<p>hi, im a sophomore at a top 5 university. i am planning to grad after my junior yr. I am planning to get an early work experience for a yr and then apply for law school. This way i will apply to law school with some of my friends who are applying at the end of their senior yr. But I will have work experience!</p>
<p>What i want to ask is this.
I will be graduating with 180 credit which is a grad requirement at my school. so far my GPA and 4.0 and i think i can continue to keep this GPA. but the 180 credit is with my Ap creidt (20) plus(8) credit from over sea- no grade but i get credit for this oversea lang. program. So actually i have earned like 150 from my university.
Do you think Harvard Law school will look down on this? like earning the minimun credit for graduation (180) AND also for earning part of that from AP and oversea??</p>
<p>No. Harvard Law will probably be most concerned with your LSAT score, then GPA, then look at your “soft” factors. Any degree from Penn or any other top college or university will be well respected by all law schools, in my opinion. Nevertheless, early graduation at a young age with little or no work experience may dampen your chances at some of the top 14 law schools.</p>
<p>thank you for your imput. But again, you dont think fulling the grad requirements with AP credits plus the oversea lang credit wont hurt my chances as long as i have the GPA and LSAT and of course the maturity(if i could prove to them).
also about the 180 credit for the requirement for grad, would it look ok to the law school in my situation compared to students who have well over that amt. when they grad it 4 yrs??</p>
<p>If you want a good detailed answer do a search on this forum for the topic “graduating early” or something along those lines; there have been many who have voiced similar concerns in the past.</p>