American Institute of Law - My Journey

[MFG]

Exactly! I am back to Contracts this week.

Congratulations...A question: Factoring in all costs including books, is one cheaper than the other, or are the two law schools about the same?

[bjcheung77]

Basically... You need to compare for yourself and see which one is better, I think NWCU has a slight edge not only on costs or annual pricing... But they have this: "The Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California granted Northwestern California University full accreditation on August 21, 2020."

NWCU Accreditation: https://nwculaw.edu/accreditation
NWCU Tuition: https://nwculaw.edu/school-information/tuition-finances
AIL Tuition: https://americaninstituteoflaw.com/tuition/

[Cocolisa1]

I am about to graduate from UMPI (B.L.S with minors in Management & Pre-Law) would this be an option for me? I have my BOG from Pierpoint and it says this?
Applied Associate Degrees
The associate in applied arts degree and the associate in applied science degrees are considered vocational degrees and do not satisfy the California Bar’s eligibility requirements.
So I'm not sure?

How long would the program take in total? thank you!

[bjcheung77]

Apply once you have the UMPI BLS MIS minor in hand, or at least conferred and waiting for parchment to ship to you... The program should be 4 years or terms unless I am reading something wrong as per their website here: https://nwculaw.edu/school-information/p...scriptions

[JazzMac]

Update: I am midway through and set to take Midterms next month. In full transparency, I've learned very little.  There is one Professor for all of my 1L courses. It is an incredible task to sit through the same Prof for all classes when the Prof style is not a fit.  So, while I think this program may be a great fit for some, it is simply not a fit for me. So here were the few moments that were sobering for me:

1.  Because my Professor tends to stray off topic 95% of the time, it is increasingly difficult to sort what is applicable for exams and what is not. I looked at my bank statement and realized I am spending money on Quimbee, Casebriefs.co, studicata and Flemings! Why? Because each of these resources  have taught the concepts in such a way that I understand how to apply the law. Why am I spending so much on supplements to accommodate for a Prof who is unclear? Crazy!

2. The Baby Bar. Do I need to say more? So, on top of the additional money I am spending on supplements to learn the law, I now have to buy a Baby Bar prep package and pay to take the Baby Bar. It  just doesn't make any sense to me. I had no issue with taking it at the beginning, because I truly believed that I would be supported and taking it would be a breeze. On top of the other expenses I named, it just doesn't make sense.

3. I was accepted to NWCU Law where these issues become non issues. I do not have to take the Baby Bar and they provide supplements to support content that students have access to at no additional cost. For me, it is a no-brainer. I will be withdrawing from the program at AIL and enrolling at NWCU Law immediately.

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I think I misunderstood the setup previously. So you're not taking one course at a time until it's fully complete, but the schedule has you focusing on one course at a time for specific time period, but that focus changes occasionally. Makes sense.

How are things going at NWCU?

Dang. I was rooting for you at AIL. I'm a 3L at AIL currently. It's funny you mention the reasons you don't like it. I've often described those very reasons as being those which would either make a person love or hate the school. I transfered here after completing my first year at PCU in Long Beach. The baby bar is passable and tbh, if you can't pass it, you won't pass the general bar. At least that was my take on it. But I can understand how the hands off learning approach at AIL isn't for everyone. Nevertheless, I hope you are happy at your new school and it works out for you.