Re: Online Law School

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Have you looked at Taft? They've been around for over 30
years and have DETC accreditation. More expensive that NWCL
but less than Concord. They also have a 10 percent grant
for holders of graduate degrees.

On 7/12/09, Barb in Georgia wrote:
> Okay... I am in my 40's and have been considering law
> school for a long time (20 years). I took LSAT 4 years ago
> and did horribly. I have been in the legal profession
> (paralegal) for 18 years. My Bachelor's Degree GPA is 3.69.
> However, because of the low LSAT, I could not get into
> either of the 2 law schools in Georgia that have evening
> programs. One of them, John Marshall, even lost its ABA
> accreditation.
>
> So now I am researching the online law schools. I know I
> cannot sit for the Bar in Georgia if I go to an online law
> school but I am a CA native and may go back.
>
> So, what I have found is that Concord will cost me $40,000
> by the time I am done. Their percentages look pathetic.
> They come across as some great online law school, but their
> numbers say differently. I mean, they have the same status
> as any other correspondence law school. What am I getting
> for $40,000?
>
> I had looked into California School of Law, but they just
> started in 2007 so they don't have a Bar pass rate and what
> happens if they don't get another 5 year renewal. They are
> $6,000 a year but what I like about them is that you have
> to attend online class 2 nights a week for 3 hours. At
> least you get some classroom instruction without having to
> go to an actual class.
>
> I am considering NWCU because of price and the fact they
> have been around a while.
>
> I finished my BS degree online and I am working on my
> Masters in Law and Public Policy online (both at
> accreddited colleges) but it just doesn't make sense to
> rack up the debt for a Master's Degree when I know it is a
> law deree I want and I can do that without racking up
debt.
>
> I do not work full-time so I have the time to spend
> studying, I just want to know which online school would be
> money well spent.
>
> Thanks!