Do law schools hate UG students graduating early

EllieR0
Tue, 11 Nov 2014 22:08:44 +0000

I am currently a freshman with sophomore standing because of AP credit. I am one of those people who loves going to school, so I plan on taking a class during intercession as well as six units during the summer. I am on pace to graduate in three years and I really want to take advantage of this opportunity. I am a poly sci major and I plan on going to law school. School is not too difficult for me and while I know it is early to make bold predictions, I think I can graduate with a solid GPA ( I like shooting for the stars). I have begun studying for the LSAT, but not really. I have yet to take an actual practice test. I am just getting the logistics of each section down before I actually begin studying for the LSAT next year.
I am determined to graduate early and get into a good law school but many people have told me that it would not be beneficial for me to skip a year of college. Some have made claims that the last year is where I can really get to know professors and have more internships under my belt, etc. I understand these claims, but they do not worry me because I am confident in my ability to handle school and internships. I have been doing it since my sophomore year of high school. This claim does not scare me at all. The claim that does scare me, however, is that people have also told me that law school will not want to accept me because I graduated a year early. It sounds odd and a bit unbelievable but I do not know what to believe at this point, many people have told me to stay the extra year for this reason.