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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm sorry, but I don't really think of attorney jobs at the DOJ as public service jobs where you are making a big sacrifice to serve your country.  I've worked in Big Law and I have friends at the DOJ/FTC/SEC etc. and once people have families, almost everybody who isn't a partner wants a government job because the lifestyle is just more conducive to a real family life, the pace is slower, there are fewer crazy clients asking weird things of you on your weekend time, and you're still making &gt;$100K.

DOJ etc. attorney jobs are in very high demand by very smart people -- it's not like you're teaching science in Appalachia.  If you have to hold your nose so much to perform your DOJ job -- it's such a tremendous personal sacrifice to work for $130K a year, get every other Friday off, telecommute, and spend quality time with your family -- I suggest that you quit your job and get that high salary job in Big Law you've been secretly dreaming about, and give someone else a chance at yours, because many would take it and be quite good at it.[/quote]

You people are nuts! Hold my nose? I LOVE WHAT I DO! It's the only thing I have ever wanted to do! And maybe your friends telecommute every week and whatever other perks that you think makes its a cushy job, but that's not my reality. When you start prosecuting drug rings, rap soars and murders come back and tell me about how easy I supposedly have it. The real issue with all of you is how dare I an attorney have the nerves to ask for financial aid.
Who care whether my financial situation actually supports it, right? It's just how dare I an attorney of all things not feel ashamed to need FA.
And give me a damn break $130K is not comparable to $300K. And dream
Of a job at big law. Don't kid yourself...it's not everyone's dream...graduating in the top 10% of my class at a top 20 I certainly could have had big law if I ever wanted it. Imagine some of us don't dream of being a partner at a firm...
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Welcome to the middle class squeeze. You are not eligible for FA.[/quote]

Actually I am...LOL. What's interesting is how many people assume they know who is qualified and who isn't. FA at IS isn't based just on gross income...and some schools are a lot more generous than others based on their philosophies, endowment fund, and ultimately who they want to be a part of the school.
FA at IS in no way mirror FA in college. There are no federal guidelines dictating what the formula.
Most IS don't even have a salary cutoff for eligibility (please read up post where poster said her HI was almost $300K and they receive some
assistance). Unlike most who get the bulk of their information from
This forum I've actually had indepth conversations with the schools I am applying to, their award process and what financial pictures they take into account. I've also talked to the families who receive aid and asked what's the best way to go about applying. So while you all may think "oh no way..." I can count on more than my two hands families whose circumstances and awards dictate otherwise.[/quote]

These families are not beloved at private. We know who you are. Full pay parents who have sacrificed by working and earning the money for private don't love those who "have their reasons" that they get a free ride.[/quote]

Actually, NO, you don't know. Twice I've had administrators make remarks indicating that they think we receive aid - or want it. Neither was true; we paid full tuition - in advance, no payment plan.[/quote]

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