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kimchifriedrice wrote:Hello!

I am currently working on my applications for law schools. I have two LSAT records: a cancellation from the February 2014 LSAT and a 169 from the September 2014 LSAT. I cancelled my February score because I had made a terrible mistake of spending a night at a local inn, where I could not sleep because of unfavorable noise and room temperature problems, which translated into a bad test day. My September score was lower than my usual 172 average largely because of noise disruptions. Hence, LSAC offered to include a letter explaining the September testing circumstances in my CAS report.

I was convinced that I should write an addendum but I worry that I could sound whiny. Should I go ahead and write this addendum or not? I am aiming for top 5 law schools.

Thank you for your help!

alloverthat wrote:

kimchifriedrice wrote:Hello!

I am currently working on my applications for law schools. I have two LSAT records: a cancellation from the February 2014 LSAT and a 169 from the September 2014 LSAT. I cancelled my February score because I had made a terrible mistake of spending a night at a local inn, where I could not sleep because of unfavorable noise and room temperature problems, which translated into a bad test day. My September score was lower than my usual 172 average largely because of noise disruptions. Hence, LSAC offered to include a letter explaining the September testing circumstances in my CAS report.

I was convinced that I should write an addendum but I worry that I could sound whiny. Should I go ahead and write this addendum or not? I am aiming for top 5 law schools.

Thank you for your help!

Local inns are the worst. All that drinking and shouting and being woken up by ring wraiths

kimchifriedrice wrote:Hello!

I am currently working on my applications for law schools. I have two LSAT records: a cancellation from the February 2014 LSAT and a 169 from the September 2014 LSAT. I cancelled my February score because I had made a terrible mistake of spending a night at a local inn, where I could not sleep because of unfavorable noise and room temperature problems, which translated into a bad test day. My September score was lower than my usual 172 average largely because of noise disruptions. Hence, LSAC offered to include a letter explaining the September testing circumstances in my CAS report.

I was convinced that I should write an addendum but I worry that I could sound whiny. Should I go ahead and write this addendum or not? I am aiming for top 5 law schools.

Thank you for your help!

Seoulless wrote:

kimchifriedrice wrote:Hello!

I am currently working on my applications for law schools. I have two LSAT records: a cancellation from the February 2014 LSAT and a 169 from the September 2014 LSAT. I cancelled my February score because I had made a terrible mistake of spending a night at a local inn, where I could not sleep because of unfavorable noise and room temperature problems, which translated into a bad test day. My September score was lower than my usual 172 average largely because of noise disruptions. Hence, LSAC offered to include a letter explaining the September testing circumstances in my CAS report.

I was convinced that I should write an addendum but I worry that I could sound whiny. Should I go ahead and write this addendum or not? I am aiming for top 5 law schools.

Thank you for your help!

Don't see any grounds at this point for writing an addendum. Come back when you have your December score.

Seoulless wrote:You don't have any substantial grounds to write an addendum. Which schools are you shooting for?

kimchifriedrice wrote:

Seoulless wrote:You don't have any substantial grounds to write an addendum. Which schools are you shooting for?

Harvard and Columbia are my top choices. Stanford, Chicago and NYU are my next three.

alloverthat wrote:

kimchifriedrice wrote:Hello!

I am currently working on my applications for law schools. I have two LSAT records: a cancellation from the February 2014 LSAT and a 169 from the September 2014 LSAT. I cancelled my February score because I had made a terrible mistake of spending a night at a local inn, where I could not sleep because of unfavorable noise and room temperature problems, which translated into a bad test day. My September score was lower than my usual 172 average largely because of noise disruptions. Hence, LSAC offered to include a letter explaining the September testing circumstances in my CAS report.

I was convinced that I should write an addendum but I worry that I could sound whiny. Should I go ahead and write this addendum or not? I am aiming for top 5 law schools.

Thank you for your help!

Local inns are the worst. All that drinking and shouting and being woken up by ring wraiths

Seoulless wrote:

kimchifriedrice wrote:

Seoulless wrote:You don't have any substantial grounds to write an addendum. Which schools are you shooting for?

Harvard and Columbia are my top choices. Stanford, Chicago and NYU are my next three.

Admissions data since 2003-2004 cycle
http://mylsn.info/y935pi/

Admissions data from last 5 cycles
http://mylsn.info/7oue97/

You have a strong shot at Chicago and will get into NYU. You will, however, be paying full price. You could also get into Columbia with Early Decision, though you would be forgoing other opportunities. If you are deadset on not retaking, I'd ED at Columbia.

In terms of writing an addendum: I can promise you that not a single school will care that loud noise impacted your score. No school will give you a few handicap points for it. Frankly, I can't even think of an example in which somehow who had cancer got handicap points. I really do not see the use of an addendum unless it is to explain a DRAMATIC score increase and the lower score was the result of something legit. If you DID retake and got a 174, then an addendum would make sense.

malleus discentium wrote:1) Retake,
2) don't write an addendum because nobody cares,
3) "top 5" schools is not a thing.

kimchifriedrice wrote: Is my chance of getting into Columbia significantly lower if I don't apply ED?

Brut wrote:there are literally four data points in that first link
don't base a conclusion on that data op
use this instead
http://admissionsbythenumbers.blogspot. ... op-14.html
also, if you're going to ED op, you'd better be rich or have someone else paying your way
paying sticker/near-sticker over $$$ at a slightly less preftigious t14 is idiotic otherwise

kimchifriedrice wrote: I should have made it clear. I wasn't planning on retaking the test as 1) I don't know if I could realistically raise my score by more than 2 points (this would also be my 3rd time taking the test..which I thought would reflect badly on me) 2) I wanted to submit my applications as soon as possible and NOT put them on hold and 3) I thought with a 4.01 LSDAS GPA at a top public university, I might be able to make up for the poor LSAT score. I've performed poorly on the SATs as well yet excelled in college - could I maybe write about this? I got this idea from NYU's addendum guidelines: http://prelaw.cas.nyu.edu/docs/CP/2746/ ... elines.pdf - the third bullet under "Some Reasons to Write an Addendum"

Thank you!