<p>I am a freshman at the University of Arizona and I am not academically being challenged. I have a 4.0 so far with 16 credit hours. I feel like I am breezing through my classes and not really being challenged. I do not really consider myself above average intellectually but I have just done well here. I fear that this situation will disadvantage me when applying to law school and when/if I get into a law school that I would like going to.</p>
<p>I am at 15 credits this semester ( I dropped 4 credits because I had health issues at the beginning of the semester) and I expect the same results.</p>
<p>I also realize I can develop myself on my own by reading etc, but it is not always the same.</p>
<p>Should I look into transferring during my sophmore year? Also, brand recognition may not hurt later in the game. <em>Disclaimer</em> I realize "brand recognition" is not all that important for law school admissions. </p>
<p>Other things equal, how will a 3.9+ at the U of A compare to a slightly lower gpa at another school (William and Mary, UVA or Washington-Seattle)?</p>
<p>Transfer if you want, but especially in my experience your freshman year is just a bunch of general ed classes that are easy for many (if not most) people. I wouldn’t use them as a good yardstick for the quality of the remaining 3 years at that college.</p>
<p>Yes, but this doesn’t necessarily correspond to a lower GPA. At my school, those general education classes were strictly curved. My upper-class courses and seminars were much easier in comparison, with a B+ being considered a slap on the wrist.</p>
<p>With a GPA above a 3.8, the OP really won’t have trouble getting in anywhere; it’ll come down to his/her LSAT. A 3.9 is always better, of course, but I don’t think it’d make a difference at all but a handful of the top schools.</p>
<p>walterall, you should stay at your institution IMO. Law schools look primarily at GPA, not undergrad US News rank. This is why they have the LSAT, which can be used to fairly compare someone from an elite school to someone from a TTT school. </p>
<p>Enjoy your school, keep the 4.0 going, and try to relax a bit so you can go to law school dead-focused on academics. There has to be SOMETHING you can do outside of class to keep you engaged, academically or not.</p>
<p>I think walter should do his/her UG where he/she would be happiest. If that means going to a more prestigious and rigorous school, so be it. If anything, admissions officers look at that favorably, deeming the student willing to take on challenges.</p>
<p>True, but for me the general education classes were pretty dull and I can see why the OP might have felt that his entire experience at the college might be boring because of that. Another school might not be different.</p>