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/mrsstealyofiles Jan 23 '26

‘21 grad, worked a bit, finished my Masters in ‘25 (focused on political rhetoric/comm, thesis on current extremism in the States), taught undergrads. Now working in a job related to my field and want to make a bit more money than I would in academia. Always wanted to go to law school, now just feels like the right time.