Aspiring lawyer passed the bar, rejected because of student loa...

sempermom wrote:

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How typical. You can't refute his argument so you just attack the poster. Some people are just too stupid to live.
Idiot.

He made a racist remark. Obviously you must be too if you don't think that remark was inexcusable! You must be a member of the woman's auxiliary of the KKK

It's kinda ironic that this fellow can accumulate enough student loan debt so that he's not eligible to practice law, while lawyer Obama can put us all into more debt than all the other presidents in history combined and label it as a "Hope and Change" initiative.

from the full NYT article:

“The size of this account is extremely unusual, but not surprising given that the customer took out 32 loans to pursue undergraduate, law and masters of law studies and has not made a single monthly payment over his 26-year student loan history,” Ms. Holler said.“We are performing an extensive review of his extraordinary case, and if we identify any errors we will quickly rectify them.”

Dude! Twenty-six YEARS? Not ONE monthly payment?! You're white and you figured you could coast the ENTIRE way without resorting to SOME kind of interim job?

Pull the other one - it's got bells on.

I wish I could go to London to study- but I did not have numerous loans to cover my expenses. I had to work to support myself.
He has had two major accidents which must have some type of lawsuits attached- where is that money? Being a lawyer to be- he would not just give the injuring parties a wave-off.
Not one payment in 26 years???? Did he think everyone would just forget?? Maybe that ledger page would get lost. The day he was going to pay there were earthquakes, locusts, floods, the dog ate the check.
No - this freeloader wants everyone else to pay for him. Time to man-up Robert.

The problem is he wants to work. In this country only the ones that collect welfare and dont want to work..get everything for free!

Sol wrote:

from the full NYT article:
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Dude! Twenty-six YEARS? Not ONE monthly payment?! You're white and you figured you could coast the ENTIRE way without resorting to SOME kind of interim job?
Pull the other one - it's got bells on.

Seems as though he was pursuing his career as a "professional student" and then finally realized he needed to get an actual job. I doubt he would be a very good emplyee. They routinely check credit reports now as an indicator of character.

New Jersey would probably take him.

Dump Dodd!!

former res wrote:

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Seems as though he was pursuing his career as a "professional student" and then finally realized he needed to get an actual job.

Sounds more like a "professional jerk-off". Most people at that age are planning for their future retirement.

wow cant belive that i know that community collage is 1500 a semester non houseing on campus . westconn is 8k a semester! uconn i hear is close to 10k a semester for a master jezz that high .

former res wrote:

…as an indicator of character…

Um, Former? Sweetie? This discussion is about a guy who wants to be a LAWYER... remember?

:)

Nemesys wrote:

It's kinda ironic that this fellow can accumulate enough student loan debt so that he's not eligible to practice law, while lawyer Obama can put us all into more debt than all the other presidents in history combined and label it as a "Hope and Change" initiative.

You're disjointed again, Nem, and reaching for any occasion to air your political grievances. Sorry, just trying to keep you regular.:-)

Oh and ten bucks says we're better off after 8 years of O than we were after 8 of a recently retired republican administration.

Hope you had a nice 4th! Ciao for now.

Student Loans are a god send when they are given to you, after all it means you can get that college education, which without means low pay and less of the American Dream. However, what is scary is when you do have to pay them back. Unsubsidized loans have accrued interest already and 6 months following graduation the subsidized loans begin accruing interest. Interest rates are high! Interesting the the average loan is 20,000 per undergraduate. I find this most peculiar and misleading. A public school's education for its state's resident is approximately 20,000. Public school education for the non-resident is 40,000 plus and a private college's annual cost is approximately 46,000. Now divide 20,000 by 4 is 20,000 total debt a reasonable figure? Honestly, sometimes I wonder if these columnists read their own copy? This is the bottom line. The student's actual debt might be 20,000, because there is a sealing as to how much a student can borrow from the Federal Government, BUT and this is a big BUT there is a BALANCE, who do you think takes out the balance? Mom, dad, or the student via a bank loan. What is the average debt on that? Well, I bet it is at least another $10,000 a year or $40,000 total upon graduation. Please take a poll from a recent graduate, whose parents could not afford to pay for the student's degree at a private college, such as Fairfield University, Boston University, or New York University and ask, how much debt has accrued from earning your college education? I think the reply will quote an amount that exceeds much more than $20,000. The problem with our columnists is that they get caught up in semantics. Applying logic is always helpful.

