<p>I'm thinking about cutting down my classes down to 3 this semester from 4 last semester. I want to do this because I'm want to join Model UN, do research for a law professor, and I currently have an internship in San Francisco. However, I would like to know if law schools will view this as a good thing. Would they prefer me taking 4 classes with the increased amount of activities?</p>
<p>Conventional wisdom is that they don't care about much besides numbers, but I suspect a substantially-below-normal courseload will matter quite a bit, in which case the answer is, "It depends on what's normal at your school." Low-end-of-normal vs. high-end-of-normal won't matter, but a dramatically low courseload would.</p>
<p>Again, just my speculation.</p>
<p>I would agree. I even think three classes...assuming each is 4 credits...is pushing it a bit. Anything below 12 credits and you're considered a part student, right? Either way, try to take 4 classes next year, as I would imagine law schools do not like only 3 classes/semester.</p>
<p>I think it is a good idea to get involved in ECs, but not if your grades are going to suffer or you have to take too few classes to justify it. On a personal level it may be worth your time to get involved, but from a law school admission committee's point of view it may look as though you could not handle both a full course load and your ECs. Not to concern you too much, but there are a lot of students applying to law school that are able to work, get involved, and take a full course load. In the end, do what will make you happy, not just what will get you into law school.</p>
<p>I don't think taking one fewer class for one semester in order to take on multiple ECs is going to hurt at all. What is the internship?</p>
<p>I'm interning for San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom in the Economic Development Office. This internship is 10 hours a week.</p>
<p>I don't know if this would help, but research would be 3 units.</p>
<p>3 classes is not bad...im in the quarter system, and 3 classes is normal.</p>
<p>... but the OP is not in a quarter system, as he says above.</p>