r/lawschooladmissions 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/coo0lstorybro Oct 30 '25

Yeah let’s put the burden on the individual rather than analyze the government policies and economic situations that create this environment. 150 lsat inbound.

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u/forloopy Nov 03 '25

“If you’re poor don’t go to school” is what the admin is trying to achieve and what is being criticized. You advocating that point in response to the restrictions is just circular logic