LOCI & addressing LSAT Forum

[cheerspens]

I never wrote an addendum for my LSAT and now I'm realizing much too late that I should have.
I have been waitlisted to a few of my top schools and feel that my LSAT score is what is holding me back.
I'm and Industrial Engineering major from a top 20 public university.
My GPA is 3.66 and I was a cheerleader for the school, requiring a major time commitment. I scored a 149 on my first LSAT and then increased it to a 154 the next time I took it.
Given my major, GPA, and work ethic, I do not believe that this test score is the best reflection of my ability.
My question is, in writing my LOCI's, do I mention this about my LSAT, write an addendum and hope they add it to my application, or continue with a typical LOCI and hope for the best?

Thanks!

[sjp200]

sit out this cycle and retake if you are so confident in your abilities. LSAT is much harder to explain away than a GPA, and GPA's are barely given any second thoughts despite what major or time commitments you had. Nobody will care about your addendum for an LSAT because your scores are low. Do yourself a favor and retake, but study properly

[BasilHallward]

Addendum for an LSAT is futile IMO. Just retake, unless you can DEMONSTRATE a history of "not getting" standardized tests (e.g. ADD). I'm guessing you don't have a history of bad test-taking, because you come out of a top-20 university. I could be wrong though. Short answer: Retake

[fliptrip]

sit out this cycle and retake if you are so confident in your abilities. LSAT is much harder to explain away than a GPA, and GPA's are barely given any second thoughts despite what major or time commitments you had. Nobody will care about your addendum for an LSAT because your scores are low. Do yourself a favor and retake, but study properly

While I don't agree with this reasoning with respect to GPAs (ask any splitter if schools think GPAs are important), I do agree that LSAT addenda aren't going to do much to help you unless you are documenting a condition that has affected your performance on pretty much every standardized test you've taken. The best LSAT addendum is an increased score on retaking.