WGU vs UMPI for law school

[bjcheung77]

UMPI vs TAMUC is up to you... Both provide letter grades, I would skip the NA options in favor for RA in case you're looking to transfer or ladder into a more competitive Masters later.

[allvia]

And TAMUC!

TAMUC has changed their tuition for out of state to $2,000 per 7 weeks, which would chew up my pell grant in about 6 months.
I could dedicate ~10 hours a day to school so I might get away without spending much of my own money. 

Really all I want is a regionally accredited bachelors that accepts ACE credit and gives out actual grades.

TAMUC takes ACE, here is the wiki page link for their BAAS Organizational Leadership https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sa...egree_Plan

[TONY SOPRANOxPEPPER ANNE]

I just learned that as long as the undergrad institution gives a letter grade to the course (and not a pass/fail) it does count towards GPA.

Does TAMUC or other schools give letter grades to ACE transfer courses as far as you're aware?

[HogwartsSchool]

You don't want ACE letter grades for your law school application.

[CharisandJon]

I just learned that as long as the undergrad institution gives a letter grade to the course (and not a pass/fail) it does count towards GPA.

Does TAMUC or other schools give letter grades to ACE transfer courses as far as you're aware?

UMPI does not give letter grades to ACE transfer courses. As of this summer, they show up as T for transfer on transcripts. Before this summer, they showed up as P for pass. I’ve seen this is the case with most ACE accepting schools.

[TONY SOPRANOxPEPPER ANNE]

You don't want ACE letter grades for your law school application.

You're probably right, i'll just transfer the first half into TAMUC then buckle down and finish the rest with them for the best of both worlds.

Do you have experience with this? Did you enter law school with a non-traditional undergrad or have knowledge on the underlying admissions process?

[HogwartsSchool]

You don't want ACE letter grades for your law school application.

You're probably right, i'll just transfer the first half into TAMUC then buckle down and finish the rest with them for the best of both worlds.

Do you have experience with this? Did you enter law school with a non-traditional undergrad or have knowledge on the underlying admissions process?

Yes, entered a T-14 law school with a non-traditional undergrad. The truth is, some law schools take a holistic approach to applicants, while others don't. Having a 4.0 GPA, high LSAT, etc won't make a difference with some of the law schools because they look at were you went for your undergrad (ivy school or not). That's why I said earlier focus on the full package, including practicing interviewing skills for potential interviews with the admissions office. Develop a list of target law schools, make contact with each law school, get to know them, visit in-person if possible, speak with directors of various law programs at the school, professors, former students, etc. Learn about each school's values, core mission, history and learning how students after getting a degree can make a positive change to society. Trust me, Its a lot of work and its even more difficult when its from a non-traditional undergrad. You will probably spend a year or more with the prep work. Also, you want to apply early, like October or early November, no later. 

You have to show each law school you are extremely serious about attending that law school and not just using a template with canned answers, same personal statement, etc. Do you have a resume, probably not, but you need to learn the formatting type for each law school and create one, some law schools request it, while others don't.

[LevelUP]

You don't want ACE letter grades for your law school application.

You're probably right, i'll just transfer the first half into TAMUC then buckle down and finish the rest with them for the best of both worlds.

Do you have experience with this? Did you enter law school with a non-traditional undergrad or have knowledge on the underlying admissions process?

Yes, entered a T-14 law school with a non-traditional undergrad. The truth is, some law schools take a holistic approach to applicants, while others don't. Having a 4.0 GPA, high LSAT, etc won't make a difference with some of the law schools because they look at were you went for your undergrad (ivy school or not). That's why I said earlier focus on the full package, including practicing interviewing skills for potential interviews with the admissions office. Develop a list of target law schools, make contact with each law school, get to know them, visit in-person if possible, speak with directors of various law programs at the school, professors, former students, etc. Learn about each school's values, core mission, history and learning how students after getting a degree can make a positive change to society. Trust me, Its a lot of work and its even more difficult when its from a non-traditional undergrad. You will probably spend a year or more with the prep work. Also, you want to apply early, like October or early November, no later. 

You have to show each law school you are extremely serious about attending that law school and not just using a template with canned answers, same personal statement, etc. Do you have a resume, probably not, but you need to learn the formatting type for each law school and create one, some law schools request it, while others don't.

That whole "I'm a victim, and I'm going to save the world" story isn't going to work with some colleges. If we're being real, we should admit that you aren't getting into Harvard or Yale.

[TONY SOPRANOxPEPPER ANNE]

To be honest I'm not planning on going to a T14.

My target schools (assuming everything goes well) would be the above-average publics in the Midwest (OSU, IU, UIUC) for their closer-to-being-affordable tuition, good financial aid, and employment outcomes.

That's not to say I won't try to perfect myself as an applicant, but it doesn't require the same obsession to detail that Stanford would necessitate.