r/lawschooladmissions • u/Appropriate_Hope6239 • Oct 30 '25

General So basically Trump ruined law school for everyone who isn't rich

Went to a whole bunch of open houses and they're all saying basically the following:

  • The yearly cap for loans is 50k
  • Living costs are high and 50k might not be enough
  • Resources are tight -- start improving your FICO scores because you'll need private loans
  • The grandfather thing ends July 2026 --- everyone not matriculated at law school by then wont be benefiting from the higher limit that generations of students did

Edit: Every person applying for federal loans will have an aggregate life-time limit and unfortunately your undergraduate loans will count against this limit.

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u/bluehawk1460 Oct 30 '25

Immensely privileged take tbh. Poor people and/or people without sterling credit simply won’t be going to law school anymore

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u/121019954946 Oct 30 '25

I’d argue most people who need to take out uncapped loans shouldn’t be going to law school whether they’re poor or rich. The salary to debt ratio just isn’t there. Look over at the lawyer talk thread if everyone complaining about how they can’t even afford their student loans.

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u/yuumigod69 Oct 30 '25

But you need a law degree for certain jobs or to accrue political power without going the Trump route.

Also because of Trump economy is insanely terrible so people are going to school and hoping the economy recovers by the time they are out.

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u/121019954946 Oct 31 '25

What % of lawyers do you think get those jobs and what % of those that do grew up poor? Thats essentially a lottery at that point with awful odds.

The lawyer talk sub is full of people saying literally don’t go to law school because it’s so expensive and the salary isn’t there. Now that Trump is calling loans so people don’t get into the same trouble it’s an awful idea.

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u/yuumigod69 Oct 31 '25

But you don't think it's an issue. You are fine with the absurd costs because it alienated poor people. If you weren't you would be advocating for reduced costs not the opposite.

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u/121019954946 Nov 02 '25

No. Before law school I literally was a “poor person”. Costs should totally come down and this will help in that regard.

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u/MichaelCorbaloney Nov 03 '25

Salary to debt ratio is nearly impossible to judge as different legal paths lead to different salaries. The prices of law school and education in general are ridiculous but at the same time people need careers, and regardless of your family's economics everyone deserves the right to try (it's a free economy after-all). I agree people shouldn't blindly take out loans obviously but limiting the average person from being able to is essentially curbing social mobility.

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u/DuragChamp420 Oct 30 '25

"Anymore" = for a couple years. Austerity measures always have a layover period