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I was in the same predicament when I began law school. I was also a history major and I knew a professor in undergrad who got his masters and JD at the same time and then went on to get his PhD. After the first couple of weeks in first year, I knew I wasn't going to be able to hack it. I was so exhausted that I couldn't even think of having more classes and spending an extra year at school to boot.
If you are all for it, go for it, but you really need to look at yourself objectively and decide if you can cut it. Law school in an of itself is very demanding. Here's a quick stat: There were 165 people beginning my 1L. At the end of the first month, it was down to 155, by the end of the semester 140, by the end of the 1st year 135. At graduation there were only 128 of the original 165. This should tell you how exhausting law school is. Of the 128 who graduated, only 1 was in the joint degree program, hers was for Psychology (which wouldn't be as hard as a complete different program if your law school has a Psychology program.
Hope all goes well for you. Oh, and the 3rd year is the worst.
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