<p>peter1412 -</p>
<p>Yes, some institutions do offer some aid for students that they truly desire (merit aid), or who are fortunate enough to gain admission (those top institutions on your list that do offer need-based aid). However I fail to see how that negates my original statement “There are very few scholarships for law school and the cost of law school is staggering.” because the facts remain that there are indeed very few scholarships for law school, and the cost of law school is indeed staggering.</p>
<p>I am not remotely interested in stomping on anyone’s dreams. What I am interested in is helping all college applicants (international or domestic) understand the realities of their situations. In almost every case, it is more cost-effective for international applicants to pursue their first professional degrees (law, medicine, engineering and the like) in their home countries, and then to travel to the US for advanced studies. Are there exceptions? Of course! But those are few and far between.</p>
<p>Even if pkulev is truly extraordinary, the likelihood of this whole plan coming to fruition is very, very, very slim. pkulev needs to have a solid set of back-up plans to draw on if (or more likely when) the original plan fails at some stage in the process.</p>