Additional Information
Please contact the Office of Financial Aid to discuss federal and private loan options, and directions on how to secure loans with a chosen lender:
- Mike Parrish, director: 843.377.4901
- Julia Cunningham, associate director: 843.377.1102
- Financial aid fax number: 843.720.1252
Other Web resources:
- FAFSA: Go here to apply for federal loans by completing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
- PIN request: Request a PIN which is used as your signature on the FASFA and sometimes for online loan applications.
- FinAid: This site is an overall guide to financial aid.
- Student Aid: The government's financial aid resource website
- Veteran's Affairs: Government site for Department of Veteran Affairs
- Establishing a budget
- Budget Calculator
- "Cost of living" comparison calculator between cities
- Credit reports: This is a great site to learn how to get a free annual credit report and how to try to correct errors and other helpful information. Students are encouraged to review their credit report at least once a year to review their information for accuracy.
- Another credit report site
- Compare different loan interest rates and better understand loan repayment schedules (great for debt management when repaying loans)
- Students can review all of their federal loan information (loan holders, balances, interest rates, etc.)
Scholarship sites
- Sallie Mae: Scholarship page that gives sources for possible outside scholarships, information on how avoid scholarship scams, and a multiple scholarship searches
- Peterson's: Site that offers a search engine for graduate school scholarships
- Fastweb: A popular scholarship search engine
- The Student Aid on the Web Scholarship Wizard
- Princeton Review's scholarship search. Under the heading "try online," click on "scholarship search." You will need to register.
- Free scholarship search from Broke Scholar
Students who are eligible for Veteran’s benefits should contact Mike Parrish to begin the process of establishing benefits through the Department of Veteran Affairs.
Academic Progress Standards
Information on the law school's academic standards is available from the Office of Admissions. You can also go online to review more information.