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@insidesurgery489 said:
Your recommendation letters may be a good spot for the activity mentions. Good job being so motivated and having this initiative to start early. So when you're done, you'll be about 22 if you start soon and are a full-time law student?
If all goes well, then yes, that's what I'm hoping for
@sx23822 said:
I don't think it's gonna be too much of a problem unless your targets schools are Yale or Stanford; hit or go beyond the medians for your target schools and you should be fine. That said, I don't think law schools are going to count your ECs from high school. Have you thought about taking a gap year to work or do volunteer work? That might be a good idea given you're still so young. Is there a reason why you have to go to law school right away?
It's mainly personal preference as to why I'd rather go straight from undergrad to law school. I think that if I don't perform well on the LSAT in September and potentially the LSAT in November as well, I might take a gap year to work, volunteer, and practice LSATs. A gap year isn't out of the question at all, it's just not my number 1 choice.
Hello,
I am currently 19 years old. I worked my butt off and took 60 credits of college classes from a community college while I was in high school, which all transferred to a large public university. I'll finish undergrad in May 2019, two years after I graduated from high school. Ideally I would like to go straight from undergrad to law school, which means I'm applying to law schools this coming fall. It also means that I have had only one year out of high school to actually work on extracurriculars and such, and because of that, the Experience and Activities sections on my resume after high school are pretty much nonexistent. I shined Activity-wise in high school (Student Body President, Honor Society President, Valedictorian, leader of a Youth Nonprofit for multiple years, part-time job, etc.), but David has said repeatedly not to include high school accomplishments. My undergrad GPA is a 3.93, and I am currently PTing right at or right below the median for my target law schools. I am practicing full time before my LSAT in September.
I just want to know, do law schools care about how young I am? Does applying at age 19 hurt, help, or even have any effect at all on my chances for getting accepted? Does a lack of Experience and Activities on my resume hurt me, or will law schools be understanding given that I've had only one year out of high school? Should I use my Personal Statement to explain my circumstances, or would it be smarter to write an addendum? I feel like my age would be a good narrative for my Personal Statement, but what do you guys think? Any answers or advice would be greatly appreciated :)
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If all went well on the LSAT a few weeks ago, then hopefully I will be 20 when I actually start, otherwise I'll take a year or two to get some more work experience in and to have another chance to study the LSAT, making me 21 or 22 when I start.