Financial Support for Law Student with Lupus

I am the daughter of Mexican immigrants and a first-generation low-income woman of color whose goal is to use her legal education as a tool for advocacy to honor her mother’s memory.

I am graduating from law school in May 2025. It has been a lifelong dream of mine to become an attorney. I am so close, but financial insecurity is standing in my way of taking the bar exam this summer. The total costs for the bar exam application, preparation for the bar exam, and the cost of taking the exam itself is approximately $3000.

Though financial hardship remained consistent throughout my life, my need for financial support was exacerbated when my mother passed away from COVID-19 at the age of 55. Overwhelmed with grief, I bore the full financial responsibility associated with my mom’s death while continuing my education. My mother was my only parent, and I have no other means of emotional and financial support.

Additionally, I have been battling Systemic Lupus Erythematosus since the age of 19. At times, I simply cannot work due to increased fatigue and severe pain. Despite how determined I am to complete a task or activity, sometimes my body is out of commission for an invariable time. This makes working full time during the remainder of the semester and into my bar exam study program incredibly difficult. Any financial support would be so appreciated.