<p>Sit down with your parents, and run the numbers through this handy calculator from our friends at FinAid.org: [FinAid</a> | Calculators | Award Letter Comparison Tool](<a href=“Your Guide for College Financial Aid - Finaid”>Award Letter Requirements - Finaid)</p>
<p>If you qualify for Pell, that means that your parents don’t have a lot of money. You can’t afford anywhere that would mean they have to take on any debt themselves, or co-sign for any debt for you. Find out what they can help you with each year out-of-pocket.</p>
<p>Law school is hideously expensive, there are almost no scholarships available for it, and you will almost certainly end up paying for it with loans. That means that you need to keep your undergrad loan debt as low as possible. I know that you don’t want Alabama right now, but the price is right. That is the figure that you need to meet in order to be able to go anywhere else.</p>
<p>To help you get and keep your head on straight about college finances, spend some time in the Financial Aid Forum. kelsmom is a former financial aid officer and really knows her stuff. There also are other parents who are well informed on this topic - some even have kids on scholarship in Alabama and will be able to tell you more about how that program works.</p>
<p>Wishing you all the best!</p>