Does any of these warrant an addendum?
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2016 3:03 am
Hope your applications are going well or, if you are done already, hope you are not experiencing nervous breakdown!
Starting to finalize my applications (applying to T14s). I am wondering whether any of these would warrant an addendum:
1. 2 Ws (withdrawals) in my undergraduate transcript: I realized I had too much on my plate, so had to drop those before it was too late;
2. 1 NP and 1 W for an online community college class that I took AFTER earning my bachelor's: The class was about a computer software so it wasn't particularly challenging - I was notified about a coworker's absence literally a few hours before the final was due and was forced to cover for him the first time I took it, and had to withdraw for a similar reason the second time around;
3. C+ from a genetics class that I took while I was an undergraduate: This class was quite demanding as far as my understanding goes - don't know if it's common, but there were a number of graduate students taking the class as well; and
4. B- from a business law class, again during undergraduate years: Severe sickness.
I already have an addendum for a gap between LSAT scores. I think having two addenda is sufficient for most applications; I don't think all 4 need to be explained (particularly the first one - I am fairly sure I'm not the first applicant with 1 or 2 W on his or her transcript), but would like to hear your opinions.
Any thoughts?
Starting to finalize my applications (applying to T14s). I am wondering whether any of these would warrant an addendum:
1. 2 Ws (withdrawals) in my undergraduate transcript: I realized I had too much on my plate, so had to drop those before it was too late;
2. 1 NP and 1 W for an online community college class that I took AFTER earning my bachelor's: The class was about a computer software so it wasn't particularly challenging - I was notified about a coworker's absence literally a few hours before the final was due and was forced to cover for him the first time I took it, and had to withdraw for a similar reason the second time around;
3. C+ from a genetics class that I took while I was an undergraduate: This class was quite demanding as far as my understanding goes - don't know if it's common, but there were a number of graduate students taking the class as well; and
4. B- from a business law class, again during undergraduate years: Severe sickness.
I already have an addendum for a gap between LSAT scores. I think having two addenda is sufficient for most applications; I don't think all 4 need to be explained (particularly the first one - I am fairly sure I'm not the first applicant with 1 or 2 W on his or her transcript), but would like to hear your opinions.
Any thoughts?