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Originally Posted by adpiucf

Any ideas on how to fund myself over the summer? I have one internship offer (unpaid) so far in another state-- can't get any money from school or family. I will prob end up getting a PT job, but I was wondering if there are any pvt school loans I can take out or scholarships? Most deadlines for public svc scholarships seem to have passed. Thanks!

Some schools will let you get class credit if you do a minimal amount of additional journaling, etc. Once you get a certain amount of credits approved, you can get a student loan for the summer. It certainly isn't as good as a public interest stipend (what I did my first summer when I worked for legal aid), but it is better than starving and living out of your car (or spending late nights with a PT job in addition to trying to impress someone at an internship).

Another option: stay in contact with your career services office and let him/her know that if any contract legal work comes across his/her desk you'd be very interested. It can make for some good extra cash in your off-hours.