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acrossthelake wrote:I asked this question before, but the results were mixed, and I'm still unsure of what to do, so I'll ask again.

In my second semester, I was placed on Academic Warning for failing to complete the required # of courses to stay in good academic standing(Dropped a class, failed organic chem). This is marked on my official transcript.. The next semester I took the maximum course load, did well, and returned to good standing. Variety of reasons (bad course selection, got sick, family probs, just didn't have my stuff together as a freshman, etc.).My GPA is intact because my university doesn't show withdrawals or NC's on our official external transcript and other than the marking of "Academic Warning" on my transcript, law schools have no way of knowing why it is, exactly(did I start with three and fail/drop one, or start with four and fail/drop two?), that I only have two courses displayed that semester.

Should I write an addendum to address this, in case the admissions officers wonder about it and want an explanation, or just let it be? The pre-law advisor at my university said to let it be, but pre-law advisors aren't always right.

acrossthelake wrote:My pre-law advisor doesn't just focus on law, though. She is actually in charge of fellowships. Plus, our pre-law office is always talking about "fit" and that makes me skeptical.

Yeah, I'm not trying to use it in the typical use of "Please excuse me for this." It was my fault. I messed up and my university saved my butt anyway. Just not sure if, as Client21 notes, if they *want* me to give them an explanation.

acrossthelake wrote:

Cilent21 wrote:

acrossthelake wrote:My pre-law advisor doesn't just focus on law, though. She is actually in charge of fellowships. Plus, our pre-law office is always talking about "fit" and that makes me skeptical.

Yeah, I'm not trying to use it in the typical use of "Please excuse me for this." It was my fault. I messed up and my university saved my butt anyway. Just not sure if, as Client21 notes, if they *want* me to give them an explanation.

You're going to have to go on a school-by-school basis. If you're applying to Cornell, for instance, you will have to write an addendum for that warning. When applying to Harvard, you will not *have* to (although I still say you should).

Good point. I forgot that some explicitly require it if you mark "yes" to that question. Applying to YHSCCN, if that's relevant.

Edit: Thanks for your help you two.

acrossthelake wrote:I asked this question before, but the results were mixed, and I'm still unsure of what to do, so I'll ask again.

In my second semester, I was placed on Academic Warning for failing to complete the required # of courses to stay in good academic standing(Dropped a class, failed organic chem). This is marked on my official transcript.. The next semester I took the maximum course load, did well, and returned to good standing. Variety of reasons (bad course selection, got sick, family probs, just didn't have my stuff together as a freshman, etc.).My GPA is intact because my university doesn't show withdrawals or NC's on our official external transcript and other than the marking of "Academic Warning" on my transcript, law schools have no way of knowing why it is, exactly(did I start with three and fail/drop one, or start with four and fail/drop two?), that I only have two courses displayed that semester.

Should I write an addendum to address this, in case the admissions officers wonder about it and want an explanation, or just let it be? The pre-law advisor at my university said to let it be, but pre-law advisors aren't always right.