The other day my cousin Brent emailed me a few questions about law school. He did very well on his LSAT and has been accepted to a couple of different law schools. One of his primary questions centered on the cost of it all. That got me thinking about all of the unexpected costs they don't tell you about. While schools are pretty straight forward about their tuition and fees and provide good estimates of the cost of living in the area there are all sorts of hidden costs to law school that they just don't tell you about. Here are some examples of my unexpected costs:
Books: $800 / semester
BarBri: $2000+
PMBR: $800+
Bar Application: $800+
New Computer: $2000+
- Replaced hard drive
- Replaced keyboard (3x)
- Replaced mouse (3x)
- Replaced battery (2x)
- Replaced power cord (1x)
Backpacks (new one each year b/c it wore out)
Student organization fees
Not to mention an untold number of pens, highlighters, note cards, tabs and whatever other office supplies are necessary to get through finals. Anyhow, I think this is the sort of information that law schools should include in their information. While tuition and books are good to know it's all the other expenses that just add up. CRAZY!
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The number of note cards you use is NOT normal!
Plus, you now need glasses due to all the reading you do. Which apparently happens all the time for law school students.
Trust me... it gets worse.
I'm don't want to be the bearer of bad news - but I'm depressed by the 'real' cost of law school now that all of my student loans are in repayment. What the hell was I ever thinking going to school, not having a roommate, etc.??
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