10 W's throughout two undergrad degrees... Am I screwed? Forum

[shep33]

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[PDaddy]

You are not screwed. Explain the drops in an addendum without whining or making too many excuses. Your reason(s) for the drops sound reasonable.

[shep33]

You are not screwed. Explain the drops in an addendum without whining or making too many excuses. Your reason(s) for the drops sound reasonable.

Thanks for the reply! I'll definitely do that. I was just worried that this would basically nix my chances at most law schools

[PDaddy]

One tactic you might employ is "re-direction". That is, don't just tell the adcoms that the W's aren't indicative of your dedication and abilities, tell them what other aspects of your grade report they should focus on - such as those semesters/quarters in which you took unusually heavy course-loads, or your honors. If you can get a professor, financial aid counselor or academic counselor familiar with your outside commitments to write a letter for you speaking about the issue, that would be very helpful. Get those practice LSAT's up to 170+.

Good luck!

[shep33]

One tactic you might employ is "re-direction". That is, don't just tell the adcoms that the W's aren't indicative of your dedication and abilities, tell them what other aspects of your grade report they should focus on - such as those semesters/quarters in which you took unusually heavy course-loads, or your honors. If you can get a professor, financial aid counselor or academic counselor familiar with your outside commitments to write a letter for you speaking about the issue, that would be very helpful. Get those practice LSAT's up to 170+.

Good luck!

Thanks again PDaddy! I'll definitely do that. I hope I can get my LSAT up. 24 more days....

[sinfiery]

Do you really have to write an addendum for Ws? Or is it because he has 10?

I had 4 Ws in my 4 years at UG. No reason other then, why not drop a class? It's a tool at your disposal, use it.

[Younger Abstention]

I had 10 W's through a single undergraduate program. I explained nothing. It did not negatively affect my cycle.

[sinfiery]

I had 10 W's through a single undergraduate program. I explained nothing. It did not negatively affect my cycle.

Thank ya sir.

[shep33]

Wow, awesome. Thanks sinfiery and Younger Abstention, I thought I had no shot at any law schools. No addendum needed guys? Or should I just be safe and add one?



Hopefully I can bring my LSAT mark up a little more.