School expense a capital pain
■ Legal scholars tap various
resources to ease the
financial burden of a hefty
law school tuition
By Rebecca Newell
Oregon Daily Emerald
Every student dreads the
thought of paying back student
loans, trying to offset the cost of
school through scholarships, jobs
and family support. For law stu
dents, the options are often limit
ed.
With a tuition of $10,700 for
Oregon residents and $13,170 for
nonresidents, plus books and liv
ing expenses, there is no simple
way for aspiring lawyers to easily
absorb the costs. With the intense
demand of law course work creat
ing a conflict with most work
schedules, law students must of
ten bite the bullet and borrow
from Uncle Sam.
“I’m taking out the full amount
I can in loans,” said Sarah An
gove, a University of Portland
graduate. “My parents have basi
cally paid my rent but I’m trying
to do it by myself.”
Originally from Sublimity, Ore
gon, Angove expressed concern
over the amount of debt she’ll in
cur before graduating from law
school — S60,000 from law
school added to the $29,000 in
loans from her undergraduate
work. Angove described the com
plicated payment plan options
she has, but added that it will
“still be forever” before the loans
are paid off.
Angove plans on working dur
ing the summer and hopes to get
an internship that will last
throughout the school year. She
said that her specific career
choice in the field of law will be
affected by the amount of money
it offers.
Justin Massey, a San Clemente
native who recently finished off
his undergraduate work at Brown
University, will cover tuition
with a combination of federal
loans and loans from his parents.
Massey plans to do a law-related
internship during summer but
has a Plan B for extra money.
“I have my own Web site de
sign firm,” Massey said. He is also
striving to place high enough in
his class to receive scholarships
for his second and third year of
school to avoid incurring a large
debt.
For Eugene native Carla Har
cleroad, freshly graduated from
Portland State University, federal
financial aid is her provider of
funds for the first year. With her
I’m taking out the full
amount I can in loans.
Sarah Angove
law student
parents assisting her with living
expenses, Harcleroad said she
plans on making borrowing a one
time thing.
“I’m not nervous [about taking
out a loan] because I have good
family support,” said Harcleroad.
“I probably won’t take out any
more loans after this year.”
Jeffrey Erwin is also relying on
government loans and family
support to cover the costs of law
school. The Colorado resident
chose Oregon for school because
of his interest in natural re
sources, but plans on working
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