Withdrawing from Law School. Need to Repay Semester Scholarship. Forum

[Nevermore125]

I am a 1L student who is likely going to withdraw from law school this semester. My grades are insanely bad and are not getting better for this semester.

Unfortunately, I accepted a significant scholarship offer to attend law school and am required to pay back scholarship funds if I withdraw mid semester. It is a fairly sizable amount for me and I am not sure if I can afford it, especially with the student loans that I already have.

Although I had planned to withdraw mid semester with a leave of absence on the off chance that I might want to come back, this puts me in a situation where I am considering just finishing the semester out, literally flunking all of my classes, so I am not forced to pay back this scholarship. Do you guys have any advice on options or alternatives? Thanks so much, it's been a tough time recently and I appreciate any advice given.

[el madrileno]

Why not ride the semester out and use that time to look for work?

[A. Nony Mouse]

Finish the semester at least. If you can put in enough work not to fail it's a little better in terms of not burning bridges. But at the least don't pay back your scholarship - that's crap.

[Nevermore125]

That sounds like the best plan. Thanks for the advice.