Self-study
I just graduated from Baylor in December '25. While I had a great GPA overall I had a not so great last semester, especially with accounting. My overall cumulative is a 3.65, I know its not amazing but I don't think its horrid. Should I write an addendum about accounting, that class was overall hell for me but I needed it for my minor. Or should I just take the hit and hope that my resume, LSAT, and personal statement can carry me through.
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I had a 3.3 and got into a top 30 law school, nothing super special for my LSAT or extracurriculars either. A 3.65 isn't going to ring any major alarm bells unless you are looking T14.
Generally, if there is any concern about anything unusual on your GPA, I would recommend an addendum.
Just be sure the following are true:
You are honest.
You take responsibility for what happened.
Frankly, having a semester that is clearly worse than typical and not addressing it is likely to lead the admissions committees to assume what caused it, for better or for worse. They will likely notice it whether you address it or not, so I'd lean on the side of addressing it.
But also there are plenty of schools who have medians below that. And I want to be clear that a 3.65 is a good GPA, and I certainly do not mean to imply it is not.
Hey I also just graduated from Baylor in May '25. I had a similar experience and am planning to write an addendum. From what I have seen it does not hurt your application so if it would explain that difference in your transcript I say go for it.