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Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by shawn3500, Jul 6, 2011.

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  1. shawn3500

    shawn3500 New Member

  2. Randell1234

    Randell1234 Moderator

  3. sideman

    sideman Well Known Member

    Did you notice that three of the professors from American Heritage are graduates of Abraham Lincoln University? That school might be worth a check out.
     
  4. ITJD

    ITJD Active Member

    If those are your choices I'd go with Concord.

    Heritage has had exactly 0 people pass the California Bar with 1 person attempting it over the 2007/2008 time period with other time periods not reported. Concord at least has a bit more history in the recent sense that can be documented prior to attendance.

    Though I think were I you, I'd look at the self-learning and apprenticeship options first.
     
  5. CalDog

    CalDog New Member

    This statistic is inapplicable for American Heritage University, as indicated on the California Bar Examiners Required Disclosures for this school.

    The reason that it is inapplicable is apparently because no graduate of AHU School of Law has taken the Bar Exam over the past five years.

    According to the same document, AHU does have a track record on the First Year Law Student's Examination (FYLSX), as follows:

    - One student took the FYLSX for the first time in October 2007, and failed.
    - One student (possibly the same one) repeated the FYLSX in October 2008, and failed.

    That's the extent of their record for the past 5 years. It appears that no AHU students have attempted either the FYLSX or the Bar since 2008.
     
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  6. Randell1234

    Randell1234 Moderator

    Oka Brook has some impressive numbers - Juris Doctor Statistics
     
  7. CalDog

    CalDog New Member

    For comparison, the Concord disclosure statement is here.
     
  8. CalDog

    CalDog New Member

    Oak Brook tends to have the best numbers of the California unaccredited law schools. It is probably also the only one that is a non-profit.

    Oak Brook's goal is not to make money; it is to produce lawyers who conform to their religious orientation. So unlike the for-profits, they won't enroll just anybody who can come up with the cash. They will only enroll you if (1) you meet their religious criteria; and (2) you have a realistic chance of making it through the Bar exam (which is why they strongly recommend the LSAT, which is also unusual for a CA-unaccredited law school). If you meet both of those criteria, they will work hard to help you succeed. If you fail to meet one or both, they won't waste their time with you.

    For example, Oak Brook has the following application requirement:

    Note that this is not a graduation requirement, it is an application requirement. In other words, you have to go through the seminar before they will even review your application. Bottom line: Oak Brook is not for everybody.
     
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