Law School?

[joel66]

I am actually planning the same thing. Matter of fact, it really depends on how well I do on the LSAT and based on how much scholarship money I can get. Or, if any management positions pop up, I might go MBA. My initial goal is to get the degree with Excelsior, then study like a dog for LSAT. I am thinking of getting the Blueprint Solo for my initial studies.

Last year, I contacted my local school and spoke with the Dean and was initially given the following response in regards to acceptance to law school.

"As far as I know there is no limit on how many CLEP exams you decide to take. However, when being considered for admission, your GPA and LSAT scores are what weighs most heavily. So, if taking the CLEP will negatively impact your GPA, you may want to reconsider. If you have a good GPA to begin with, than you should be in good shape. As far as scholarships are concerned, they are determined based on merit."

This was good info, but I was more concerned about getting scholarship money. That's when I spoke with the Dean to get more details on how they evaluate based on merit. He mentioned if you're an older student, they don't knock many points if you take many of your courses online or classes, but if you are young and out of high school taking a lot of CLEP, they don't know how they will interact with people. For older students and working in a business environment, you are already interacting with people and have that experience (social skills). Then again, it's safe not to have most of your credits on testing when being evaluated for scholarships.