a JD for JSD: another Northwestern California University School of Law journey thread

[MFG]

Yikes? Is this from several students?
How does that happen that they make it trend so?

[HogwartsSchool]

Oh hey, it's me, from before. it's been a while.

Just popping in to give a quick update, not sure I'll stick around too much.

Yesterday I received my final exam grades back -- I passed my 1L courses and will be starting up 2L at the end of March!

This past year has been a mess and really hard on me, it was difficult to juggle some family problems and this program at times. But I survived and made it through year 1. My grades are garbage, which was kind of an ego blow after finishing Georgia Tech with a 4.0, but a pass is a pass. I'll take it. Some of those poor grades were because of the trouble I had juggling my personal struggles with school stuff, but probably a bigger portion is simply that this program is hard. (law school, hard? who would have thought   )

2L classes don't seem as interesting as 1L, but maybe it'll be a little easier this time around because I know more about how the school works. 

Anyway, I'm alive and moving on full steam ahead. Hope you are all well and happy.

Thanks for giving us an update! I have heard that grades in law school average one to two letter grades less than most people get in their undergrad. Have you gathered from other students how much of a drop they experienced in the program compared to undergrad on average at that school?

Yes Law school grades are less. Don't expect the same type of grades from undergrad or even grad school. Law school is an entirely new beast to manage for schooling and no prior experience can prepare someone for it.

[MFG]

Since you already have a bachelors, you don't have to take the baby bar. I'm also in the program but haven't made as much progress as I'd have liked. In either case, we can always lean on each other in the times ahead.

How do you like OP Jindal?

How is the grading at NWCUL?

[collegecareerstudent]

Since you already have a bachelors, you don't have to take the baby bar. I'm also in the program but haven't made as much progress as I'd have liked. In either case, we can always lean on each other in the times ahead.

How do you like OP Jindal?

How is the grading at NWCUL?

I like OP Jindal. I am slated to graduate in September. Definitely washed out of NWCU, Just didn't like the structure.