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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t think parents should pay for law school. I[b]f the kid has the chops they should be able to get a good scholarship a[/b]nd also make their own decisions about which school to go to, balancing the cost against their career ambitions. [/quote]

Law schools don't give merit aid. They are cash cows for universities.[/quote]

I’m PP. I had a strong lsat and gpa and got a full ride at a top 10 law school, which I took over higher ranked options. I’m a happy mid career lawyer. [/quote]

Following up, basically all law schools but Harvard Yale and Stanford give merit aid to high stat students to improve their averages. The higher the stats, the more merit aid options you will have. At the higher ranked law schools that offer merit aid, the merit scholarships are very competitive and may require essays and a certain “story.”  Of course there are trade offs between taking the aid at a lower ranked school and paying more for a higher ranked school. That’s the kind of decision somebody who is going to be a lawyer should be able to make. [/quote]

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