<p>Hey everyone,
Thank you for taking the time to read this. I'm currently a second year undergraduate at the University of California, Berkeley, and I'm interested in pursuing law. I've heard about the potentially harmful effects of graduating in three years, but I'm on track to do so here, and I was wondering just how much this is going to hurt me. I'm majoring in Economics and have a 3.964 as of now (I earned some A+s though, so I think my LSAC GPA is around a 4.08). However, I wouldn't be going straight to law school from Berkeley. I'm going to participate in some service program (maybe Teach For America? Peace Corps?) before I apply. I'll also prepare for and take the LSAT during my years of service. I'm not going to be pretentious and predict a score for myself, but I did earn good SAT scores back in high school. I'm not necessarily gunning for a T-14 school, but I'd like to know if graduating early will still have a harmful effect for me, even with my good GPA and service. Thanks!</p>
<p>I don't know anything about getting into law school, but I think your plan sounds great.</p>
<p>I think that your plan sounds like a good one. Graduating in three years creates more difficulties in finding a job for post-law school employment than it does in getting into law school. Working after college for even a couple of years greatly mitigates any concerns that a potential employer may have.</p>