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RE: Northwestern California University School of Law - My Journey - SweetSecret - 07-14-2022
(07-13-2022, 06:56 AM)life_learner Wrote: As someone who finished the program a couple of months ago, below are something I learned from the experience:Are you planning to take the bar exam? If so, when? Let us know uf you do and how it goes! Have you met anyone else who graduated from the school and is practicing?
- Do not spend much time on cases, maybe just a few to get a sense. After that, something like Casenote legal brief is sufficient.
- Leverage the free course (video lectures) material from Barbri or Themes. Those professors can explain key concepts well.
- Practice multiple choice questions (Kaplan etc) and actual baby bar or bar essay exams
RE: Northwestern California University School of Law - My Journey - life_learner - 07-14-2022
(07-14-2022, 05:02 AM)SweetSecret Wrote:Yes, I will take the July bar soon. Currently, there are a few professors of the school actually graduated from there and also have their law practice. For example, one gentleman was in law enforcement, was a loan officer, currently teaches there, runs a estate planning practice, and actually just hired an attorney graduated from an ABA school. I know there is one lady who graduated end of last year and passed the Feb 2022 bar (we were in some of the same video classes).(07-13-2022, 06:56 AM)life_learner Wrote: As someone who finished the program a couple of months ago, below are something I learned from the experience:Are you planning to take the bar exam? If so, when? Let us know uf you do and how it goes! Have you met anyone else who graduated from the school and is practicing?
- Do not spend much time on cases, maybe just a few to get a sense. After that, something like Casenote legal brief is sufficient.
- Leverage the free course (video lectures) material from Barbri or Themes. Those professors can explain key concepts well.
- Practice multiple choice questions (Kaplan etc) and actual baby bar or bar essay exams
RE: Northwestern California University School of Law - My Journey - GoodYellowDogs - 07-18-2022
(07-13-2022, 06:56 AM)life_learner Wrote: As someone who finished the program a couple of months ago, below are something I learned from the experience:
- Do not spend much time on cases, maybe just a few to get a sense. After that, something like Casenote legal brief is sufficient.
- Leverage the free course (video lectures) material from Barbri or Themes. Those professors can explain key concepts well.
- Practice multiple choice questions (Kaplan etc) and actual baby bar or bar essay exams
Thanks! I will keep this in mind. I'm always looking for study tips.
An update... I just withdrew. I'm a nurse manager and Covid isn't over. Unfortunately we are still working 10-12 hours a day due to staff being out. In addition, I've been working every other weekend. There just wasn't time.
I will probably go back in Spring of next year, as I'll be stepping down to part-time and I'll have some time of my own.
RE: Northwestern California University School of Law - My Journey - life_learner - 11-11-2022
(07-13-2022, 06:56 AM)life_learner Wrote: As someone who finished the program a couple of months ago, below are something I learned from the experience:
- Do not spend much time on cases, maybe just a few to get a sense. After that, something like Casenote legal brief is sufficient.
- Leverage the free course (video lectures) material from Barbri or Themes. Those professors can explain key concepts well.
- Practice multiple choice questions (Kaplan etc) and actual baby bar or bar essay exams
FYI. I passed the July 2022 California bar exam as a first time taker. It's not easy but it can be done.
RE: Northwestern California University School of Law - My Journey - greeneyedpea81 - 12-06-2022
(11-11-2022, 06:57 AM)life_learner Wrote:Congratulations!(07-13-2022, 06:56 AM)life_learner Wrote: As someone who finished the program a couple of months ago, below are something I learned from the experience:
- Do not spend much time on cases, maybe just a few to get a sense. After that, something like Casenote legal brief is sufficient.
- Leverage the free course (video lectures) material from Barbri or Themes. Those professors can explain key concepts well.
- Practice multiple choice questions (Kaplan etc) and actual baby bar or bar essay exams
FYI. I passed the July 2022 California bar exam as a first time taker. It's not easy but it can be done.
Northwestern California University School of Law - My Journey - Kab - 12-06-2022
Congrats! California BAR exam has a fame to be difficult.
RE: Northwestern California University School of Law - My Journey - SweetSecret - 12-13-2022
(11-11-2022, 06:57 AM)life_learner Wrote:I missed this during my little DF sabbatical. Congratulations, that is a HUGE accomplishment!(07-13-2022, 06:56 AM)life_learner Wrote: As someone who finished the program a couple of months ago, below are something I learned from the experience:
- Do not spend much time on cases, maybe just a few to get a sense. After that, something like Casenote legal brief is sufficient.
- Leverage the free course (video lectures) material from Barbri or Themes. Those professors can explain key concepts well.
- Practice multiple choice questions (Kaplan etc) and actual baby bar or bar essay exams
FYI. I passed the July 2022 California bar exam as a first time taker. It's not easy but it can be done.
RE: Northwestern California University School of Law - My Journey - Federicojavier - 12-23-2022
Hello everyone. It has been a busy year. Sorry to all of you who messaged me and got no response, I am not active here anymore. I just wanted to share with you that exactly one year ago I finished my BLS at UMPI and 2 weeks later I was accepted at NWCU. I just finished my first year there and I received my final grades for the first 4 courses, last night. I passed and I am now headed to start 2L next month. Since I had a BLS I am not required to take the baby bar.
FYI I am now 51 years old, immigrant and English is my second language.
RE: Northwestern California University School of Law - My Journey - gicts - 12-29-2022
It looks like NWCA accepts transfer credits - has anyone explored if these would suffice?
lawshelf.com/coursewareview/
RE: Northwestern California University School of Law - My Journey - lumina - 12-30-2022
I wonder how the proctored final exams are handled...