pupil wrote:
I'm old skool Uni, starting in '97, so only have about 7K worth of debt from doing 4 years of Undergrad study. 1 year of my MA put me 15K in the hole though, so that has balanced it out! I don't have to pay a penny of my Undergrad loan back until I ear more than 25K, HA, like that's gonna ever happen
I started in 97 too, so no fees to pay back. Only took out £7k worth of loans, and paid the last of that off early in one chunk a couple of years ago.
Law school cost £8k for the year, though, which was a pain. I had to get a loan from the bank for that. Thankfully if you get a training contract at a law firm they pay that back for you. Or, if you're doing well at university and get a training contract in the third year (which is what a lot of people do), they pay for the law school fees upfront. They also give you support money for the year spent at law school (of around £2-3K).
I don't know why more people don't do law - it's relatively easy to study at university and at law school, you can arrange to get the law school fees paid for you before you even ever go there, and once you've started work there's no bother about promotion ever. For every year more qualified you are, you get paid more. How's that for an easy ride?
Mali - does Mrs Mali not know?