Again, more unfortunate experiences with Concord. As for the FYLSE, I have not yet attempted that. That will come in October. Concord really does a good job on preparing the students for that test. There are so many practice essays and mult-choice exams, I am beginning to feel very confident going into October. There is also an intensive study weekend for all students in Los Angeles the weekend prior to the FYLSE. I just got my mid-terms back and the grading was extremely thorough. I imagine the quality of the grading at Concord is comparable to that of the bar examiners; that's how tough they graded. The curriculum is by no means any cake walk; we are down to 24 in my class that began with 50 last September.
As far as the whole DL experience goes. I withdrew from a state accredited law school I had to commute to for one year, 100 miles each way at night, three nights per week. That was extremely grueling for a guy out of college for 16 years, established in his homelife and career. With Concord, I am so much happier and less stressed. A year ago at this time, I threw my hands up in the air and was ready to hang up my dream of becoming an attorney. I had zilch options for ANY type of law school, ABA, state accredited or non-state accredited within 100 miles of my home. After family, friends and co-workers strongly encouraged me to continue, I decided to give Concord a try. I am so glad I did. The experience is much like studying law on your own, on your own terms without the distracting, all omniscient newly college graduated types in the room. I do it all within the privacy and solitude of my home office without any interruptions. I am free to ask as many in-depth questions about legal theory as I desire with a prompt, written response within 24 hours. I am also free to study, discuss and argue legal theory with classmates within my area who desire to meet in person on Saturday mornings for as long as we desire. The entire class and the professor meet once a week for two hours of live, online discussion with each student contributing to the topic of the evening. The only caveat here is you must be highly disciplined, work hard and stay focused. The same attribute any hard working attorney would need to be successful. Overall, my experience so far has been very, very positive and honestly, even tougher than the school in which I withdrew last summer. I enjoy the challenge all that much more.