Scholarships for law school?

Twoin18
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 17:01:58 +0000

LostInTheShuffle:

This thread has gotten so dark and bleak.

Average (or modestly above average) students borrowing money for education is a hugely risky endeavor, not limited to law school. For example, that supposedly stable job as a social worker doesn’t look so great when you have $300K in student loans: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/usc-online-social-work-masters-11636435900

On the other hand tippy top students, especially (but not solely) those who attend elite colleges, may have more options open to them and their career objectives may be very different. That sort of star student can (as one example of a kid I know) go into tech sales for FAANG and earn $120K base out of college, even without studying a STEM subject. Or compete for a Rhodes scholarship then go work for McKinsey.

One of the challenges on this website is when the aspirations of a tippy top student (or one whose parents believe they are) to have a “meaningful” elite career are conflated with the aspirations of a student who simply wants a decently paying job, a house and a family, and can’t afford to be in debt.