<p>I'm paying for part of LS and feel guilty that I'm not paying all of it. My parents paid for all of LS for me, so I tend to think that's how it should be. </p>
<p>I'd rather give my kids $ for an education than leave them a lot of $ when I die--at which point they may have made compromises in their dreams due to financial restraints. </p>
<p>I think people tend to spend money on the things they value most. For me, that's an education. I know parents who won't pay for LS who have helped finance a car or given the kids a down payment for a house or paid for a big fancy wedding. Unless I win the lottery, I'll never do anything like that for my kids. I'm not condemning anyone who does, just saying I have different priorities. </p>
<p>For any of you who have kids who are interested in public service law, please keep in mind it may be cheaper to go to a more expensive law school with a good loan forgiveness program than to accept merit money from another law school.</p>