Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Boston Herald: BC Law student asks for money back

"In all honestly, this is not a bad financial deal if you look at it in a cost-benefit analysis for the law degree." Syreeta L. McNeal, CPA, JD

By Jessica Heslam
Wednesday, October 20, 2010

A third-year Boston College Law School student facing dismal job prospects and a mountain of student loan debt has offered the prestigious Hub institution a unique deal: Keep the degree ... and give me back my tuition!

In an open letter to BC Law’s Interim Dean George Brown posted on EagleiOnline— an online student-run newspaper at BC’s law school — the anonymous dissatisfied customer said soon-to-be grads are about to enter “one of the worst job markets in the history of our profession” and an “overwhelming majority” of them can’t find jobs.

“We are discouraged, scared, and in many cases, feeling rather hopeless about our chances of ever getting to practice law,” the student wrote.

To continue reading, follow the link below:
http://bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1290088

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