Demon student Kaelan wants to run for office someday and believes that the prestige of an elite law school would be valuable for a career in politics. Is it worth taking on student debt for that prestige? Nathan and Ben question the assumption that a JD is a prerequisite for…
Demon tutor Ruth joins Nathan to discuss a hypothetical dilemma. Listener Pedro asks if it would be wiser to pay full tuition at Harvard or to accept a full scholarship at Chicago. Is six-figure debt ever worth it? Ruth thinks that paying tuition at a top school may be worth…
An anonymous listener has a GPA below 2.5 and is struggling to break 150 on the LSAT. They also owe $50,000 in undergraduate student loans. Understandably, they don’t want to take on more debt. Should this student continue on their path toward law school? Nathan and Ben…
Ben and Nathan read a Reuter article called “Ashamed. Stressed. Hopeless. How Debt Is Weighing On Young Lawyers” sent in by Monet. They discuss how law school debt disproportionately harms students of color, why paying for law school can ruin your life, and how students can avoid this hot mess.…