Student Loans are a god send when they are given to you, after all it means you can get that college education, which without means low pay and less of the American Dream. However, what is scary is when you do have to pay them back. Unsubsidized loans have accrued interest already and 6 months following graduation the subsidized loans begin accruing interest. Interest rates are high! Interesting that the average loan is 20,000 per undergraduate. I find this most peculiar and misleading. A public school's education for its state's resident is approximately 20,000 per year. Public school education for the non-resident is 40,000 plus per year and a private college's annual cost is approximately 46,000. Now divide 20,000 by 4 is 20,000 total debt a reasonable figure? Honestly, sometimes I wonder if these columnists read their own copy? This is the bottom line. The student's actual debt might be 20,000, because there is a sealing as to how much a student can borrow from the Federal Government, BUT and this is a big BUT there is a BALANCE, who do you think takes out the balance? Mom, dad, or the student via a bank loan. What is the average debt on that? Well, I bet it is at least another $10,000 a year or $40,000 total upon graduation. Please take a poll from a recent graduate, whose parents could not afford to pay for the student's degree at a private college, such as Fairfield University, Boston University, or New York University and ask, how much debt has accrued from earning your college education? I think the reply will quote an amount that exceeds much more than $20,000. The problem with our columnists is that they get caught up in semantics. Applying logic is always helpful.

wrestlingwow3 wrote:

wow cant belive that i know that community collage is 1500 a semester non houseing on campus . westconn is 8k a semester! uconn i hear is close to 10k a semester for a master jezz that high .

Start with a basic grammar and spelling course, then worry about going to "collage".
(Moron)

INSANE! How on earth can anyone pay back anything if they are not allowed to do the lucrative job they are trained to do?

Sol wrote:

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Um, Former? Sweetie? This discussion is about a guy who wants to be a LAWYER... remember?
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you better be female

"You're disjointed again, Nem, and reaching for any occasion to air your political grievances. Sorry, just trying to keep you regular.:-)"

Actually, I've been quite good, but you know how much I love irony. Lawyers saying that too much debt isn't ethical? Ha! With most of our elected leaders both lawyers and overspenders, is debt ethical only when it's someone else's money?

Rather than give condescending biased observations, why not actually address the merits of the issue, SHO? Can you admit that this situation makes no sense in the cosmic scheme of things?

"Oh and ten bucks says we're better off after 8 years of O than we were after 8 of a recently retired republican administration."

I'd take that bet, assuming we could agree on what "better off" means, but sadly the O won't last beyond 2012, so we'll never know.

former res wrote:

you better be female

And too much for YOU to handle, Cheesesteak.
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(NO-body makes a proper cheesesteak up here!)

Sol wrote:

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And too much for YOU to handle, Cheesesteak.
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(NO-body makes a proper cheesesteak up here!)

A good cheesesteak is a wonderful thing. I like mine with provalone (not cheese whiz) and fried onions. Hot peppers once in a while too.

Nemesys wrote:

"You're disjointed again, Nem, and reaching for any occasion to air your political grievances. Sorry, just trying to keep you regular.:-)"
Actually, I've been quite good, but you know how much I love irony. Lawyers saying that too much debt isn't ethical? Ha! With most of our elected leaders both lawyers and overspenders, is debt ethical only when it's someone else's money?
Rather than give condescending biased observations, why not actually address the merits of the issue, SHO? Can you admit that this situation makes no sense in the cosmic scheme of things?
"Oh and ten bucks says we're better off after 8 years of O than we were after 8 of a recently retired republican administration."
I'd take that bet, assuming we could agree on what "better off" means, but sadly the O won't last beyond 2012, so we'll never know.

sorry Nem. I wrote a very thoughtful reply but lost it in my browser cache. I'll have to leave it for another day.