Undergrad and Law School 3/3 Program

Graduate School Law School
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<p>Has anyone applied or know about the undergrade and law combined program called a 3 and 3?</p>

<p>My son, who is pretty directed, has mentioned law school. He is only a junior in H.S, however, we are planning trips to visit colleged. It seems very few colleges have this program.</p>

<p>I believe Fordham has this program.</p>

<p>Can anyone share thoughts or schools with this program?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>I believe GWU has that program as well. I would advise against it because in the three years one spends at college their goals change. Moreover, when you enter into one of those programs you are virtually locked into that program. This prevents someone from switching to a campus with better job placement (like a T14). I wouldn’t do it even if he was absolutely sure that he wanted to go to law school because it will prevent him from going to the T14s that have the best placement for their graduates. It could shut quite a few doors (although at GWU it would be less likely). It is probably best not to commit to such a program for the sake of flexibility.</p>

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<p>What is a T14 (tier something?)</p>

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<p>T14= Top 14 law schools in America</p>

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<p>The only reason T14 is mentioned so much is because these fourteen schools (which are in the top fourteen of law schools) are the schools that allow their graduates to have the flexibility to work almost anywhere in the country. Those graduates are also much more likely to land jobs in the large law firms that can give out 120,000-160,000 (w/o bonuses) for a starting salary. For that reason they are very attractive for law students to get into. For one to close the doors to such schools early on would not be advisable in most cases. (This forum does tend to use a good deal of jargon so feel free to ask if anything I say isn’t completely clear.)</p>

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<p>Not only that, but graduating in 3 or 3.5 years is not so difficult at many schools if you start out some AP credits. Not much sense in limiting your options early by entering a 3/3 program.</p>

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<p>I think that Occidental College and Knox College also have this program.</p>

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<p>i believe columbia also offers this, making it possible for him to get intoa t14 school</p>

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<p>Columbia’s program only accepts 1 to 2 students a year.</p>

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