After a year and a half of studying, I'm pretty disappointed with my LSAT score today. For a variety of reasons, I had to apply this cycle, so I sent out my applications two weeks ago. I hadn't anticipated the score I got, and it puts me below the LSAT median of my top-choice school by 12 points. My GPA is a 3.73, which I'm fine with (considering I have two majors, a minor, and did A LOT of extracurriculars in undergrad), but that is below the school's median by 0.08. So, I'm wondering if it's a good idea to write a letter/addendum explaining my interest in the school and send it to them before they review my application. I've accepted that my chances of getting in are slim, so is it worth it to send something like this to try to increase them?
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I’m really sorry you’re in this spot! I hear you!
Two things can be true at once:
Admissions officers assume that you’ll say what you need to say in your application. So why are you sending me an addenda about your interest now if you didn’t want to give it with your app, right?
On the other hand, it’s understandable that you now feel like you have to do everything you can to argue on your behalf.
The only thing I’d really nudge you on is if you already submitted some school specific stuff in your app. If you did that already, I wouldn’t send anything more to add to it. But if you didn’t provide that info on the app, I think it’s alright to say what you have to say.
Good luck!