<p>I know law school is essentially all about GPA and LSAT, but I'm going to be a junior at Cornell in the Fall, and I'm wondering if I should bother trying to complete the Honors Program? It's much more rigorous, and I might end up with an extra "B," that I certainly do not want. I current have a 4.0 (I transferred from a much-less rigorous college) and my major is Human Development.</p>
<p>I'm planning on taking a year off after undergrad before applying. This means that the admissions committee will at least see that I do have the honors distinction.</p>
<p>Also, do minors matter AT ALL? I'm sort of interested in minoring in something, but if no one cares, suddenly the extra classes don't seem so exciting.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Honors won’t matter for law school. If you want to pursue that as a personal endeavor for fulfillment or whatever, go for it because you only have one shot at it, and regret sucks. But if you don’t care and only want to do it for a boost in your law school app, DO NOT do it.</p>
<p>Same with the minor. Come on, isn’t it obvious that a minor wouldn’t make or break an app in such a numbers-oriented process? Maybe if you minor in two disparate things that make your app interesting, or if you minor in something like Philosophy or English (something that will help you in LS) then it might be worth it. Even the argument that a diverse knowledge base is preferable is iffy because it depends not only on which type if law school you’re looking at (based on your Cornell 4.0, I’m assuming the top 14), but it also depends on the specific adcom. If pursuing a minor that you don’t personally want will put your GPA at risk, again, DO NOT do it.</p>
<p>Exactly the answer I was looking for. Thanks!</p>