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GPA Addendum - Please Help
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 4:51 am
by elle52
Thanks for the input
Re: GPA Addendum - Please Help
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 3:44 pm
by restless
If this is an optional addendum, you should forego it. Addendums should explain uncontrollable/extenuating circumstances (unless you were placed on academic sanction, then you have to write one). From what you've written so far, you chose to participate in these activities and your GPA may have suffered as a result. I'm sure your resume would be sufficient enough to elaborate this for you.
Re: GPA Addendum - Please Help
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 3:49 pm
by CanadianWolf
Aren't all of these activities displayed on your resume and/or law school application ? If so, then it doesn't seem that you are adding anything beyond a plea for special consideration due to your varied interests & activities which is already noted elsewhere.
Northwestern's average for law school applicants is in the 3.46 area, thus your GPA is in line with most NU undergrads applying to law school. Does NU even have any "booster" courses ? Northwestern is known as a challenging undergraduate school. It would be interesting to know how many NU applicants to
usc law school have been accepted over the past few years & their GPA/LSAT. Does Northwestern have a pre-law advisor that keeps such statistics ?
Re: GPA Addendum - Please Help
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 3:53 pm
by Dany
restless wrote:If this is an optional addendum, you should forego it. Addendums should explain uncontrollable/extenuating circumstances (unless you were placed on academic sanction, then you have to write one). From what you've written so far, you chose to participate in these activities and your GPA may have suffered as a result. I'm sure your resume would be sufficient enough to elaborate this for you.
+1
This also seemed to be the consensus
the first time OP started this thread.