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kingvon

LSAT 172 · GPA 4.06 · 2024–25 cycle

Admitted to Stanford University

…not a good match for them and they saw that too. I went KJD because I felt my resume/background/stats was strong enough to get me into my schools without work experience. But honestly, getting some work experience would’ve made my application stronger– and I probably could’ve gotten some better scholarships. Okay,…

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Chiyo

LSAT 178 · GPA 4.00 · 2022–23 cycle

Attending Yale University

…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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oceantitan01

LSAT 167 · GPA 3.99 · 2025–26 cycle

Attending Yale University

…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…

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StraightBasicPenguin

LSAT 180 · GPA 3.99 · 2025–26 cycle

Attending Yale University

…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.