Potential low GPA addendum
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2015 6:04 pm
Here is a rough draft of a potential addendum for my low GPA. Do you think the content is suitable for an addendum? Is this pushing towards the realm of a personal statement? This would be coupled with the personal statement in the forum "Environment Law specific personal statement". And again, many thanks in advance for reading and responding.
It is evident that my grade point average is well below XXX law school median grade point average score. While I realize that an explanation of my grades does not excuse my lack of academic rigor, I hope that what follows will at least partially show that my grades will not be indicative of my future performance at XXX law school.
My total undergraduate grade point average is 2.4 but the grade point average for my majors is 2.9. Even though that number is still very low, it demonstrates that the classes I was most passionate about were the classes where my performance was the highest. Now, furthermore, there were two distinct instances where my semester grade point average was substantially lower than the rest of my grades. Factoring out these two semesters, my total grade point average is 3.0.
The two poor semesters were the valleys of my overall low grades which stemmed from immaturity, a lack of appreciation for my fortunate situation and an absence of the importance of not only good grades but also education in general. I was lucky enough to have my college paid in full by my parents. I was blind to the amount of effort it took on their part to put me through college. I looked at my undergraduate education as just the next step in life, oblivious to its significance.
Since graduating I have pursed many different career paths, from starting my own business to enlisting in the military as a Navy Seal candidate. Needless to say, the harsh realities of life beyond an all-expenses paid trip to college have quickly sharpened my goals and motivations. Law school will not be the same story. Without my parents’ assistance, I will be tackling the costs of law school alone. Law school is not just the next step for me; it is something, I am certain, will become a passion of mine. I am completely enthralled by argumentation, logic, reading and writing. Coupling these passions with my public interest avocations, law school will not be a means to an end but an end in and of itself. I hope you can look past my poor grades and use my LSAT score as a more accurate predictor of my performance at XXX law school.
I am not entirely sure if I will use the last sentence or replace it with something else.
It is evident that my grade point average is well below XXX law school median grade point average score. While I realize that an explanation of my grades does not excuse my lack of academic rigor, I hope that what follows will at least partially show that my grades will not be indicative of my future performance at XXX law school.
My total undergraduate grade point average is 2.4 but the grade point average for my majors is 2.9. Even though that number is still very low, it demonstrates that the classes I was most passionate about were the classes where my performance was the highest. Now, furthermore, there were two distinct instances where my semester grade point average was substantially lower than the rest of my grades. Factoring out these two semesters, my total grade point average is 3.0.
The two poor semesters were the valleys of my overall low grades which stemmed from immaturity, a lack of appreciation for my fortunate situation and an absence of the importance of not only good grades but also education in general. I was lucky enough to have my college paid in full by my parents. I was blind to the amount of effort it took on their part to put me through college. I looked at my undergraduate education as just the next step in life, oblivious to its significance.
Since graduating I have pursed many different career paths, from starting my own business to enlisting in the military as a Navy Seal candidate. Needless to say, the harsh realities of life beyond an all-expenses paid trip to college have quickly sharpened my goals and motivations. Law school will not be the same story. Without my parents’ assistance, I will be tackling the costs of law school alone. Law school is not just the next step for me; it is something, I am certain, will become a passion of mine. I am completely enthralled by argumentation, logic, reading and writing. Coupling these passions with my public interest avocations, law school will not be a means to an end but an end in and of itself. I hope you can look past my poor grades and use my LSAT score as a more accurate predictor of my performance at XXX law school.
I am not entirely sure if I will use the last sentence or replace it with something else.