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I know that it won't make or break you but say that Person A and Person B had identical GPA's and LSATs.

Say person A finished undergrad in a total of 6 semesters (3 years) because of dual enrollment and AP credits
Say person B finished undergrad in a total of 4-5 years.

Will law schools see a distinction?

It may help if you're on the edge, but I'd assume that both applicants would either be accepted or rejected. No major difference.

My hunch is that it would be extremely rare to have two candidates so similar that the adcomms would be deciding between one or the other based on such a minor part of the application.

ScottRiqui wrote:My hunch is that it would be extremely rare to have two candidates so similar that the adcomms would be deciding between one or the other based on such a minor part of the application.

Yep.

itachiuchiha wrote:I know that it won't make or break you but say that Person A and Person B had identical GPA's and LSATs.

Say person A finished undergrad in a total of 6 semesters (3 years) because of dual enrollment and AP credits
Say person B finished undergrad in a total of 4-5 years.

Will law schools see a distinction?

I think it would make you stand out IF you have a good GPA. Making straight As while taking 20+ credits a sememster will strengthen an already strong application. If your GPA is mediocre, however, I don't think it will make any difference.

Seems like a silly thing to make a decision off of. Assuming that they both have good GPAs, B probably switched majors, or couldn't register for needed classes at a crucial point, or some other trivial factor. The only thing it would indicate is that A had more direction coming out of high school, but that's a matter for your PS, and not something that's going to tip the scales one way or the other.

I know a girl who spent 9 years in undergrad. Mostly because she completed the requirements for a piano performance degree, but her parents wouldn't let her graduate/would stop paying her rent unless she got a more traditional degree. Anyway, adcoms didn't seem to hold it against her.

So is person A matriculating at 20-21 and person B at 23-24?

We are talking completely at the margins here, assuming everything else is identical, then I personally would favor person B since he might be marginally more employable.