police acadamy eligibility

[Oldgringo]

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!

[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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[WildBill]

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.