GPA Addendum Necessary?
Hello all. Just took the August LSAT and am applying to a few schools as soon as I get my score back.
My GPA is rather low at 2.59 and I wondered if I should write a GPA addendum? TBH, my high school is one of the worst in my state and doesn’t really prepare people well for college. I never had to study, just went to class and listened, and made it to the top 25 students in my graduating class of over 300. I then went on to college and struggled due to not knowing how to truly study, taught myself how and did improve as college went on. I know this isn’t a great excuse, but it’s the truth.
When I decided I wanted to get into the legal field, I went to paralegal school right out of college and finished with a 3.55 GPA. The program started 2 weeks after I graduated undergrad and was only 12 weeks long, so clearly I didn’t magically become that much smarter in such a short period of time. It’s just that I finally learned how to study and that I was studying a field I was deeply interested in.
Any advice on if I should write an addendum and if so, good ways to explain this? TIA!