<p>I don’t do this very often–mostly I just poke around and read threads. </p>
<p>I’m a rising senior attending the University of Texas at Austin and planning on applying in the next cycle. I’m currently pursuing a dual degree: BA in Music, BS in Electrical Engineering and a minor in mathematics. My GPA is 3.94. I understand that choice of major is a weaker soft factor at best. However, I was wondering how the combination of two widely different degrees would be viewed in applying to T-14 schools. Second, glancing through Montauk’s law school admission guide, it appears that many schools examine transcripts very carefully. Due to a very liberal AP credit policy at my school, I will be graduating with slightly over 200 hours over the course of four years. I was also wondering how this will be viewed.</p>
<p>I don’t think that the number of credits that you have at graduation will matter a whit in law school admissions (particularly if many credits came from a liberal AP acceptance policy), but I do think that the diversity of your joint majors will be intriguing to law schools. While you will still need strong grades (which you have) and a high LSAT score within the upper range for the law schools you wish to attend, I think that you will stand out from the crowd. Law schools do indeed review all of the transcripts that are submitted to them through LSDAS.</p>
<p>Just make sure that everything else in your law schools applications is sterling – no typos or spelling errors (don’t underestimate the importance of a well-proofread application), correct grammar, solid recommendations, well-written personal statement and readable, well-written resume.</p>