Law or Med school?

sakky
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:33:14 +0000

It’s very easy to get into a law school,



I still have to dispute the notion that it is ‘very easy’, as evidenced by my previous post above: some Cal students can’t get into even low-ranked law schools, and plenty others don’t even bother to apply because they know they can’t get in. {Heck, some Cal students can’t even successfully graduate from Cal.}



Then there are those interested in public interest or public sector work - in that case, you will want to get enough scholarships so that you don’t graduate with loads of debt (or “waste” daddy’s money).



Or get into one of the top ranked law schools that runs a generous loan-forgiveness program to those working in nonprofits. HLS and YLS are two that have unusually generous programs. HLS will even waive the 3L tuition if you enter the public sector for 5 years.

http://www.law.yale.edu/documents/pdf/Financial_Aid/2008COAPDescription_2010andlaterrevised.pdf
[HLS Student Financial Services: Low Income Protection Plan](http://www.law.harvard.edu/students/sfs/lipp/)
[HLS Student Financial Services: Public Service Initiative Program Guidelines](http://www.law.harvard.edu/students/sfs/psi/)