<p>How much money can you get for undergrad and then for say law school? I basically need to put my entire college career on a credit card. I really don't care how much interest I have to pay back my main question is... Can I get it? I'm a non traditional college student at age 26 with a credit score floating around 700. I have owned a home (now sold, living with parents) and a car (paid off) I am finishing my associates at a local community college in May and want to know my options. Ultimate goal is to be a lawyer. Thoughts?</p>
<p>Figure I'll need 30-50 k for undergrad...</p>
<p>then about...</p>
<p>50-100 k for law school</p>
<p>Unless you have a really good paying job, it will be very hard for you to take out this amount of loan money without a cosigner.</p>
<p>really don’t care how much interest I have to pay back my</p>
<p>Then you don’t have the critical thinking skills or logic necessary to become a good lawyer.</p>
<p>Or apparently the ability to do a simple Google search. Fail.</p>
<p>I agree with the above posters.</p>
<p>You can borrow $7500 each of your junior and senior years through the federal Direct Loan program. If you have a cosigner - or income and assets of your own - you can borrow as much more as your credit situation (and/or your cosigner’s) will support. </p>
<p>Since law school is very, very expensive, and the job prospects for newly graduated lawyers is uncertain, I would finish your undergraduate work at the least expensive school available to you.</p>
<p>You are independent for the FAFSA because of your age. This changes the loan limits to $9,500 freshman, $10,500 sophomore, $12,500 junior and $12,500 senior years. Your aggregate limit for undergraduate work is $57,500. Here’s the link: [FinAid</a> | Loans | Student Loans](<a href=“Your Guide for College Financial Aid - Finaid”>Student Loans - Finaid)</p>
<p>But before you get too excited about the limits, run the repayment calculators [FinAid</a> | Calculators](<a href=“Your Guide for College Financial Aid - Finaid”>Calculators - Finaid) and think about how big a chunk the potential debt is going to take out of your income each month.</p>
<p>Since you have held down a job in the past, you may want to plan to complete your degree in a location where you can continue to work at least half-time. Better yet full-time with benefits, while studying part-time. It will take longer to finish your degree(s), true, but you will be in better financial shape when you do finish.</p>