How did Barack Obama pay for Harvard Law School?

Answer 1

Like almost everyone else, he probably took out student loans. He did quite well in college (whether you like his politics or not, he's no dummy), so he was probably also able to get a scholarship, which probably reduced his tuition some.

After law school, he worked as a civil rights attorney at a small law firm, and was a professor at the University of Chicago School of Law. He was probably able to pay back most of his loans with the money he made in both of those jobs. In addition, he made millions of dollars in royalties from both of his books (both of which were bestsellers), allowing him to easily pay back whatever balance remained on his student loans.

Answer 2

After he graduated from Columbia in 1983, he went to work for a while, serving in Chicago as a community organizer and advocate for the poor. But he decided that a law degree would help him in his work, so he saved some money from his job, plus he also applied for student loans; that is how he was able to afford going to law school. He has told reporters that he only finally finished paying off those loans about six years ago.

Answer 3

He worked for five years after graduating college and saved up some money. The rest came from scholarships and student loans.

Answer 4

Havard Law School