<prompt> Human: My girlfriend and I are currently deciding where to go to law school. I have a full ride in Chicago and a 70 scholarship in Minneapolis. She has a 60 scholarship in Chicago and a full ride in Minneapolis. BUT, the school she has a 60 scholarship to is the number one program in the country for the type of law she wants to study and there is a possibility of her scholarship increasing in her 2nd and 3rd years of law school. Assuming she receives no additional scholarship, she would have 60,000 in loans plus an additional 60,000 from undergrad. This does account for most of cost of living as well. I will do well in both cities, but I am leaning towards Chicago because of the wider range of opportunities there. I plan on marrying this girl at the end of law school and I just need some perspective on how much 120,000 in student loans is when the people paying them both have law degrees. Edit: We did long distance for multiple years and dont plan on doing it ever again. I have financial assistance from my family and she does not. Edit: Thank you all so much for your help! I showed this entire thread to my girlfriend and she made a decision on the spot. She is taking the full ride and I am receiving. The 70 scholarship. I have much more financial support from my family, so my tuition should not be a problem. I cant announce it to anyone yet because its April 1st, but you all have truly made a long term difference in my financial existence. Assistant: The schools we are deciding between arent even in the top 50 overall, but bar passage rates are between 76 and 81. Neither of us plan on working as DAs or in Big Law. She wants to do health and I want to do IP. So I would say a middle ground between the two extremes.  <response>: esty. We did long distance for a few years, but we decided we cant do it again. The fields are not necessarily the highest pay. I want to be in IP and she in HospitalHealth Law. Do you know anything about the 10 year 501-C3 loan Im a recent law grad from a T14, currently working in big law. It is absolutely not worth 120k debt to go to a less than top 50 law school. Your education will be, frankly, very unimpressive to recruiters, so your job prospects will be minimal. You will have a hard time paying off this debt without a big law salary. I would strongly urge you to reconsider law school. 