Ok I think i found one...

Ok I think I found a good online law school. This is the link and the link below it is someone who actually passed it and is a practicing attorney. I think I will go here, any advice?

Online Education | Online Education Degree - California Southern University

YouTube - ‪CalSouthern JD graduate discusses her learning experience and passing the CA BAR Exam‬‏

 

Where do you live and where will you practice?

Those two questions will affect the feedback you receive. If you don't live in California, or intend to practice somewhere other than California, then you're going to get negative feedback. Otherwise it's as good as any other school in California seeing as how there are likely many lawyers coming out of these programs and the bias against them, however strong will be more manageable.

Run away from online law schools if you're planning to practice elsewhere. Nuff said.

Comparing the three schools you've put up over the past few days:

None are ABA accredited.
One is regionally accredited. - Kaplan/Concord
Two are nationally accredited (DETC), Cal Southern and AJU or whatever it was.

Based on accreditation alone, Concord's the better school. This is only because of Kaplan's ownership however.

Enjoy your journey.

 

hehe, online law school.

Good one.

 

The other DETC one was Abraham Lincoln University ... ALU, not AJU.

 

Well?

Well what options do I have? Im 26, I work full time, about to finish my bachelors. Thank goodness for UOP was able to go on grounds one night a week. I think for graduate school a law degree is the best option for me at this point. If I get a masters in business its too general, what else can I do? Become a shrink? Anyone else ever find themselves in my predicament?

 

I'd take a look at Northwestern California School of Law at about 1/3rd the price.

No accreditation but they've been doing it for quite a while and have produced a few bar passes along the way.

 

Most people are in your predicament at some point in their lives. Many are in it for a good portion of their lives, so don't feel bad.

Here's my opinion: There are many psych majors who can't find work and there are many lawyers who are not doing well. The most bullet-proof degree you can get is an accounting degree. I have never known anyone who had trouble getting work as an accountant. All the CPA's I know are very well-off. Passing the CPA exam can't be any harder than passing the bar.

 

Stop for a minute and relax. What do you want to do? If you want to work in law, have you considered a paralegal program when you finish your BS? It is faster, cheaper, and from what I understand they make $40-50K where a new lawyer might make just over that but be out 3 years of salry plus $100K or so for law school. 26 is not that old, think of this - you will work for the next 40 years or so (unless you hit it big)...follow your passion.

 

That is some good advice!

 

Why not gain some work experience? Where do you work now?

To be honest, an MBA might have better ROI than an online law school, even if it is general. That being said, you would need to be careful not to go back to a place like UOP.

I'm sorry, but I really don't see a resume with a Bachelor's from UOP and an online law degree getting much positive attention.

 

Yes UoP does a good job, but their reputation is not so good. They are becoming the McDonald's of higher ed.

 

I agree, I took a few classes at the Jacksonville campus and they were not easy.

 

Even if you do not want to commit to an MBA, find a good program that has a graduate certificate that can roll into an MBA. If you find you do not like it, you walk away with a grad certifiate after 12-18 credits depending on the program. The first step - what do you like?

 

U of P may have a few less calories than MickeyD's but like MickeyD's you might not want to base your entire diet on U of P.

 

The OP doesn't even seem to have a sincere interest in law, he simply thinks it will lead to a lucrative job/career. I'm telling you it likely won't, especially if you attend a non-ABA school. An MBA is a generalist degree in nature, your options would be far greater with an MBA than with a law degree, though I don't recommend the MBA unless you have a sincere interest in business.
Based on what he has posted here, I'd echo a previous respondent and advise getting a few years of work experience in and really determine what it is he wants to do.

 

Would you like a master fries with your McDoctorate degree?

(Shean3500, sorry to rip on your UoP degree)

 

Before the board gets too carried away with the McDonald's jokes, someone should acknowledge that many McDonald's training courses are ACE-reviewed. McDonald's employees can get a transcript which is accepted for transfer credits by many well known universities. According to ACE, for example, the McDonald's Restaurant Management and Mid-Management training programs together are equivalent to 50 college credits.

Yes, the University of Phoenix is a "McDonald's College Alliance Partner". But so are many other schools, both for-profit and non-profit, including Kaplan, TUI, DeVry, Grand Canyon, Strayer, Excelsior, TESC, Drexel and Penn State.

Penn State has a webpage specifically for McDonald's employees who are seeking college credit for their training.