Lightening courseload/dropping to part-time Forum

[OrangeJournoLaw]

I'm heading into 2nd semester of my 3rd year of undergrad planning to graduate in 3.5 years. I have lightened my course load to roughly 12-13 credits a semester, minimum for full-time, to accommodate time for a number of extracurricular activities relevant to my primary major (broadcast journalism, doing a dual). I could take an extra class and graduate in the spring, but I've decided to instead graduate in December '20 and go to part-time. I'm extending because I plan to get work experience before applying to law school and employment is much easier to find around then in the field I plan to work in. I am paying sticker for undergrad and going part-time will quite literally be slashing tuition by at least 2/3. Would I be hurting my chances by doing this? Would schools think I'm just slacking off?

Worth noting: Current GPA is 3.7 in what is considered the strongest program for my major in the country. Grades have gone up since lightening up classes. Graduating in the spring would make it harder for me to find employment off the bat, but not impossible.

[The Lsat Airbender]

If it increases your GPA, and you’re still graduating within a normal 4-year pace, then this sounds like an unalloyed good (from a LS-admissions perspective).