Ridiculous Cost for Law School


richardvf

Ok, does anyone else but me think the cost of attending law school in the US is getting ridiculous. When I went to the University of Texas, a top 20 law school, from 87 to 90 my tuition as a Texas resident student averaged about $2,300 per year. I borrowed $5,000 per year to pay for tuition, books and some living expenses and owed upon graduation $15,000, which I thought was a huge amount of money. I understand that law school tuition at UT for Texas resident students is now around $14,000 per year, which is supposedly cheap. I also understand that tuition at private law school such as USC is approaching $40,000 per year. My question is how do foreign students attending law school in the US for a LL.M degree afford it? Taking into consideration the costs of tuition, housing, travel, spending money and loss of income, it has got to be extremely expensive.

Ok, does anyone else but me think the cost of attending law school in the US is getting ridiculous. When I went to the University of Texas, a top 20 law school, from 87 to 90 my tuition as a Texas resident student averaged about $2,300 per year. I borrowed $5,000 per year to pay for tuition, books and some living expenses and owed upon graduation $15,000, which I thought was a huge amount of money. I understand that law school tuition at UT for Texas resident students is now around $14,000 per year, which is supposedly cheap. I also understand that tuition at private law school such as USC is approaching $40,000 per year. My question is how do foreign students attending law school in the US for a LL.M degree afford it? Taking into consideration the costs of tuition, housing, travel, spending money and loss of income, it has got to be extremely expensive.
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josepidal

I am banking on financial aid. I am from the Philippines and when NYU asked me to fork over an immediate $500 deposit to secure their scholarship grant, I nearly choked and explained that I spent less than $1,000 for my standard four-year law school education here in Manila.

I am banking on financial aid. I am from the Philippines and when NYU asked me to fork over an immediate $500 deposit to secure their scholarship grant, I nearly choked and explained that I spent less than $1,000 for my standard four-year law school education here in Manila.
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