May 22, 2015
We are writing to inform you about some changes in financial
aid. Thomas Jefferson School of Law will no
longer participate in the Title IV Federal loan assistance
program (Stafford and Grad PLUS) for its JSM, LLM,
and JSD programs. Students enrolled in these degree programs
will instead be able to process private
educational loans from participating loan providers. A
comprehensive list of private lenders may be found at
http://www.finaid.org/loans/privatestudentloans.phtml.1
How does this affect me?
Beginning with the SUMMER 2015 quarter (next quarter), students
who wish to finance their education must
do so with private funds, including a private lender loan. A
FAFSA is no longer required. Loan requests are
processed directly with the educational lender. Qualifications
for these loans may differ from those of
federally supported loans. If you find that your loan
application is declined by two or more of these providers,
please contact our Financial Aid Director, Marc Berman, provide
documentation of the denial, and we may be
able to assist you in receiving the financing required.
What happens with my Spring 2015 quarter federal loans?
All currently enrolled JSM, LLM, and JSD students in good
academic standing who have approved federal
loans for the SPRING 2015 quarter (the current quarter) will
retroactively receive a scholarship equal to the
amount of his or her approved SPRING federal loans. The
scholarship is limited to your SPRING 2015
approved federal loan (Stafford and/or Grad PLUS) amount as of
todays date.
The financial aid office will take steps to cancel your
federally guaranteed loans and ensure that your law
school account is credited with the scholarship amount to cover
the tuition payment for the SPRING 2015
quarter.
Who can I contact if I have questions?
We are happy to assist you with this process and answer any
questions you have. If you would like to schedule
a meeting to discuss your personal financing obligations, please
call the Financial Aid office at 619.961.4271
or send an email to [email protected].
Sincerely,
Jason Fiske
Assistant Dean for Program Development and Distance
Education
1 We do not endorse any of these lenders on this list. Further,
you do not have to borrow from a lender on this list (or at all)
and we will not deny
or otherwise impede on your choice of lender, or otherwise delay
certification or processing of any loan you obtain based on your
choice of
lender.
