<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I am a sophomore undergrad at the University of Florida. I brought in a lot of AP credits, so credit-wise, I'm about one semester ahead of schedule. I majored in Biology freshman year and realized it wasn't for me, and now I am a Political Science major and want to go to law school.</p>
<p>I want to be really competitive when applying for law schools. My top choice would be UVA. I took 12 credits last semester and am considering doing the same this semester. All 12 credits I would take this semester are upper-level classes. So my question is--does it look bad to law schools to only take 12 credits in a semester vs 15? Do law schools care how many credits a student takes? Is this something that can hurt me or does it not matter?</p>
<p>Thank you,
Eric</p>
<p>Usually, schools require 120 credits to graduate. This would mean taking appoximately 15 credits each semester. You do NOT want to spend more than 8 semesters in undergrad because you didn't take enough credits each semester. Keep this in mind.</p>
<p>I understand but that's not exactly what I meant.</p>
<p>I came in with so many AP credits that I am way ahead of everyone else. I can take 12 credits instead of 15 for the rest of college and still graduate on time. I was wondering if taking 12 credits instead of 15 would look bad to law schools. Will law schools think that I got lazy? Can this hurt me or do they not care about this kind of thing?</p>
<p>Law schools aren't concerned with the NUMBER of courses you take; only with the type and variety of courses you take.</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>Is there anyone else who would be able to weigh in on this?</p>
<p>i'm also a sophomore at UF and had the same exact question. lol</p>