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LSAC does count any grades in college courses, even when earned in high school. That comes as a huge shock to some kids who suffered from senioritis in high school and see that the LSDAS-calculated gpa is much lower than they expected.
Based solely on the few kids who have posted on the law board about such situations, my impression is that you need to be able to submit at least two years of grades from a 4year college, which means you need to apply after graduation. That means taking a year off between college and LS.
There used to be a poster on another board who was in this situation, except he got a degree in 1.5 years after high school. He went to UWisc-Steven's Pt. (or something similar to that) for dual enrollment and then on to UWisc-Madision. Despite a LSAT above 175 (outstanding) and a 3.9 gpa, he didn't get into any of the top 14-ranked law schools.
Of course, there could be other reasons--negative recs, etc., but still, I don't think LSs are enthused about these kids, especially when they aren't the true "genius" types. However, it does seem to even itself out if the kids work a few years post-college and do well.
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