<p>I agree with you, jonri. It is not likely that either of my Ds will seek a professional school such as law or medicine, but one will likely seek a Ph.D. Hopefully there will be a fellowship for her. If either did want law or medicine, & I had the $$, & the D in question showed promise & had been responsible, I would support that goal with my pocketbook.</p>
<p>I really do feel that this is an area where law & medical schools can & should be much more proactive about fin. aid, but esp. toward URM's. AA's are really needed in medicine in general right now, for example; so are Latinos in some regions. In some States, a law degree will be no guarantee of a high-ncome practice, regardless of where you obtained that law degree. As to medicine, I currently know a couple in their late 50's who are still repaying loans for med school. I would think that a demonstrated commitment to practice medicine in underserved communities, for example, or in critical-need departments should be esp. rewarded with partial forgiveness of loans.</p>
<p>JMO</p>