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Admitted to University of California—Berkeley…but i was more than happy with a 170 and wanted to apply KJD so decided to roll with it. GPA: went from 3.98 to 4.0 halfway through my cycle thanks to fall semester grades. communication-esque B.A. at a relatively prestigious public university with a minor in english lit. total of 3 ‘withdraw’ grades over 4 years of…
…with Georgetown. Don’t do this to yourself!!If you are a KJD: seriously, seriously consider a gap year or more, or some work experience. It doesn’t have to be prestigious, and it doesn’t have to be consistent. Every KJD I’ve known except one has massively underperformed their numbers, and it seems to only get worse…
…GENERATIONS - More loading… If you’re on track to be a KJD, I sincerely encourage you to consider doing otherwise. My three-ish years in the workforce have been invaluable for a number of concrete reasons. In addition to building my resume, I now know how to: do excellent work; supervise and be supervised; navigate…
…statement. Otherwise, I was a fairly standard KJD-adjacent applicant (graduated May 2023), with lots of extracurricular involvement and some internships but nothing crazy in the way of work experience. If I had to guess this would be one of the reasons I struggled with H/Y/S/C, but who knows. I had a very hard time…
…to me so that’s what I prioritized. PRE-CYCLE NOTES (Super KJD) I entered undergrad with most of my first-year gen-eds fulfilled by AP credit. (LSAT) I took the LSAT three times: 158 –> 163 –> 162 I probably should have canceled the third test since I was happy with my second score, but I had already paid for it, so…
…(expect email sometime before the A asking for KJD fall grades) BU: around 10:30 am ish or between 12:15 pm and 1:15 pm or around 12:45 or between 1:30 pm and 2:15 pm (call) USC: at 9 am or around 12:30 pm or around 1:15 pm or some time around 2 ish maybe maybe?? (email) ThVanderbilt: at around 11 am or around 2 pm…
…topics and I don’t think I should have done that. For KJD+1s - I did medical scribing for my gap year and while I think it was good interview fodder, I actually wish I would have taken my job hunt more seriously senior year and gotten a super cool job that I was proud to incorporate into my resume/essays. I…
…rec letters are a good idea! I included 2 as a KJD, and it has gone pretty well. Things I wish I knew: NEVER count yourself out! I thought about applying to Knight-Hennessy early on, and then thought I didn’t have a shot/that it was too much work. Regretting that now haha, I may have had a chance!- High-stat KJDs…
…the t3, i think i would have wondered about applying kjd. if you can take time off, and especially take time off and get work experience, it’s rarely if ever a bad idea to do so. i didn’t have a great reason for going straight through; i wanted to do the lsat while i was still in test-taking mode from undergrad, and…
Hard work and a cohesive narrative help a lot. I spent approximately 1 year (mixed levels of intensity) studying for the LSAT and went from 152 to 171. I’m a KJD, but I’ve had several unusual internships. I’m also an engineering major in a genuinely unique program. Experiences in this program have shaped my…
Took LSAT 3 times: 169 -> 170 -> 180 Undergraduate and Masters degree in economics KJD Attended T50 undergrad on full-tuition scholarship
…early fall helped me stand out. I also highly encourage KJD applicants to take a year off and get some work experience before applying. I am a reapplicant from last cycle and having some exposure to the legal field (as a legal asst/paralegal) made me 10x more confident in my decision to apply to law school. It’s…
…staying on any WLs. Get your LOR early, but don’t apply KJD either! You’ll be better for at least a year of work/life experience.
…I think having clear reasons for Why Law and (as a KJD in particular) Why Now was real important. Good luck with ur cycles!
KJD but graduated from undergrad with BA & MA in 4 years. Withdrew from Stanford, Columbia, Penn, and Duke before receiving official scholarship offers. Did not negotiate for more aid from schools.
not technically kjd - im a year out of school but did not work during the year off
Extracurricular theme made sense but no prestigious awards/interesting work experience. Also Super-KJD (20 y/o when submitting) Essays: Stanford: Optional Long Essay, 3 songs, One Day Class Proposal UChicago: Why Chicago Div. addendum Duke: Freedom of Expression and Why Duke UPENN: Core Strengths Columbia:…
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