Graduating Early from Undergrad

Graduate School Law School
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<p>Right now I'm a sophomore at Boston University and I am very interested in law school. </p>

<p>I had a ton of AP credit from HS (40 BU credits...a semester here is 16 credits) so its very much a possibility for me to graduate a year early. </p>

<p>My question is - How would my chances for law school be affected by graduating early? Ideally I would start applying to law schools next fall (the fall of my third year). Just to give you some persepective, I'm looking at schools ranked around 10 - 20...I'm thinking Georgetown, Penn, UVA, GW. </p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>It could potentially hurt a little, because schools are starting to look for more work experience and "maturity" in applicants. </p>

<p>It's also impossible to know what schools you should be looking at before you take the LSAT.</p>

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<p>Boston</a> University College of Arts and Sciences</p>

<p>Get your masters.</p>

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<p>I haven't really got my heart set on any schools in particular...the few that I threw out were just rough estimates based on my current GPA and an estimate of my lsat based on my sats. I know that gives a very vague picture, but I'm just trying to figure out how much of a disadvantage graduating early is.</p>

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<p>Have you pondered the options of Higher Ranked Law w/ 4 years or Lower Ranked Law School w/ 3? I'd be looking around for info on those options.</p>

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<p>You really can't get an idea of your chances anywhere without an LSAT score or at least a diagnostic test. I would consider how the fourth year could affect your GPA (i.e. would you be free to take a bunch of electives to boost your GPA??) and plan accordingly.</p>