Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Admitted

So, I recently got a letter indicating that i had gotten into law school. Even though the law school is not the most prestigious or well known, I took quiet a liking to it and was excited when I got the acceptance letter. I started telling everyone: my girlfriend, family, friends. Once the excitement of it wore off I started thinking about paying for it. Tuition at this school is 30000+ just for classes, on top of that i need to add the price of books, housing, food, bills, etc. I just called the school to find out how much, if any assistance I may receive for schooling and was informed that I did not qualify for any scholarships. The advisor was very nice and told me she would look into my file and see if I may become eligible for any further down the road. My mood was not high because I did not want to be in debt for $100,000+ when I got out of law school. While there is hope, my chances are not looking good. I'm still going to call back and see if i can plead my way into some grant money. I know i have to take out loans I just don't want it to be 100%. I really want to go here, but I can't afford to be in that much debt upon graduating. I don't know what to do. I do no want to ask people for money. The only people I want to be responsible for paying for this are my girlfriend and me (wouldn't mind government assistance though). What makes this even worse is the fact that I will not be able to work my first year and will be completely dependent on non-income money. Another option I have is enrolling in the part-time program so that i will be able to work and that way it would take me only one year longer to complete school. I should really set up a meeting with my advisor there and go over all this stuff.

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