r/HybridOnlineLawSchool

Hi everyone,

I’ve posted on here before to ask what my chances are and it’s nice to say that many of you were so encouraging.

I’ve fully started to study for LSAT. My goal is the February lsat, get score March and apply to Vermont law. I connected with one the admissions team member who was helpful to let me know to apply no later than March 20th. I know it’s late, but I really wanna try to apply for next fall!

If anyone goes to Vermont law, please let me know I have a few questions on admissions n lsat stats stuff. Just wanna get my chances higher in starting next fall!

Hello everyone!

Anyone here currently attending or was accepted into Chicago Loyola recently? I would really appreciate any insight on what stats got you approved and any scholarship amount! Open to a convo in the DM as well

Thank you all

Hi all,

How many hours a week are you all averaging including class + study time? I’ve seen ranges from 15 hours to 40 hours which seems like a huge range.

Would also be helpful to know which program people are a part of, what year, and what percent of the class you’re aiming for (top 50%, 25%, etc).

I work full time with some pretty rough hours and have a pathway to a promotion that requires a JD to be competitive (but does not practice law). I would be looking at graduating in the top half of the class to maintain a scholarship vice graduating in the top 10%, so it’s helpful to understand what the time commitment really looks like especially for someone who is used to reading a lot and synthesizing new information as part of their job.

(I did find a post about this in the search, but there weren’t many answers- hoping to get some more data)

I’m currently researching hybrid/online JD programs and trying to figure out which schools are more lenient or flexible when it comes to admissions.

Specifically, I’m looking for schools with:

Lower LSAT medians or more flexible admissions
Higher acceptance rates
Programs that are good for working professionals

Thanks in advance

Hello everyone! I just talked to a Syracuse representative, and I wanted to clarify some of the conversation I had with current Syracuse students since what we talked about and what I can find online seem different. I’m wondering if these are new policies or something.

1. The representative told me that externships were totally optional — not required. I’m wondering if anyone else has any experience with that and what it means for an externship to be optional. Does that mean it’s not worth credit? Do you get credit elsewhere?

2. She also mentioned that students are only in one class at a time that lasts 12 weeks. I’m wondering how that works out — if those classes basically have a lot of credits or how you can get enough credits to graduate. I’m also curious about selecting a time/day. She said you can choose what evening of the week that you want to take the synchronous portion of the class. I’m wondering how that scheduling has worked for current students!

3. Most take the program in 4 years, but she mentioned the possibility of accelerating it to three or so. I’m curious if anyone here has done / is doing that while also working full time and how feasible that has been.

Thank you guys!

I'm a 1L in a traditional full-time JD program wondering how unlikely and rare it is to be able to transfer to a remote/hybrid program after my first year (assuming I am at least in the top 1/3 of my class). My gut feeling is that it's probably not common but I would love to hear if others have different experiences

Just curious, has anyone heard back yet from any schools? I applied on Sep 1 - I personally haven’t heard anything.