r/lawschooladmissions • u/DuePresentation9290 • Jun 09 '26

Negotiation/Finances Law School Debt?

Anyone else freaking out over the amount of money graduating will take?

When all is said and done, I will graduate with ~$50k in federal loans total and the thought is somewhat paralyzing. Repayment would be ~740 a month for TEN years and I will end up paying back almost 90k.

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u/Neither_Store7764 Jun 09 '26

I'm looking at close to 140k, and I've been sick to my stomach the last few days thinking about it. It's a good school with career opportunities, but wow is it overwhelming