Or take out loans that accumulate and were still paying off 10+ years into your careerBar prep is in the thousands, and unless you've saved up, are at a firm that will toss you the cash, got hired immediately after 3L year, or are clerking you're screwed.
Make 6 figs fresh out of school but take home salary is 50k after household expenses and loan payments bc you were on some yolo ish during school. True story.