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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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Financial Aid Resources<\/b><\/caption>\n
LSAC’s Financial Aid for Law School Overview<\/td>\nhttps:\/\/www.lsac.org\/choosing-law-school\/paying-law-school<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Source for access to information and applications for Federal student aid.<\/td>\nhttps:\/\/studentaid.gov\/<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Request your free annual credit report here.<\/td>\nhttps:\/\/www.annualcreditreport.com\/cra\/index.jsp<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AccessLex Institute, the leading nonprofit offering financial literacy tools and and an outside scholarship databank.<\/td>\nhttp:\/\/accesslex.org\/<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.accesslex.org\/databank<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Equal Justice Works, providing information on public interest law programs and law school loan repayment assistance programs (LRAP)<\/td>\nhttp:\/\/www.equaljusticeworks.org\/<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FinAid.org, comprehensive source of student financial aid information, advice and tools<\/td>\nhttp:\/\/www.finaid.org\/<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fastweb, financial aid search engine<\/td>\nhttp:\/\/www.fastweb.com\/<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Juno, assistance with private loan search<\/td>\nhttps:\/\/joinjuno.com\/<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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