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unfortunately my first two years of UG were horrible!

my first semester at college my grades are listed as W's because i was withdrawn from all my classes due to the fact i was suspended for a year. unfortunately i ended up getting in a physical altercation with my roommate. not my best moment. once i returned to college (the same college) i spent majority of my time on the Dean's List, got into a few honor societies, and was able to maintain to two part time jobs at the same time.

took my LSAT unprepared and scored in the 140's, planning on retaking wishing to get into 160's.

just curious on how you guys would approach writing the addendum. so far i feel as though i behaved that way because i wanted to fit in with my friends: getting mediocre grades and having drama. would like to explain how getting suspended felt and how it changed my perspective on education without giving too much detail on the incident. what are your thoughts?

This is meaningless until you get into the 160s. Don't waste time thinking about this that you could be spending on the LSAT.

But yes, you should submit an addendum. I'm assuming the W's weren't punitive, so you didn't destroy your GPA. If your GPA is below a 3.0, you likely won't be going to law school.

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MistakenGenius wrote:

HRomanus wrote:This is meaningless until you get into the 160s. Don't waste time thinking about this that you could be spending on the LSAT.

But yes, you should submit an addendum. I'm assuming the W's weren't punitive, so you didn't destroy your GPA. If your GPA is below a 3.0, you likely won't be going to law school.

Sorry bro, but this is impressively terrible advice. You can not only get into law school with below a 3.0, but you can get into the T14. Also, the suspension isn't a good thing, so it's perfectly logical to think about it. It is not a waste of time at all, since being suspended from the school could potentially kill his application at a ton of places. And the 160s aren't what he should be shooting for either, I think anyone could get in the 170s if they truly cared enough to try and used our guides.

You think he's going to make a 30 point improvement? Because high 160s, low 170s is probably what he needs to get into worthwhile schools with worthwhile scholarships. Getting in 140s is an impressively terrible achievement.