I’m double majoring in Applied Mathematics and History; the engineering thing is an accelerated track where I get a master’s in engineering and bachelor’s in applied math in 5 years; that’s why I need my bachelor’s in three years. The double degree in three years is a program my school has with a pretty good school (T20-T40 range).
Yes, my school has an established program where we finish our bachelors in 3 years and then go on to a master’s for 2. This is what everyone in the program does, but I’m the first to do it as a double major.
There’s a courthouse next to my school, and previous early college students have received internships there as freshmen. Apologies, I misspoke earlier, it’s an internship, not a clerkship.
I know that I won’t be getting a patent law degree; I’ll be getting a JD while concentrating on patent and IP law. For patent law, I mean that I want to work with patent law in the future, likely as a corporate lawyer, and many people have told me that the engineering degree will help me gain an edge in the work force as I will understand technical details.
I’ve already skipped a grade, so no matter what, I’d be starting at 17. I’m currently going to be starting at 13, but turning 14 in my freshman year. I know someone graduating this year who was in biology, early college, and took 19-23 credits a semester throughout all of college. They also finished college in three years. My plan is a bit complicated–I’ll be working in engineering after graduation for a few years to save money for law school before applying. If I work for 5 years, I’ll be the same age as every other student as I am starting college 5 years early.
Would you really be taking all the required history classes for fun, even considering the impact of all these extra courses on your well-being and GPA?
Personally, I would take as many fun classes (history or otherwise) pass fail or as audited classes as I could handle, and not worry about a second major’s requirements.
Keep in mind that law school is very GPA sensitive - even a few Cs can be a big deal.
This first semester might be a good way to test the waters on the feasibility of your plan - remember that a withdrawal with a W does not affect your GPA, which means that a W is better than a C. You should mark the last day you can withdraw a class with a W on your calendar
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