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Dear Future Legal Scholar,
First, thank you for your military service, and
congratulations on your upcoming retirement and college graduation. It sounds like you are already doing a
terrific job of ensuring that your ducks will be aligned for when you are able
to look ahead to enrolling in law school by scoring extremely well on your LSAT
and beginning to consider options for financial aid.
As for the specific criteria by which Vocational Rehabilitation
will consider your particular transition from the Air Force to a successful
rehabilitation and on to civilian training and employment, that is something
that is best discussed direction with their staff. Therefore, I have provided that link to them.
However, I would also suggest that you
consider the full suite of veterans’ benefits available to you, and not only
Voc. Rehab. By spending some time on the
VA site, you may find even more options for
Federally-funded educational opportunities.
There are other options available to you too. Consider, for example, speaking with your
“tour guide,” the service officer at your local American Legion in San Antonio,
who specializes in navigating the various benefits available to veterans, as
well as scholarship opportunities at sites such as Military.com,
DodVets.com, and FinAid.org. You may even find your local community
spouses organization offers scholarships for which you are eligible.
Even if you do not receive scholarship or fellowship funds
in advance of entering law school, remember that there are often opportunities
for debt forgiveness for individuals who pursue public service careers after
graduation. When you are considering law
schools, this may be something to discuss with admissions officers who will
recognize that you are already an individual who has self-selected to pursue a
career in the public service and therefore is likely to continue accordingly
upon graduation, perhaps working in government by applying for the prestigious Presidential Management Fellowship, serving
as a DOD civilian, or pursuing public interest law in your community.
Good luck,
Paywzard