La la Law School, Part Two

I never did get that call from an admissions counselor, so I got on the telephone and made the toll-free call and was directly routed into voicemail, where I reported the nature of the call and left my name and telephone number. It was then that I started to wonder if the interview itself would be with a living person, or some Kerri Kaplan, Automated Interviewer. I only had to wait until the next day when I received a call from CJ, a Concord Admissions counselor. Finally, here was my chance to ask those questions that weighed most heavily on my mind. And what did I want to know most of all? I wanted to know who my fellow classmates were and what strange or unusual circumstances had lead them to consider a completely online law degree. I had my own reasons, but what about them: Prison? House Arrest? Agoraphobia? CJ assured me that they were more likely to be stay-at-home moms and dads, persons with disabilities, or living in geographically-isolated areas.

I was still having trouble making up my mind about Concord. Then it came to me. What would Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg have to say about online law education? I was in luck because, just last September, Justice Ginsburg delivered some remarks at the dedication of the Rutgers Center for Law and Justice. There, she is reported to have said, "I am troubled by ventures like Concord, where a student can get a JD without ever laying eyes on a fellow student or professor." She said a whole lot more too about law and ethics and other E Pluribus Unum stuff. If you're interested you can read these comments at: http://rutgers-newark.edu/occ/speech.htm

I wasn't convinced yet. I wanted a few words straight from the horse's mouth, which I found in an article in the San Jose Mercury News on Chris Zoboulakis. Zoboulakis is one of those stay-at-home fathers I was told about. Even with one kid named Socrates (no joke), Zoboulakis praises Concord, saying, "Concord allows me to pursue a legal education while at the same time doing it in my underwear." If there's a higher praise for online learning, I can't imagine what it would be.

So what did I finally decide about Concord? Well, in the end I've decided not to go to law school afterall. I mean, what I've really always wanted to be is a doctor, so I guess I'll wait until they come up with an online MD. Then I'll know it's time to go back to school.

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