question regarding excessive W grades on transcript Forum
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question regarding excessive W grades on transcript
Suppose you have an ok gpa....3.05 and a decent LSAT score, but your gpa is what is, because your undergrad experience was compromised by having health problems which resulted in excessive non-punitive W grades as well?
Is there anyone out there that has been in the same boat, where you have excessive W grades (more than 20) due to health concerns. If you address them in an addendum (and have a good reason) how bad will that look to admissions committees?
Is there anyone out there that has been in the same boat, where you have excessive W grades (more than 20) due to health concerns. If you address them in an addendum (and have a good reason) how bad will that look to admissions committees?
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Re: question regarding excessive W grades on transcript
20 is excessive. You should probably write an addendum.barberiolisa wrote:Suppose you have an ok gpa....3.05 and a decent LSAT score, but your gpa is what is, because your undergrad experience was compromised by having health problems which resulted in excessive non-punitive W grades as well?
Is there anyone out there that has been in the same boat, where you have excessive W grades (more than 20) due to health concerns. If you address them in an addendum (and have a good reason) how bad will that look to admissions committees?
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Re: question regarding excessive W grades on transcript
I will write an addendum to address them, but if you have a good reason because of health concerns, does that still look awful to admissions committees?
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Re: question regarding excessive W grades on transcript
depends what the health concerns are. if the health concerns are past you and/or aren't "bad" in terms of C&F reasons, then I doubt it'll affect you.barberiolisa wrote:I will write an addendum to address them, but if you have a good reason because of health concerns, does that still look awful to admissions committees?
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Re: question regarding excessive W grades on transcript
My educated guess is that if it's a good reason, health reasons and whatnot, you'll be fine so long as you aren't currently fighting cancer or something serious. Are you all better now?barberiolisa wrote:I will write an addendum to address them, but if you have a good reason because of health concerns, does that still look awful to admissions committees?
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Re: question regarding excessive W grades on transcript
Yeah, the big question is whether this will affect you going forward. If the law school can expect you to have to continually take a leave of absence for medical issues, that will concern them.BerkeleyBear wrote:My educated guess is that if it's a good reason, health reasons and whatnot, you'll be fine so long as you aren't currently fighting cancer or something serious. Are you all better now?barberiolisa wrote:I will write an addendum to address them, but if you have a good reason because of health concerns, does that still look awful to admissions committees?
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Re: question regarding excessive W grades on transcript
Definitely address it.
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Re: question regarding excessive W grades on transcript
I wrote an addendum and I had 7.
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Re: question regarding excessive W grades on transcript
Absolutely, I am going to address it. And they were due to medical reasons that not longer are in existence. But I guess my inquiry was, if you meet the gpa and LSAT that a particular school normally admits, Could they reject you just on having a great deal of non-punitive withdrawals (which in my case are from health problems). I wouldnt think that the withdrawals alone, could be the make or break between acceptance and denial. Or could they?