Supreme Court slaps down crazy Colleges

[Apocalypse]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara


Actually, it doesn't really do that very well. I wish I could remember where I got the info, but a very paltry number of people are actually able to use the GI Bill effectively anymore. There are a number of restrictions that knock out a lot of people, the money isn't anywhere near enough to cover the cost of college, and college credits you earn in the military really aren't transferable to any real university.

The military is for suckers, poor people, and jingoists.

GI Bill is largely based on whether you go into a job in the military where they really need people. If you go into one of those, you can typically get full GI Bill advantage. Most of the time, if you join a certain state's National Guard, you can get in state tution, which can help you save over $50,000 at a lot of schools. You don't have to pay for all of school, because with a relatively reliable job in the military, you can typically get fairly good loans. Since you don't have to pay as much, you won't be in debt forever either.

About credits transfering, it's pretty much similar to any community college. Hell, no real university is going to let you transfer that many credits from anywhere really. Just electives usually. It's not really a difference with the military.

[Apocalypse]

Originally posted by Mao
I may be misunderstanding what you're talking about, but I interpreted it to mean that most people who come out of law school go into JAG or finance? What did you mean?

Yeah, that's what happens a lot.

[Zkribbler]

Not here in L.A. They go to giganctic evil firms where they have to work 80 hours of week to get enuf to pay off their student loans.

[Mao]

Originally posted by Apocalypse

Yeah, that's what happens a lot.

OK, and all I was referring to then was that in my area I see a lot of law students go to non-profits and legal aid, that's all. They are of course in the small minority, but they exist and there are programs especially if you want to do this.

[Apocalypse]

Yeah, it'd be nice to go into non-profits pretty soon but a lot of people just can't afford that. Like Zkribbler just stated, they typically have to work many hours to just meet loan payments on time.

[Mao]

Yeah, that's the sad truth of the matter. There are, however, several law firms (big names no less) and legal aid programs that offer loan forgiveness programs for a certain number of years of service (usually 3 I believe...).

Of course, that's neither here nor there in this debate...

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by Mao
...legal aid programs that offer loan forgiveness programs for a certain number of years of service (usually 3 I believe...).

That's right. I had forgotten about those.

[Dr Strangelove]

How many lawyers does the military need anyway? Are they really using that many up in Iraq? Surely they're not taking Harvard Law grads and turning them into cannon fodder? That would be................................................ .............. one of the most useful things the US Army has ever done.

[Zkribbler]

An attack by a battalion of lawyers! --Llook at the poor Iraqis flee! Poor souls, they never had a chance.

[Apocalypse]

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
How many lawyers does the military need anyway? Are they really using that many up in Iraq? Surely they're not taking Harvard Law grads and turning them into cannon fodder? That would be................................................ .............. one of the most useful things the US Army has ever done.

They really don't need that many. JAG is pretty popular anyways.

[Patroklos]

the money isn't anywhere near enough to cover the cost of college

Why do so many people insist on talking out of their ass.

Che, do your self a favor, look up the current GI bill amount, and tell me if that would not have helped you quite a bit if not payed for your college outright. I will do you the favor of not calling you out in front of all these nice people before you get the chance to correct yourself

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Zkribbler
Not here in L.A. They go to giganctic evil firms where they have to work 80 hours of week to get enuf to pay off their student loans.

Not here in anywhere . L.A. is not different in these respects. I imagine those that go into JAG or Finance is less than 5% of law school grads.

[Apocalypse]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui


Not here in anywhere . L.A. is not different in these respects. I imagine those that go into JAG or Finance is less than 5% of law school grads.

What's your point?

[Imran Siddiqui]

That you are wrong.

[Apocalypse]

About? I never said a lot of law school grads go into the military, just that a lot of law school grads who do go into the military go JAG.