Addendum Questions!! Requesting any insight!
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2024 4:44 pm
I am planning to submit soon today and had a few quick questions. Thank you so much in advance to whoever answers!!
1. I am submitting a lot later than I wanted to. I got my LSAT score in September and my recommendations were in by November. I worked on my essays throughout the fall and was planning to submit mid-Jan at the end of winter break. But in December, an extremely close family member suddenly pass away and had to travel for 2 weeks for the funeral. I wasn't in a state to work on my apps for a few weeks after, and have just recently finished them. I have been planning for years to go to law school now and it is clear through my essays/resume that this has been my goal for a while (I'm KJD). I don't want admissions officers questioning my genuine interest in law school if they see that I'm applying so close to the Feb 15 deadline. Should I write an addendum about the extenuating circumstances that delayed my submission?
2. My transcript shows I only took 2 classes as opposed to 3 during one quarter because I was working 20 hours part-time at a law firm during that time. I mention the dates for this job on my resume, but do I need to include an addendum about this since 2 classes is technically part-time student?
3. I took 4 community college classes in my freshman year of college (2020) because all my classes were online and I had a lot of extra time living at home. They were all business/law classes and I took them for purely enrichment (I did not transfer any credits from them to my full-time institution because I didn't need to/ I wanted to take a regular amount of units there). I got good grades in them and sent the transcript from this CC to LSAC. One of my additional recommenders is actually a professor and the law department chair of this college (he knows me very well). Do I need to explain why I took these classes and why they weren't transferred?
1. I am submitting a lot later than I wanted to. I got my LSAT score in September and my recommendations were in by November. I worked on my essays throughout the fall and was planning to submit mid-Jan at the end of winter break. But in December, an extremely close family member suddenly pass away and had to travel for 2 weeks for the funeral. I wasn't in a state to work on my apps for a few weeks after, and have just recently finished them. I have been planning for years to go to law school now and it is clear through my essays/resume that this has been my goal for a while (I'm KJD). I don't want admissions officers questioning my genuine interest in law school if they see that I'm applying so close to the Feb 15 deadline. Should I write an addendum about the extenuating circumstances that delayed my submission?
2. My transcript shows I only took 2 classes as opposed to 3 during one quarter because I was working 20 hours part-time at a law firm during that time. I mention the dates for this job on my resume, but do I need to include an addendum about this since 2 classes is technically part-time student?
3. I took 4 community college classes in my freshman year of college (2020) because all my classes were online and I had a lot of extra time living at home. They were all business/law classes and I took them for purely enrichment (I did not transfer any credits from them to my full-time institution because I didn't need to/ I wanted to take a regular amount of units there). I got good grades in them and sent the transcript from this CC to LSAC. One of my additional recommenders is actually a professor and the law department chair of this college (he knows me very well). Do I need to explain why I took these classes and why they weren't transferred?