<p>I came into university with 21 credits. Took 16 first semester and am taking 12 this semester. I have done the math and I will graduate by one credit if from now on I just just 12 credits a semester. My concern is that if I do so grad schools/law school will look down upon my schedule. Will they?</p>
<p>I am a History major with a strong interest to go to a GOOD/top law school. My gpa first semester was a 3.8. My desire to take four classes rest solely on the fact that I know how important GPA is so it's almost like babying my GPA to make sure it's good. Not that I couldn't take 15. I am also an RA which is virtually a part-time job that you're always on call for.</p>
<p>No one cares, but you, OP. Look at it this way. One, if you take an easy load, it will mean, likely, that you won’t get as good a LSAT score as you would have. Two, perhaps more importantly, how do you handle the law school workload, especially if you aim for top x% of the graduating class? If you search somewhere on this forum, there is a chart that shows math/physics/philosophy majors score higher on LSAT than others. I suppose the quality (or challenge?) of undergrad education has something to do with that.</p>
<p>Contrary to jvtDad, I took college reasonably easy and handle the workload of law school just fine. Honestly, everyone handles the workload of law school just fine. The barrier on X% of the class has not very much to do with workload (outside maybe the bottom 10%) and very much with doing the work properly. As for the LSAT, you’ll do what everyone else did and take a course (or if you’re disciplined do some self-study). I doubt the ease of your undergrad will have all that much effect on your score. I expect the chart of LSAT/major has more to do with how those majors teach you to think rather than volume of reading.</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback! I understand where he is coming from but I also feel confident in my standardized test taking ability, plus I plan on doing lots of studying/prep and hopefully taking a course. Thanks again!</p>