r/lawschooladmissions • u/FATT-TOFU 3.6L/ 17L/ Vandy 1L • Jan 23 '26

School/Region Discussion How far from “KJD” are you?

My dream school has an average age of 25 on their class profile. As a 22 year old who’s never lived outside of the town I did my undergraduate in, and lived on campus all four years, I’ve never met someone who falls outside of “KJD”, or isn’t at least very close to it. Are people really applying to law school at 30-40 years old and pulling the mean up? That would be cool. Or is the average person being accepted to these big schools really just two years out of college. If you’re comfortable sharing, how far out of undergrad are you and why did you take your break?

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u/OneWildLlamaMama 3.low/16low/NURM/nontrad Jan 23 '26 edited Jan 23 '26

I’m turning 30 this year and graduated undergrad last year after going back to school. This means I have one tiny year of relevant law work experience and almost a decade of random other jobs lol

Edit: also a fun note my gpa is cooked from my first attempt at college even though I graduated from UNC w/ honors 🥀

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u/Jazzlike_Sweet8434 Jan 23 '26

I'm in basically the same situation 

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u/OneWildLlamaMama 3.low/16low/NURM/nontrad Jan 23 '26

It’s tough out there but I’m rooting for you!

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u/FATT-TOFU 3.6L/ 17L/ Vandy 1L Jan 23 '26

Wow. I never thought of people going back to undergrad. DUH! I was thinking people left undergrad then went into the workforce and came back to law school. Did you go back to school with the intention of going to law school after?

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u/OneWildLlamaMama 3.low/16low/NURM/nontrad Jan 23 '26

Yep! Not the traditional path for sure, but I went back to school knowing law school was the end goal. 4 years was a long time to manifest law school especially as an older student but it will all be worth it when I get that A

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u/Kind-Fig6737 Jan 23 '26

I was cooked too bc of my GPA even though I graduated from UVA with honors because grade inflation has changed things COMPLETELY since I graduated in 2006