A question regarding law school

[Whispers]

Originally Posted by Jimmiwad

Or just attend a trade school and get a real job. Plumbers earn more than most lawyers anyway and deal with lot less flushed matter.

A lot of truth in that statement. Plumbing used to be a "family" pass down kinda business but the last couple of generations of kids bucked the "tradition" and did other things creating a shortage of plumbers.

Rates have skyrocketed as wel las delays in service in central Texas.

I know a 30yo with a license that invested time in "leak detection and money in high tech equipment that drives a new truck and seldom gets dirty diagnosing problems in the $400 an hour range and then gets another $4000 to $6000 for what equates to about 60 man hours of work done by apprentices or laborers exposing some pipes that he spends an hour repairing and certifying the results afterwards.

[Flirtatousfemalefan]

Dear Ms. Preston,
What I am thinking is that you research each school with respect to the placement rate of its students. The things that I am thinking that you are looking for is first year salaries and what they would be after say five years. The reason you do this is because if all things are equal go to the school that would practically give you a free ride. However if there is a big disparity in first year income depending on what you want to concentrate in then take the loan. However what is the interest rate and what would the monthly payment be on the loan. That is what you would have to factor in, three years because that can and will adversely effect your credit for future long term purchases. Also if you where to get a student loan what is the interest on it and how long would they give you to pay it back or are there programs that you can participate in that will forgive you if you participate in certain programs like you being consul for a traditional group of people that don't receive representation in court. If you do go the loan route, look into those types of programs. Also get yourself a copy of the money book because there is a lot of money for free that you could have as well. That is certainly something that you should exhaust as well.