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Re: police acadamy eligibility

Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 6:58 pm
by Oldgringo
WildBill wrote: Just because someone meets the minimum eligibility requirements to apply to a program doesn't guarantee that he or she will be able to successfully complete the program or obtain employment in their chosen field. A prime example is the thousands of people across the country who have taken the LSAT [law school admission test], were accepted and graduated from law school but never passed their state bar exam. They may have a law degree, but they are not lawyers.
The same can be said for engineer, architect and accounting majors. Well said! :clapping:

Re: police acadamy eligibility

Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 7:31 pm
by Ameer
Recently the bigger problem for law students is even if they pass the bar exam, they may not make big money but they still have huge student loan debt. There's a Third Year at BC who offered to drop out if they would forgive his debt. It's the educational equivalent of deed in lieu of foreclosure.

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Re: police acadamy eligibility

Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 8:09 pm
by WildBill
Ameer wrote:Recently the bigger problem for law students is even if they pass the bar exam, they may not make big money but they still have huge student loan debt. There's a Third Year at BC who offered to drop out if they would forgive his debt. It's the educational equivalent of deed in lieu of foreclosure.

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http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202474529052" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I think that this has been a problem for many years. Being a lawyer doesn't equal "big bucks." I think it goes back to the economic principle of supply and demand.