racheleggert

Does anyone here in AD takes online class? How do you like it? I am gonna take 2 online classes this semester due to work at the Capitol starting March altough I take a on campus class this tues til march 2nd or before...

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gnarlydorkette

For three semesters straight, I have taken online courses in parallel to my on-campus courses. I never regret any of them! LOVE the concept of online courses~~~~~<3

It's not bad if you are good at staying on your toes-- because it is all about you working your butt off. It is not good for people who cannot plan for themselves some time to study, do homework, etc without somebody else (like a teacher) telling them to do. It is really easy to fall behind with online courses because you can get wrapped up with the on-campus courses and forget little tidbits about online courses. A lot of online courses require you to submit an essay/exam/whatever weekly just to keep you on the track.

I never have failed one online course-- and I won't for the future courses! The lowest grade I got was a "C" for my physical anthropology but the topic was so interesting (and included a field trip to a local zoo!~). It was the exams that bit my butt because I didn't pay attention to the study guides much. DO USE THE STUDY GUIDES IF THEY OFFER IT ONLINE!

I am not planning to take an online course this semester. No online course is offered for upper-divison courses (unfortuantely for me) so take advantage of the lower-division courses online while you can!

Nesmuth

I'm 3rd semester at Concord Law School. Has good reading sections and chatroom disussions. Great way to spend my free time at the office.

http://www.concordlawschool.com

Richard

Cousin Vinny

Interesting choice! Will you be taking the California Bar Exam after you graduate? Also, mind if I ask what cases are you currently reading or subjects you are currently studying? Contracts? Civil Procedure? Torts?

Endymion

I hear the California Bar is one of the most rigorous in the nation. If I remember right, a dean at Stanford moved from the east and after a while had to take the test. Word is he flunked like a high school jock.

Cousin Vinny

You won't get an argument from me. I didn't take it either.

In fairness, I wasn't sure if I would be living in California for any appreciable period of time, so I put it off. Turns out I was right in my feelings towards living in California permanently.

Based on my suspicions, I would gather the main reason why California has one of the toughest bar exams is because the state is overrun with lawyers. There's too many of them out there, and not enough jobs. So, raising the stakes will reduce the new influx of lawyers in the future, until an equibrillium of sorts is reached.

Already, Florida, where I live, has too many lawyers, to the point where it was ranked #3 on a recent Florida Bar survey about what ails the legal profession.

Nesmuth

Contracts right now.

Lucas v. Hamm

And if I was to go to the bar exam, it's not going to happen in California for sure.

Richard

Endymion

I didn't know you were into law! What do you practice?

My mother always wanted me to be a lawyer. Much to her chagrin, I decided I liked the business track just a tad bit more.

One of my best friends is applying to Georgetown for family law. I hope she gets in!

Cousin Vinny

Nice. Contracts isn't a favorite subject of mine, though. I remember liking Civil Procedure the best during my 1L.

As for the CA Bar Exam, I was under the impression that Concord Law School is not accredited by the ABA. That means you would not be able to take the bar exam in any other state. It does appear that Concord Law School is accepted by CA Board of Bar Examiners and that its graduates can sit for the Bar Exam.

So, your choice is to take the CA Bar Exam... Or not at all. Hopefully online law schools can eventually gain ABA accreditation so that such graduates can take the bar exam in any state of their choosing.

Cousin Vinny

Yes, I'm a licensed attorney under the State of Florida. However, I'm not practicing any kind of law just yet, as I'm trying to find an attorney job. It has been a while and it has been frustrating, even not landing interviews. There is a glut of lawyers here and a job opening can easily collect 200+ resumes and mine isn't particuarly good to begin with.

However, I remain optimistic I'll find something soon! Either that or go back into teaching again, as I have a Florida Temporary Educator's Certificate. I could always start a business myself, but I'd rather work somewhere first before taking the solo plunge.

And be thankful you listened to yourself and not to your mother! Really, the legal profession is rife with too many lawyers chasing after little work that remains to be done. Maybe I should move to a state where the demand for legal services outstrips the legal supply, say, South Dakota.

Endymion

I know exactly what you mean. There was the time when I first tried to go into business. I had need for professional marketing advice but I had nary a penny in my pocket. So what I did was I took advantage of the competitive marketing industry. I went to craigslist and posted an ad saying, "I'm looking at several agencies, but if you feel you're the person who can put your money where your mouth is and not accept payment until after your work achieves proven results, I'll go with you."

I got more responses than I could handle. So then I negotiated lower prices.

I am the worst nightmare of competitive industries everywhere. (Yes, my ego told me to say that!!!)

I wish you good luck with your career. You seem like a very friendly and bright person, I have nary a doubt you'll do something great!

Cousin Vinny

Here you go, courtesy of the LA Times:

Calif. Bar Exam Toughest In The Nation

Tousi

Nesmuth, if this is your first foray into law, I'm wondering why you didn't begin with Research and Writing which is almost a must-to-take because all law, emanates/flows from there. If research is the heart of law work, writing is it's soul....or even vice-versa....you can't really do anything until you have the above under your belt, IMO.

Nesmuth

I was born with research and writing in my blood.

Richard