full tuition support thread Forum

[SchopenhauerFTW]

There's always sports law as well.

[zreinhar]

Currently WL at GW and GULC and in at GMU. All three are sticker. Let's hope my dollars are at least invested in a T20...

[northwood]

i have a little undergrad debt ( 25k) to add to my law school loans. Thought it was more until I realized its been 5 years since i graduated UG ( and started paying off my loans). So now, im not pulling my hair out like a crazy guy- but thinking about possibly becoming charlie sheen 2.0 if this law school thing doesnt work out ( dont worry- ill post and link and put pictures up frequently)

[subtle]

If I pay full tuition it'll be at Columbia over two T14 full rides... (insane I know)

Subtle.

For a second I thought you meant me, and I was like I most certainly did not say that.

Also, Northwood, if you go crazy like Charlie Sheen, at least sell me the rights to the things you say so that I can put it into a book. Kthx.

[SchopenhauerFTW]

If I pay full tuition it'll be at Columbia over two T14 full rides... (insane I know)

Subtle.

For a second I thought you meant me, and I was like I most certainly did not say that.

Also, Northwood, if you go crazy like Charlie Sheen, at least sell me the rights to the things you say so that I can put it into a book. Kthx.

[ashrh01]

I might as well be paying full tuition at law school and I also have UG and grad school debt. I'm actually not very stressed about it because I want to do PI law and am planning on Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Otherwise I might be a little more worried.

[chasgoose]

Unless NYU comes through with money, looks like I will be paying full tuition as well wherever I go... not looking forward to it.

[rundoxierun]

is 135k debt enough to join?

[ku1185]

is 135k debt enough to join?

Is that full tuition? If not, you may not be cool enough.

[northwood]

edited op

[dakatz]

Lol, the scariest thing about this thread and all the "I'll be living in a cardboard box" jokes is that it may sadly become the reality for someone that much in the hole. For those about to go into crazy debt, we salute you...

[northwood]

I joke now- but i am scared as hell

[NCtoDC]

Yeah, it is even scarier if you use the loan calculator on finaid.org and it tells you what annual salary you need to pay your loan comfortably :-/

[subtle]

I joke now- but i am scared as hell

+1

[ku1185]

Same. It didn't really sink in until I got accepted into schools.

[northwood]

maybe ill find a sugar momma?

[SchopenhauerFTW]

Lottery tickets.

[Spookyghost]

Somehow I see myself as one of those guys on a big city street corner with a sign listing my educational credentials and "WILL WORK FOR ______" on it.

[northwood]

imi going to go charlie sheen 2.0 and make an internet blog ( alla Rebecca Black) if law school doesnt pan out

[Magnolia]

Picking a LS that's very near a med school and/or hospital is TCR for everyone in this thread.

Or at least that's my plan.

[dakatz]

I fully admit that, if I hadn't done well (thus far) at the school I ended up choosing, I would have looked back and said to myself, "Why the hell didn't I just take the sticker offers from the T6 school". And I would be lying if I said I didn't seriously consider it. But I had the same moment of panic you all did. It was like playing chicken with another oncoming car. Though you all have more guts than I do, since I bailed under the pressure. I'm just praying that I can also do well 2nd semester, and secure myself the type of 2L summer job I want. Until that point comes, and everything is totally secure, there will always be that tugging in the back of my mind that asks me why I just didn't take the safer (albeit more expensive) route.

[northwood]

when i was little me and my buddies used to play chicken while riding our bicycles. I was always the one that crashed my bike into my buddies bike that he jumped off of.

[HWS08]

Anyone still paying off their student loans for undergrad?

Me! However, I calculated that as long as I get a job paying $100K or higher then even with the debt law school becomes a better financial decision than no law school after about 6 years of working.

I'm hoping my 2L summer associate position will cover all of my living expenses for third year. If that's the case, I'll get out with about $140K-$145K in law school debt

[Flett]

All I can think is, "Please please please let IBR, especially the Public Service option, still exist when I need it."

[HWS08]

Yeah, it is even scarier if you use the loan calculator on finaid.org and it tells you what annual salary you need to pay your loan comfortably :-/

That calculator is scary, but it also assumes you only pay 10% of your salary towards loans. Anything above that is considered an "economic hardship." If I'm making $100K or more then that's enough money for me to pay like 20% of my salary towards loans, save for a house/retirement/emergenices and still have a decent standard of living, even in a city like DC or Boston.