Financing a Legal Education
The pursuit of a legal education will involve a substantial investment of time, energy, and finances. It is important to plan on how you will pay for law school. Most schools will offer merit scholarships, need-based scholarships/grants, and there are federal and private loan options to cover the remaining cost of attendance.
In the month of February, Pre-Law Advising hosts sessions with the BU Law Financial Aid Office to discuss applying for financial aid, budgeting, and the scholarships and loans available for law students.
| LSAC’s Financial Aid for Law School Overview | https://www.lsac.org/choosing-law-school/paying-law-school |
| Source for access to information and applications for Federal student aid. | https://studentaid.gov/ |
| Request your free annual credit report here. | https://www.annualcreditreport.com/cra/index.jsp |
| AccessLex Institute, the leading nonprofit offering financial literacy tools and and an outside scholarship databank. | http://accesslex.org/ https://www.accesslex.org/databank |
| Equal Justice Works, providing information on public interest law programs and law school loan repayment assistance programs (LRAP) | http://www.equaljusticeworks.org/ |
| FinAid.org, comprehensive source of student financial aid information, advice and tools | http://www.finaid.org/ |
| Fastweb, financial aid search engine | http://www.fastweb.com/ |
| Juno, assistance with private loan search | https://joinjuno.com/ |