<p>Sorry, but no one is shackling kids to loans … no one but the kids themselves. It is not necessary to attend Davidson or similar schools. I’m not saying it’s not wonderful to attend them, just that it is not necessary. I feel like a broken record sometimes, but it is a choice to go to a school one cannot afford. For most students, there are alternatives that do not require so much borrowing.</p>
<p>No offense to your lawyer child, but it was a choice that someone clearly intelligent enough to get into law school should have understood. My own D considered law school but opted not to due to the high cost and very poor job outlook for lawyers. Following your line of logic (re: art majors), law school should not graduate so many students, right?</p>