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[] TheAdoptedOne

11:15

genius

snow

11:16

hahah

snow

11:16

that sounds cool

[] TheAdoptedOne

11:16

if a brand new m3 only takes out "most" of ur savings then we are in different tax brackets brotha

shaquilleoatmeal

11:17

been working for a hot minute lol my thought is id rather have loans than use my actual funds lol id rather use those funds for food and shit

shaquilleoatmeal

11:17

my friends think its a dumb idea but idk i honestly think its smart lol

texaslawhopefully

11:18

I don't know. I personally wouldn't do it because it's another few thousand in loans you will have to take it out. I would only do it if your current laptop will be too old/slow for law school.

[] TheAdoptedOne

11:18

would maybe invest in an asset that doesnt deplete in value at the speed of light but makes sense to not just have cash sittinng around

[] TheAdoptedOne

11:18

75-85k can get you a lot more than a m3

shaquilleoatmeal

11:19

i think assets go towards the calculation though ^ thats why i don't want to invest it

[] TheAdoptedOne

11:19

what do you think a car is considered

[] TheAdoptedOne

11:20

its an asset listed on your taxes which are used to calculate financial aid

shaquilleoatmeal

11:20

fahk true, i don't know why that slipped my mind

texaslawhopefully

11:20

Need-based aid is mostly loans though. I mean law schools are way more stingy with need based aid than undergrad schools.

texaslawhopefully

11:20

Merit aid is more common at the vast majority of schools.

[] TheAdoptedOne

11:20

yeah most money thrown at you will be merit based

shaquilleoatmeal

11:21

dont think ill get merit, below every 25th lsat, above every 75th gpa

babycat

11:21

okay then maybe look at some schools where you will get merit aid

[] TheAdoptedOne

11:21

if you have 75k, that is a year of law school at most places. basically a self funded scholarship

babycat

11:21

washu LSAT redacted?

texaslawhopefully

11:22

Oh, you have 75k in funds lmao

texaslawhopefully

11:22

washu would def give you merit aid

[] TheAdoptedOne

11:22

well he said he was gonna buy a new m3 and it would only take out most of his savings. new m3 is priced between 75-85k rn

shaquilleoatmeal

11:23

nah gotta stay local cant go somewhere, realistically

[] TheAdoptedOne

11:23

if you are concerned with assets playing a part in financial aid then maybe you could set up a trust or an asset in a family member's name

texaslawhopefully

11:24

Yeah, I would say taking out less loans would be better than spending it.

[] TheAdoptedOne

11:24

definitely agree with tha

[] TheAdoptedOne

11:24

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texaslawhopefully

11:25

Having that money is not going to impact need based grants much since aside from HYS most schools don't give much need based aid (and it's only in the form of loans).

shaquilleoatmeal

11:26

seems like majority take out massive loans though? i was under the impression a significant chunk of students graduate with 100+ in loans

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