Tuition at most law schools in the nation is absolutely ridiculous. Most students currently in law school or in the midst of applying will agree with this statement.
Trust me; I know what I’m talking about. I have to decide what law school I will be attending this fall within the next two weeks. The decision of which law school is best is hard enough; however, I also have to deal with the issue of actually paying for this education. This is difficult. I find myself having to choose between the schools that are considered better against those that seem more affordable. There is something wrong with this, isn’t there?
Tuition rates contradict the American Dream ideal. The American Dream promises vast success to people who work hard. Well, I have worked very hard. Yet, I will be forced to incur a great amount of debt to pay for the law school which has admitted me thanks to my “academic excellence”.
The only consolation I have is the promise by these law schools that my degree will automatically pay for the insane prizes of tuition one day. Well, I really hope this is true.
The problem with education in the United States is because it is a business. The mentality behind sending children to private institutions is due to the myth that ‘the more one pays the better the results.’ Therefore, parents will send their children private preparatories if they can afford it—otherwise their children attend public schools. The University of Southern California is an example of a private institution does not wave tuition fees for students whose parents make less than $60k a year. Harvard University is the paradigm for promising students whose backgrounds keep them from attending. In fact, Harvard waives tuition fees for students who make less than the aforementioned. Graduate school is no different and is worse. Most students choose a graduate program because of its reputation and search for a back door into the institution instead of thinking where they will be happy.
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Tuition really is a huge burden, especially for an international student like me. We have no way of even applying for any of the federal funding sources and a good number of schools flat out refuse to provide any scholarship to international students. The only reason why I am even at USC is because it was one of the few schools that did offer scholarship to internationals. I think it's sad that higher education costs so much when it's almost a necessity in order to survive in the current job market.
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