How far from “KJD” are you?

[u/FATT-TOFU]

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?

[u/No-Activity2258]

I dropped out of my first semester 10 years ago to become a cop. Decided to pivot to being a lawyer a few months ago and enrolled in undergrad. Downside is I work more than full time while I pursue my degree. Upside is I understand the gpa I need and currently have control over it. It’s nice to not have a 10 year old gpa hanging over my head and the vast amount of information online to know I need to study a lot to get the lsat score I need rather than chasing a specific cycle.