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GPA Addendum

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 4:12 pm
by Goodman
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Re: GPA Addendum

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 4:39 pm
by elblufer
I had the same problem, except it was one class. I wrote a short addendum basically saying what you posted.

Re: GPA Addendum

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 5:25 pm
by gobuffs10
Goodman wrote:My undergraduate degree GPA was 4.0. However, due to two Ds at a community college straight out of high school, my LSAC GPA is 3.82. I have no excuse. I did badly because I was immature, and then I did better because I started to care.

Is this worth an addendum? Thanks in advance.
I just dropped it in my PS as evidence of an upward trend once I started giving a fuck.

Re: GPA Addendum

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 5:37 pm
by 20130312
Goodman wrote:My undergraduate degree GPA was 4.0. However, due to two Ds at a community college straight out of high school, my LSAC GPA is 3.82. I have no excuse. I did badly because I was immature, and then I did better because I started to care.

Is this worth an addendum? Thanks in advance.
No addendum for a 3.82.

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You ass.

Re: GPA Addendum

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 5:55 pm
by Goodman
InGoodFaith wrote: No addendum for a 3.82.

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You ass.

Okay. Why not?

Re: GPA Addendum

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 5:57 pm
by 20130312
Goodman wrote:
InGoodFaith wrote: No addendum for a 3.82.

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You ass.
Okay. Why not?
Seriously? Because you have one of the top GPAs that a school could even ask for. Columbia's 2012 75th percentile was a 3.82. Writing something that says "I'm sorry for my terrible GPA" wouldn't make any sense at all.

Re: GPA Addendum

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 5:58 pm
by gaud
IGF is right. Don't write one. Schools aren't going to look at your GPA negatively.

Re: GPA Addendum

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 6:05 pm
by Nova
Dont write it. It will make you look worse.

This is kind of like someone scoring in the high 160s writing a LSAT addendum about being a bad test taker. Theyre not.

Re: GPA Addendum

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 6:06 pm
by Goodman
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Re: GPA Addendum

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 6:09 pm
by Nova
Good luck!

Re: GPA Addendum

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 6:09 pm
by 20130312
Goodman wrote:Thanks for the feedback, everyone. I know 3.82 isn't bad. I'm just freaking out and want to give myself every advantage I can. But I definitely don't want to clutter up my apps with unnecessary addenda. So, again, thanks.
Sorry if I came off like a jerk, just wanted to put things in perspective. Good luck!

Re: GPA Addendum

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 6:15 pm
by gaud
Nova wrote:Good luck!