Is there a difference graduating from an accredited ABA law school and one that is not?

Question

I am a law student and need to know.

Thank you

Answer 1

Schools without proper accreditation may not have their degree's honored by future employer's and other schools. Accredited schools must have their Curriculum within the standards of what is thought to be acceptable.

In many cases non accredited degree's are phony and are given out by "degree mills". But there are many kinds of accreditation so I suggest you research this further. Regional, State, and National accrediting bodies all have different standards so do some checking.

Good Luck

Answer 2

The main concern is that a degree from a non-ABA law school may not allow you to sit for the state bar. Even in states in which it does, you may very likely never be able to sit for the bar in another state.

I very frequently hear from a student that a non-ABA school has said that they will be getting their accreditation soon, implying that if the student goes there now, the school will be accredited by the time they graduate. It never happens. They say the same thing year after year.

Bottom line is that if you are at all able to get into an accredited school, that's the way to go. There are a lot of factors that you do have control over to make yourself a stronger applicant, including the LSAT and your Personal Statement.

For free info on the above, go to http://www.advising-help.org and follow the link for the LSAT and LawTrack.

Jay Cutts
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http://www.cuttsreviews.com/jcutts/lsat/

Answer 3

When an institution is accredited it means that degree or what they offer is recognized by the government as opposed to that which is not. If an institution is not accredited the course they offer have no value in some countries (like mine)

Answer 4

In California your huge challenge is passing the bar examination. once you think approximately regulation faculties i pick to propose which you ask how many of their graduates bypass the California Bar examination. For a number of those faculties very few of their graduates are in a position to bypass the California bar examination.