Re: Distance law school Northwest California NWCULAW

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Maryanne,
Thanks so much I am glad to hear from a current student. I
have gone over my drive through the last month as I thought
this out and I feel I can do it. I will take your advice and
pursue this. Any suggestions on less expensive books? Any
other pointers. Again thank you so much for the help.

On 4/11/09, Maryanne wrote:
> I started at NWCULAW 3 months ago. Like you, the nearest law
> school would be 5 hours away so I opted for an online
program.
> While some people might feel that my education is inferior to
> theirs, at 50, opinions no longer matter to me. I have a MA
> in business and earned with a 3.9 avg., so I've proved myself
> academically.
>
> You will find NWCULAW has a LOT of opportunities for
> interaction with your peers. There's usually about 28 people
> per night in one of the discussion sessions with a professor.
> There is also LOTS of case briefs and other homework
> assignments to keep you busy. However, what I like best is
> that unlike a traditional law school, you have to learn to
> teach yourself law. You've got to be extremely dedicated and
> willing to make yourself sit down and study as much as
> possible, with little encouragement or support and thus it's
> all up to you. Lots of online graduates never pass the bar
> because they don't have the inner drive and motivation to get
> them through it. However, those few whom do in my opinion,
are
> probably the types of people whom would have received an A at
> Harvard due to the extreme amount of perseverance it takes.
> If, and only if I make it that far, I will be very proud of
my
> accomplishment and I hope you will be just as proud of yours
too.
>
> On 4/11/09, questions wrote:
>> I am considering Northwest California Law School for a
>> distance learning Law degree. I can not move at this
>> time, I can not quit my job, I have a family who needs me
>> home. I live in Maine and I am about 6 hours from the law
>> school. Has anyone gone/going to NWCULAW? I understand it
>> is unaccredited with the ABA and I understand all I must
>> do to pass the bar and practice law later. Any help would
>> be great thanks so much.