SillyCheapSquirrel '23–'24 app cycle Class of 2027 class year

**Please please PLEASE take time off in between undergrad and law school! **

So many KJDs just want to go straight through “to get law school over with” or “not waste time because they’re 100% sure they want to be a lawyer.” And while the latter may be true for some, there is so much you learn—about yourself, your values, your habits, your hobbies—when you experience real adulthood. I didn’t do anything fancy during my 2 years off—I applied to random jobs my senior year and accepted the first offer. But I still learned how to navigate the world outside of school, and I will be a better law student and lawyer because of it.

Looking for jobs is hard and the real world seems scary. But life is also long, and careers comprise a large chunk of it. So take the time now to do something, anything, that allows you to become acquainted with non-student you. The legal profession will always be there when you’re ready.

There is a reason most people advocate for gap years, and that alone should make you think. The truth is, you don’t know what you don’t know, and because of that, I implore anyone considering KJD-ism to carefully evaluate whether it’s truly worth it.