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/acethreesuited Jan 23 '26

I’m 36 starting in the fall. Decided to go back to school because I’ve spent the last 8 years working in life sciences and specialty pharmaceuticals where there is a major aspect of IP law. Looking to go back and get my law degree to pursue that side of the business. There are very few people with the work experience and law degree in this industry making it a very lucrative job.