Esqyr
@esqyr
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Licensure test prep costs contribute to the student debt crisis. Esqyr provides affordable study tools & donates profits to tackle student debt. #testwelldogood
Minneapolis
Joined January 2014
Appreciate @USEducationDept reading/responding to all the comments we submitted to improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness -- There's still time to submit feedback! Summary: https://t.co/em4H7k5Pcy Regs: https://t.co/YWtawRngU9 Submit feedback:
docs.google.com
Proposed Changes to CFR 685.219 As a result of the negotiated rule change (”NegReg“) process that took place last year, new rules for interpreting the statutes which authorize PSLF are proposed as...
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"Thirty percent of respondents reported borrowing a bar loan, adding an average of $8,785 in debt after graduation. Respondents of color reported higher rates of bar loan borrowing [...]" Big bar exam prep still puts far too many students in debt. https://t.co/3G1YkJrPgC
americanbar.org
These reports examine the issues at the heart of the student loan crisis, and offers recommendations for young lawyers.
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Here are some warning signs that legal departments should be on the lookout for to identify risks created by their own suppliers.
wolterskluwer.com
Legal departments need to be aware that choosing the wrong law firm or managing the “right” firm poorly exposes companies to risk.
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If you attended a for-profit school and haven't filed a borrower defense yet today is the day. We've cancelled billions of dollars of debt so far. Your debt should be next. https://t.co/2jtCFO0pOo
ppsl.org
Borrower defense is an important safeguard for student borrowers whose loans shouldn't have been made in the first place and were only made because of a failure in the higher education system at...
Don’t wait; Act Now. If you were ripped off by a #4profit college you’re not alone and the law is on your side. But you need to take action and file a #borrowerdefense for cancellation.
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Average student debt four years after graduation... Black borrowers: $53,000 White Borrowers: $28,000 Student debt is a racial justice issue. #cancelstudentdebt
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"Law Grads With High Debt, Financial Stress Do Worse on the Bar Exam, Study Finds" https://t.co/AcAthhE0gv
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"The average total student loans at the time of law school graduation, including undergraduate and other loans, was $164,742. Many respondents reported that their loans contributed to mental health issues" |
abajournal.com
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Appreciate being honored for our mission to help students test well and do good #edtech
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Board of Law Examiners: Hey, can we have an outdoor bar exam based upon this configuration? #barpocalypse #lawtwitter @NCBEX
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"Law students shouldn't be forced to choose between their lives or their livelihoods" | Going forward, states need to cancel all in-person bar exams--to protect the physical and financial health of test-takers. https://t.co/WOBeG4La96
prnewswire.com
/PRNewswire/ -- Esqyr, SBC, the only public benefit company focused on online test preparation, is urging state bar exam authorities to cancel all future...
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.@barbri - look at #COVID19 as a "once in one hundred year opportunity?". "This unprecedented gift of time"? This law student certainly will not be looking into Barbri materials for whenever the bar finally is for me. What a disappointing move. #lawtwitter #lawstudenttwitter
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This is a national emergency, not The Paper Chase. Just one more reason to not let big bar prep add to your student debt --
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"Navy vet who won watershed student loan ruling tells his story" https://t.co/s9AxzOCGns | law students are facing a student debt crisis
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"We can talk endlessly about who or what is to blame for the exorbitant cost of law school, but it’s far more productive to focus on changing what needs to change" ~ @LSTupdates's @kpmcentee
news.bloomberglaw.com
It’s been a busy ten years for Law School Transparency, a nonprofit that has become part of a bigger shift in how consumers think about legal education.
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"[W]e are seeing default levels that approach what there was in the subprime mortgage world [...] As we sit here and talk today, over a fifth of black college graduates are in default on their student loans" ~ @CRLOnline's @CRLMike
npr.org
Mike Calhoun rang the alarm bell early on about the subprime mortgage debacle — before reckless lending drove the economy into recession. These days, he's sounding the alarm about student loans.
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"With law students graduating with an average student loan debt of $145,550, it’s critical to know whether or not your investment will pay off" | Student debt is at an all-time high, which is why @esqyr helps students pass the bar without going broke. https://t.co/zSEwD8S7No
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