…lost. Now on to business: Background: I decided to apply KJD for a number of personal reasons, but I want to emphasize the fact that this was *a calculated risk *and that I was prepared to reapply should I have not gotten the results I wanted. Quite frankly, I believe the KJD disadvantage will only grow in the years…
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Admitted to University of ChicagoDon’t listen to the people telling you not to be KJD (or in my case super KJD). They are right that you need time to prepare, but they are wrong in thinking that the clock only starts after you graduate. Take the LSAT as early as possible, apply as early as possible, and believe in yourself. A lack of work…
…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…
…has released, but I can’t recall which one. Lastly, the KJD tax is real and will cook you with some schools if you’re not careful to highlight relevant work experience or show that you can be competitive in the job market. This was true in some of my apps and I saw it happen with so many others.
…essays that have a strong why law, especially if you’re KJD. KJDs routinely make up the majority of applicants who underperform their stats and it’s almost always due to lackluster essays with a weak why law. Don’t take your results personal. Admission decisions are so random and this isn’t a meritocracy. Just…
…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…
Took LSAT 3 times: 169 -> 170 -> 180 Undergraduate and Masters degree in economics KJD Attended T50 undergrad on full-tuition scholarship
…(made sure it flowed and had genuine reasons). Super KJD as I am a bit young (graduated HS early)
…I think having clear reasons for Why Law and (as a KJD in particular) Why Now was real important. Good luck with ur cycles!
I put myself as T4 softs because I’m KJD and most of my resume items are typical undergraduate activities: legal internship, lab research, TA position, and club leadership. However, I am a first-generation college student with 2 majors (STEM + business-related), which maybe helped me standout a little bit, but…
not technically kjd - im a year out of school but did not work during the year off
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.
Multiracial: Half Black, half white, Work Experience: Attending immediately after graduating (KJD), but with two years full time WE in a team leadership position at an international company during college. Additionally worked two full time jobs over the summer. Academic info: Big mid-Atlantic state school undergrad.…
I was convinced going into the cycle that my KJD status would completely bar me from the t 3-5 schools, but I’m happy to have been wrong. Work experience is the right call for many people, but if you have high stats and have had exposure to legal work, I think you can have some confidence going in. A few random…
…is the dialogue if Donnie was applying to law school as a KJD: Dr. Lillian Thurman: How are things going at school? Donnie Darko: I think about my status checker a lot. Dr. Lillian Thurman: I asked you about school, Donnie. Donnie Darko: I think about my fucking statuses on the LSD site a lot during school. if u…
…originally dead-set on wanting to go completely through KJD, but the pandemic happened and it didn’t work out (I didn’t want to do Zoom University School of Law). Honestly, so thankful it happened that way (everything happens for a reason as the cliche goes.) I was not emotionally, mentally, psychologically,…
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