I know plenty of law schools have guaranteed admissions programs for their students, but are there any programs high school seniors can apply to?
Um… why would any law school worth going to guarantee admission to a HS student? You’re kinda skipping 4 years of college performance in between.
There are dozens of medical schools that do that, and I found a few low level law schools as well.
I’m a current law student and you seem to be very misinformed. Unlike med schools, the vast majority of law schools are not worth going to and thus any law school that did guarantee admission (which I’m not sure exists) is probably not worth going to.
I don’t believe you’ve asked the proper question. What you want to know is:
Are there any law schools worth attending that offer guaranteed admissions to HS student?
I can only assume the answer is no.
If I remember right Fordham had a 3/3 law program where you get apply to get into Fordham Law School after 3 years undergrad at Fordham but that is the closest thing I’ve heard. I don’t think any top law schools takes HS students in the type of direct program you described. In fact many applicants to the the top law schools work for a year or two between college and law school
Highly advise against it but…Google search “joint degrees”
Southwestern law school and Cal State northridge is the only one I know about but its a 6-year program: http://www.swlaw.edu/academics/jd/jointdegree
But southwestern law is a tier 3 law school (not top law school), with “earning a median of $77,000 in the private sector, though only 29% of grads reported their salaries, and $61,000 in the public sector” comparing to roughly $50/yr of tuition adding another $10k in extra expenses (my friend paid $1k for books alone)…its hard to say if the cost (plus interest adds more than $20k for that amount) is worth the benefits/expected salary.
Also I would like to warn you that recent law grads are having a hard time in terms of job prospects. I believe there’s a flood of lawyers than there’s jobs available. Recent law grad sued thomas jefferson law school of SD.
You should spend your undergrad informing yourself about the pros and cons of law school and if it fits into your situation and cost. Tuition cost, how much you are borrowing, how much interests you would pay, then the total net cost youre going to pay with tuition and interest, law schools employment statistics (dont 100% depend on their publish stats), how much youre expected salary per year/month, payment amounts compared to your take home amount, etc.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kateashford/2016/03/31/law-grads/#38e1579118fe
or google " forbes Only 1 In 5 Recent Law Grads Believes It Was Worth The Cost"