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How does a high school dropout and single mom afford law school?

posted 13 years ago by dipads
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I read somewhere that you practically need to be of financially independent means.

[–] Recidi 12 years ago

A majority of law students these days don't pay from their own pocket. It's called "student loans" which, if you ask most Attorneys, spent 10+ years paying off.

[–] timlin-4 11 years ago

But she never intends to practice law...

[–] den_quixote 10 years ago

I graduated from a third rate law school in 1994 with less than $10,000 in loans to pay back. I did exhaust my savings, but the 3 years including time spent studying for the bar, all tuition, books, and living expenses was less than $45,000. It can be done.

[–] jmichael3387 8 years ago

It still doesn't make sense. Why did she go to law school?? Law school would cost a lot more than hiring an attorney to file whatever papers needed to be filed. And as for retrieving the evidence and testing the DNA....anyone can do that. She didn't need to be an attorney.