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Addendum: should I write one for that one semester?
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 12:49 am
by kikko89
My first semester GPA was 2.5, but every semester after that was 4.0, averaging me out to a 3.75 cumulative GPA.
Is this worth addressing in a short addendum? On the one hand, this will be laid out in my academic summary. On the other hand, what if they gloss over this detail?
Re: Addendum: should I write one for that one semester?
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 1:02 am
by malleus discentium
Why was it a 2.5?
Re: Addendum: should I write one for that one semester?
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 1:32 am
by kikko89
malleus discentium wrote:Why was it a 2.5?
Nothing really legit. I was working a full-time job and let my studies slip up....
Re: Addendum: should I write one for that one semester?
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 10:18 am
by SPerez
Just speaking for me personally, applicants who don't explain stuff like this is one of my biggest pet peeves. I don't know how quickly other people review files, but I promise there is almost no way I would miss something like that. It wouldn't be enough to change the decision most likely, but I would still be wondering WTH happened that semester. (I'd be a little more suspect if it was a final semester instead of a first semester.)
I would do a short addendum saying basically what you stated above. Unless there's more to it, probably wouldn't have to be longer than a few paragraphs.
Dean Perez