Changes to Student Lending

The private student loan industry is not happy with Obama's plan to change the game on them; they make crazy amounts of money, and if you recall, there was a big scandal a few years ago about gaming the system so that the loan officers would recommend loans with whatever company made it most beneficial to the school. I believe that was mostly for-profit institutions but could be wrong on that.

It used to be that people could get part time jobs and work their way through school. Tuition costs have escalated so that isn't possible. It's even worse once you get into advanced degrees.

Remind me now, why did we do this?

The Advantages of Living Near ones Law School

As I've been thinking about my talents, education and interests, I've looked at jobs that want some background in statistics, of which I have none. So I keep thinking that I should take a statistics class but hadn't seriously looked into it. Until a free class fell into my lap a few weeks ago.

Much to my surprise, my alma mater is starting a Statistics Class for Attorneys. Even more surprising? Tuition waived for alumni. And? They're applying for CLE credits! The book? $30! That's an incredible deal. Because law school hours are 50 minutes and CLE hours are 60 minutes, there will be a conversion. I assume that CLE credits will be based on each night of class, though it could be done as an aggregate. I think it'll be about 11.5 credits total. That, plus the CLE I attended in July and the one Sept. 11, takes me to about the halfway mark.

I e-mailed the contact person immediately, providing my year of graduation so am in the class.