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Re: California School of Law
Posted by John on 7/10/08

    Mary Ann,

    I suggest calling the individual schools that you are interested in and
    talking to the dean of each school to make your final selection. I
    called all the schools that became my final selections: Northwestern,
    Concord, Taft, Abraham Lincoln, Oak Brook, California Southern and the
    California School of Law. I chose the Cal School of Law based upon the
    quality of the education. The current enrollment for the upcoming
    semester you can check with the dean, but I am sure it will be over 50
    students. I suggest matching your law school with your scheduling
    requirements. I would do and ABA school as top priority. If you cant do
    an ABA, then you have to decide whether to do pure correspondence study
    (i.e. Taft or Northwestern) or an online school (Concord, Abraham Lincoln
    or Cal School of Law). In the online category, Cal School of Law is
    clearly in a league of its own. If you can handle a fixed time to be in
    class, I would do the Cal SL program. If you want a pure correspondence
    method, where you do most of the study on your own, then the choice is
    yours as to what school you feel gives you what you need. I can tell you
    I am thrilled with this school and would only do it this way or go to an
    ABA approved school.

    Best to you,
    John

    On 7/10/08, Mary Ann wrote:
    > I have nothing against California School of Law. But low enrollment
    > is not the only reason a school fails. High revenues do not always
    > translate into profits.
    >
    > You wrote that their enrollment rates are way past any correspondence
    > law schools. Where would I find enrollment data for the
    > correspondence schools? What is the enrollment at California School
    > of Law?
    >
    > I do wish you the best in your studies.
    >
    > Mary Ann
    >
    >
    > On 7/10/08, John wrote:
    >> Hi Mary,
    >>
    >> Getting back to you on the risky investment that you describe
    > below..
    >> the schools' enrollment over the past year has skyrocketed due to
    > the
    >> nature of the curriculum. Enrollment rates are way past any
    >> California correspondence school. I do not forsee the school
    >> closing, infact just the opposite. I have been there a year now,
    > and
    >> every semester the number of students entering is increasing..
    >> dramatically. Call the dean and find out yourself. This school is
    >> not going away. The first students that enrolled took the baby bar
    >> this past June. I take the baby bar in Oct. You can go to another
    >> school if you wish, but dont do it solely based upon economic
    >> concerns for this school. Do your homework and then decide based
    >> upon your needs and what you are looking for in a non-ABA school. I
    >> checked every school out thoroughly before in enrolled here. I
    >> cannot be more pleased with my choice. And I absolutely am not
    >> concerned about this school every closing.
    >>
    >> John
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >> On 7/10/08, Mary Ann wrote:
    >>> John:
    >>>
    >>> In the interests of full disclosure you might have pointed out
    >>> that California School of Law has never had anyone even take the
    >>> baby bar or regular bar exams much less pass. It's too new.
    >>>
    >>> This might turn out to be a good school but it's unproven at this
    >>> time. In the past few years, at least three new schools went out
    >>> of business within the first two years of operations.
    >>>
    >>> In other words, it's a risky investment at this time.
    >>>
    >>> Mary Ann
    >>>
    >>> On 7/09/08, John wrote:
    >>>> Hi Karen,
    >>>>
    >>>> If you are talking about the California School of Law, I am a
    >>>> student there, finishing up my first year. It is an online law
    >>>> school but is conducted not as a correspondence program but is
    >>>> live interactive with a law professor via VoIP (using a headset
    >>>> with microphone) in a regular classroom setting. The school
    >>>> employs the socratic method where you are called on by the
    >>>> professor to brief and analyze cases and discuss the law. If
    >>> you
    >>>> are not going to an ABA school, this is the best alternative.
    >>>> Check out the school for yourself, I highly recommend the
    >>>> program. I am a UC Berkeley grad and was going to apply to ABA
    >>>> schools, but since I am already getting my CPA license and my
    >>>> field is accounting, I do not see myself in a law firm and
    >>>> decided to pursue a less costly alternative, but with virtually
    >>>> the same process (i.e. needing to be in a classroom setting with
    >>>> a live professor using the socratic method). Otherwise, I would
    >>>> go ABA and pay the money and go full time. The school has solid
    >>>> ABA grad professors who actually do a good job at grilling and
    >>>> making sure you are on track for understanding and arguing the
    >>>> law as well as preparing you for the Cal. bar exam.
    >>>>
    >>>> John
    >>>>
    >>>> www.californiaschooloflaw.com
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>> On 4/23/08, Karen Johnson wrote:
    >>>>> Did you all hear about the new california law school
    >>>>> that has just started up?
    >>>>>
    >>>>> On 4/23/08, Robert wrote:
    >>>>>> that was not posted by me.
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>> dont you correspondence wannabe lawyers
    >>>>>> have anything else to do?
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>> On 4/23/08, -- wrote:
    >>>>>>> Well, are we all having fun? Just thought I would cut and
    >>>>>>> paste the mission statement of this forum.
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>> "These chatboards were developed specifically for law
    >>>>>>> students. Law students are encouraged to freely explore
    >>>>>>> cases and theories comprising American jurisprudence, and
    >>>>>>> network with fellow law students across the country.
    >>>>>>> Attorneys are invited to participate in a mentor capacity."

     
     

 
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