<p>Will the fact that I will have my bachelor's degree by age eighteen (18) have any affect on law school decisions? </p>
<p>Will it impress or, rather, give the impression that I'm too immature for law school?</p>
<p>I've heard that average age of a 1L is ~23. I think it'll be impressive that you've graduated but if you lack the internships/LSAT/good GPA that another student may have gotten in the typical time frame, it's not going to benefit you much. You'll also need to prove to schools that you're mature, as you've said.</p>
<p>I've heard that they may be suspicious of your maturity level if you're young. If you're only 18 when you have a bachelors, you should do something for yourself before applying! Work or travel or apply for fellowships.</p>
<p>I thought that too, before, but now I see it from a different perspective.</p>
<p>They would maybe think a 22-year-old is immature because he's straight out of college at the age he's supposed to be.</p>
<p>If they see an 18-year-old they probably will see self-discipline, motivation and hard work. Not immaturity, because if you can finish something nearly four years before-- doesn't it show something?</p>
<p>Do you understand my reasoning? Not sure if it's right, but that now just popped into my head.</p>
<p>Yes, I think that's one way to look at it, but I don't think people are considered "immature" for finishing college in a typical, timely fashion. If so, the vast majority of applicants wouldn't be doing as well in the process. You see what you can be: you'll need to come through in your PS and recs as a very mature person that is ready, even at 18/19, to handle law school, which, in a word, is a *****. Equally important is proving that you've throughly thought out your decision to attend law school. Whereas 22 year olds have had several years of independence to explore different options, an 18 year old would strike me as someone that isn't completely sure a/b law school, just picking it because that seems like the next step. Not saying that's you, but that's a concern that I would raise.</p>
<p>Yeah, I definately understand what you're trying to say. I worded my post wrong; I wasn't trying to imply that regular college graduates were immature.</p>