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Re: Breyer State University- Diploma Mill
Posted by Fred on 4/16/08

    There are plenty of distance learning schools that are accredited but don't offer a great legal
    education. I attended BAU who at the time was registered. I passed the bar!

    On 4/16/08, Alan C wrote:
    > So you do a lot of work for a school that most of the world considers to be a diploma mill? My
    > question is why? There are many other distance alternatives.
    >
    > Alan C
    >
    >
    > On 4/16/08, Ed wrote:
    >> And we are telling you that Breyer State requires a lot of work to complete their courses, thus not
    >> making them a diploma mill. It is not like we read a pamphlet about law and write a paragraph about
    >> how we feel. We read 1200+ page books (note the S at the end, it means more than one), take LONG
    >> answer exams (not short answer, that would mean we only write a little bit)(( I was told on my last
    >> exam that I had the right answers but they were too short. I lost a letter grade because of this.
    >> I personally felt that I wrote a book!)), also the books are up to date and are the same ones used by
    >> ABA universities. Now is Breyer regionally accredited? No they are not. Are they ABA approved?
    >> Nope. However were they straight up with this from the very beginning? Yes they were. If you
    >> compare the core courses from Breyer State with another law school, you might find out that they are
    >> pretty much the same. Only different is that I don't have to take bowling or biology. The truth
    > is
    >> this... I am getting a non-regionally accredited (unaccredited to some people) state licensed, Non-
    > Bar
    >> Juris Doctorate degree. I am fine with that.
    >>
    >> On 4/08/08, Alan C wrote:
    >>> Yes, it is what I wrote. And what I wrote in the next paragraph is copied below:
    >>>
    >>> "But the modern definition of a diploma mill is a company that issues degrees for little
    >>> academic work or work well beyond the level the degree. Breyer State clearly meeting this
    >>> definition."
    >>>
    >>> But it matters little what I think. As I've written, to the world Breyer State is a diploma mill
    >>> and that's what counts. If you are a student, and not a shill for Breyer, that should be your
    >>> biggest worry. Regardless of your decision, best wishes and good luck in the future.
    >>>
    >>> Alan C
    >>

     
     

 
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