Anonymous
Post 06/08/2025 21:27     Subject: Confused about law school merit scholarships
Aren’t retirement funds excluded from financial aid considerations in general? And home equity?

Aside from the law school question
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2025 20:06     Subject: Confused about law school merit scholarships
How old is your kid, considering your ages?
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2025 19:19     Subject: Confused about law school merit scholarships
Some top schools outside of YHS give full or half rides to entice students to forego YHS. Have to score very high on the LSAT and have great undergrad grades, obviously.
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2025 18:58     Subject: Confused about law school merit scholarships
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Aren't regular aged grad students independent for aid purposes? Your assets shouldn't matter at this point.

They still check parent income if you want financial aid. Everyone looks poor at 22-25 yo, but that doesn't mean their parents aren't wealthy. OP's kid, won't get financial aid. He might get merit aid, but will have to go to a lower ranked school to get it. The best school he can get into will likely charge him sticker. Most people just take out loans and shoot for Biglaw to pay off those loans, or use a public interest repayment option.


This is correct. Going through it for two kids now. But varies by school. Top schools generally do.
Anonymous
Post 06/05/2025 11:06     Subject: Confused about law school merit scholarships
Anonymous wrote:Aren't regular aged grad students independent for aid purposes? Your assets shouldn't matter at this point.

They still check parent income if you want financial aid. Everyone looks poor at 22-25 yo, but that doesn't mean their parents aren't wealthy. OP's kid, won't get financial aid. He might get merit aid, but will have to go to a lower ranked school to get it. The best school he can get into will likely charge him sticker. Most people just take out loans and shoot for Biglaw to pay off those loans, or use a public interest repayment option.
Anonymous
Post 06/05/2025 11:05     Subject: Confused about law school merit scholarships
You will need to look at schools where you are above the 75th in both numbers (GPA and LSAT) in order for them to target you for generous merit. Just one of the two will get you a little but not much.
Anonymous
Post 06/05/2025 11:02     Subject: Confused about law school merit scholarships
Law school generally gives merit and not need based aid. Most of my classmates in law school paid for law school themselves with student loans.
Anonymous
Post 06/05/2025 10:59     Subject: Confused about law school merit scholarships
Anonymous wrote:My daughter went to Chicago Law from UVA undergrad and got generous merit aid offered with her admission - no requirement to show need. Apparently it’s common for strong applicants.


That’s a fantastic result! Congrats to your daughter.