time job or get some additional loans to cover yourself.
Edit: to add that if it really is impossible to find a decent enough studio for $1k, then just get roommates.
THIS. Just moved from inside the city to the outskirts. I spend $200 a month on transportation instead of the ~$60 I was paying before. Living in fear of the fare hike.Doritos wrote:Public Transportation is not free. If you live far enough for cheap rent the cost of public transportation goes up (if you live in DC the metro is distance based). I would estimate you pay $180-$200 in public transportation costs (oh and fares are going up)
I don't know about DC schools, but at Northwestern we get a unlimited CTA pass, and can ride trains and buses without paying fare.berkeleykel06 wrote:THIS. Just moved from inside the city to the outskirts. I spend $200 a month on transportation instead of the ~$60 I was paying before. Living in fear of the fare hike.Doritos wrote:Public Transportation is not free. If you live far enough for cheap rent the cost of public transportation goes up (if you live in DC the metro is distance based). I would estimate you pay $180-$200 in public transportation costs (oh and fares are going up)
Yeah I have an apartment with my boyfriend now. COL here is super low but it's still a little hard (apt is 905 inc. util&net, is in most popular neighborhood, has a rooftop terrace, etc) I really don't want a roommate but might have to go that route. But the alcohol budget... honestly I need my brain cells. And my cash.HazelEyes wrote:I'm wondering if any of you guys have actually lived on your own before. I mean, actually paid your own way without mommy/daddy/sugar-daddy/SO footing the bill.
If you're paying 1,000 per month for rent, it will be next to impossible to live off of 1,300. Utilities, food, personal items, some clothes, medication, transport/travel expenses, alcohol will melt through that money so quickly.
Having lived in NYC- which has an insanely high COL, and knowing that DC (where i'm headed) can actually be worse, because there are less stores, less options, i'm really worried about finances.
You mean COL in DC, or COL of wherever you are right now?sibley wrote:Yeah I have an apartment with my boyfriend now. COL here is super low but it's still a little hard (apt is 905 inc. util&net, is in most popular neighborhood, has a rooftop terrace, etc) I really don't want a roommate but might have to go that route. But the alcohol budget... honestly I need my brain cells. And my cash.HazelEyes wrote:I'm wondering if any of you guys have actually lived on your own before. I mean, actually paid your own way without mommy/daddy/sugar-daddy/SO footing the bill.
If you're paying 1,000 per month for rent, it will be next to impossible to live off of 1,300. Utilities, food, personal items, some clothes, medication, transport/travel expenses, alcohol will melt through that money so quickly.
Having lived in NYC- which has an insanely high COL, and knowing that DC (where i'm headed) can actually be worse, because there are less stores, less options, i'm really worried about finances.
FTFYHazelEyes wrote:I'm wondering if any of you guys have actually lived on your own before. I mean, actually paid your own way without mommy/daddy/sugar-daddy/SO footing the bill.
If you're paying 1,000 per month for rent, it will be (hard, but) [strike]next to im[/strike] possible to live off of 1,300. [strike]Utilities[/strike] (find a place where they're included), food (shouldn't be more than $50 per wk), [strike]personal items[/strike] (if you're that broke, suck it up and live as broke as you are), some clothes (this shouldn't be that much, if anything; presumably you already own clothing, and it's not like law school requires new clothing), [strike]medication[/strike] (our fearless leader will take care of your health expenses), [strike]transport/travel expenses[/strike] (don't travel if you can't afford it), alcohol (cheap vodka FTW) will melt through that money so quickly.
Having lived in NYC- which has an insanely high COL, and knowing that DC (where i'm headed) can actually be worse, because there are less stores, less options, i'm really worried about finances.