his debt is not that unusual. law school is 40 plus k a year x 3 = 120 k, plus living expenses, 200k, plus undergrade, say 100 k, = 300k [/quote]
He went to UC Hastings, which does charge 40k/year for non-residents … but that is well above average among non-elite law schools. If he got into Hastings, he probably would have gotten into BYU, which is comparable, and only costs 18k/year. Not to mention that life in SLC is much cheaper than in SF. Or he could’ve gone to a lower-ranked school on a merit scholarship.
