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Diversity Statement or Addendum?

Christina WaltonChristina Walton Member
in Law School Admissions 769 karma

I finished my undergrad with a 3.82 so I got pretty good grades while also dealing with a lot of mental health issues. I'm not sure if it would be better to write about this in a diversity statement or in an addendum since these issues kept me from doing any extracurriculars? TIA

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  • noonawoonnoonawoon Alum Member ⭐
    edited June 2020 3481 karma

    An addendum is to explain why your poor outcomes were a result of external factors outside of your control. Not sure why you feel the need to write an addendum for a 3.82. Some admissions officers have said they view unnecessary addenda as immature and poor judgment

    ETA: I know you said this kept you from participating in extracurriculars, but I don’t feel like that warrants an addendum. Check out the law school admissions free curriculum on here, they have pretty good explanations of when to write an addendum and how to write one.

  • studyingandrestudyingstudyingandrestudying Core Member
    5254 karma

    You can definitely explain somewhere in the application--maybe for a short answer question-- that because you had this circumstance--a health issue, you had to limit activities. This may help explain the college activities question.

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