First-Generation Students Leave Law School With More Debt Than Their Classmates

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Students who are first generation are really dealing with a lot. This disparity is especially troubling. We’re talking about students who come into law school with less. And they are graduating from law school owing even more.

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— Meera Deo, survey director for the annual Law School Survey of Student Engagement, commenting on the survey’s first in-depth examination of first-generation students. As noted by Reuters, the latest survey found that first-generation students make up 26% of law students nationwide. According to survey data, first-generation students tend to hail from lower-income families, are more likely to take care of dependents and work than their classmates, are less likely to receive merit scholarships, and tend to graduate with higher debt than their classmates.

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