Hello All,HBCU law schools have successfully educated African American attorneys for SEVERAL centuries and they continue uphold this legacy into 2009. Choosing to attend an HBCU for a culturally diverse experience is an admirable and honorable desire. Please do not let anyone tell you differently.Moreover, several law firms specifically target diverse law schools for minority candidates, which often INCREASES your likelihood of landing a great internship/job placement.In regards to quality of education between NCCU Law v. Howard Law, the scores speak for themselves. NCCU Law is the ONLY HBCU law school that is not in jeopardy of being affected by the new ABA bar passage rate standards. NCCU Law has the highest bar passage rate of ALL FIVE HBCU law schools. NCCU Law is an esteemed, nationally acclaimed institution in which you would receive a great legal experience that is rich in culture and history. From the past Governor of NC (Mike Easley) to Willie Gary, NCCU Law continues to produce the best and brightest attorneys in the state of NC and the nation. Here is a break down of the most updated Bar Passage rates for the HBCU Law schools on the LSAC website.1. NCCU Law 82%2. Southern Law 63%3. Howard Law 62% 4. Texas Southern Law 56%5. FAMU Law 55%Also, go take a look at the job placement rates on the LSAC website. They also speak volumes. Howard is a great school with a rich history (as all the HBCU law school are...). However, by these scores and objectively speaking, it is currently not best. NCCU Law is currently best HBCU law school in the nation. Be sure to go research for yourself!http://charlotte.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2006/07/24/daily4.html
Quote from: Burning Sands, Esq. on March 03, 2009, 12:22:06 AMQuote from: LawDog3 on February 16, 2009, 01:50:54 AMIsn't it true that Howard Law grads invariably take the D.C. and NY BARS, whereas NCCU Grads take the relatively easier NC BAR? Or am I wrong about the relative difficulties of the BAR exams?I can't speak to the NC bar, but that NY bar is NOOOOOOOOOO JOKE!!! And to somewhat answer your question, from all accounts that I have come across a substantial amount of Howard grads take the NY bar, so yeah that seems to be correct.So then, it would make sense that BAR passage rates are somewhat skewed by the differences in difficulty between state BAR exams. This is an important note that gets overlooked when speaking of relative BAR passage rates by ethnicity. I tend to think that Black law students, in general, seek big city jobs and are more likely to want to live in the most competitive markets, particularly in the east. And, yes, the NY BAR is notoriously more difficult than are most others, excluding CA, the nation's toughest. After NY, I would assume FL, IL, D.C., TX, MA, GA, and LA have the toughest...ironically, the most populated states and metro areas.So why doesn't anyone control for exam difficulty when studying and examining BAR passage rates? It would appear that ethnic minorities would still not do as well as Whites, but fare much better than is currently indicated. And it would seem to debunk the theory that NCCU grads are better prepared for law practice than are Howard graduates. NCCU grads are taking an easier BAR, and they are primarily White, so the usual disparities in BAR passage nationally and by ethnicity contribute somewhat to the statistic, as well. In other words...NCCU better than Howard Law? I DON'T THINK SO!!Anyways, that is somewhat off-topic. As far as Whites attending HBCU's, I won't touch it, b/c I have debated this point with someone else, and the guy called me an "Uncle Tom" for my open-minded view on it.
Quote from: LawDog3 on February 16, 2009, 01:50:54 AMIsn't it true that Howard Law grads invariably take the D.C. and NY BARS, whereas NCCU Grads take the relatively easier NC BAR? Or am I wrong about the relative difficulties of the BAR exams?I can't speak to the NC bar, but that NY bar is NOOOOOOOOOO JOKE!!! And to somewhat answer your question, from all accounts that I have come across a substantial amount of Howard grads take the NY bar, so yeah that seems to be correct.
Isn't it true that Howard Law grads invariably take the D.C. and NY BARS, whereas NCCU Grads take the relatively easier NC BAR? Or am I wrong about the relative difficulties of the BAR exams?
In fact I wanna say NY and VA are the two states with the most topics in the whole country but I haven't looked at my BarBri info in a while...
I have no knowlegde on the Bar exams topic but I am curious on why I never hear anyone saying they are taking the D.C bar. Its always NY or MD (now i think of it I never hear anyone saying they are taking the VA bar either but not as much as the reference to DC)
Quote from: Obama2 on March 25, 2009, 04:56:15 PMI have no knowlegde on the Bar exams topic but I am curious on why I never hear anyone saying they are taking the D.C bar. Its always NY or MD (now i think of it I never hear anyone saying they are taking the VA bar either but not as much as the reference to DC)DC bar is easy to waive into, so essentially you are getting a "two for one deal."
Quote from: Burning Sands, Esq. on March 24, 2009, 10:59:44 PMIn fact I wanna say NY and VA are the two states with the most topics in the whole country but I haven't looked at my BarBri info in a while...I haven't looked in a while either, but I'll back you up on this statement. In fact, one of my CA friends who thinks the CA bar is overrated made just this point the other day. VA has like 26 subjects...ridiculous.
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