<p>My son wants to major in Political Science and possibly double with History or Econ. He also knows we wants to go on to Law shool. He is determined that UR is the school for him, but I am not sure if it is worth the cost/debt. </p>
<p>He only qualified for 5,500 in FA but he is waiting on decisions from scholarships (not from UR). Even though the CSS thinks we can contribute more, as his parent, I can only contribute about 10K a year. We have tried to have the FA reconsidered but the FA officer is not returning emails or phone calls. </p>
<p>His other options are Univeristy of Maryland College Park and University of Hawaii. He is also waitlisted at Univeristy of Chicaco and Fordham.</p>
<p>Because he is not a potential Med student or Engineer, I believe he could get just as good of an education at UMD. Does anyone know how good the poly sci program for undergrad is at UR? I think being in the MD/VA/DC area would help him with internships. </p>
<p>Any thoughts are appreciated.</p>
<p>It is ranked 15th for graduate political science.
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<p>But if he wants to goto law school you do not want the debt because of lifetime limits and the undergrad degree does not really matter in the real world. These facts are discussed quiet frequently here.</p>
<p>You better send in those reply letters quick</p>
<p>What are “lifetime limits”?</p>
<p>For Federal loans, there are lifetime limits ($138,500 total undergrad + grad/law school; med students limits are $225,000) on the amounts a student may borrow. Since there is very, very little merit aid (and little to no work/study) for professional school, students have to fund their own education, usually by borrowing.</p>
<p>Any money borrowed thru the federal loan (Stafford) program for undergrad means that much less money is available to borrow to pay for law school.</p>
<p>thanks to you both for the information. </p>
<p>He really liked the UR curriculum and the smaller campus (and he would also continue to play football there as well). The cost is the only problem.</p>
<p>My older daughter is graduating from UMD in a few weeks and she received a quality education.</p>
<p>Ultimately, it is his decision.</p>