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CAS GPA......Addendum?
Hey guys,
I'm probably freaking out over nothing, but after getting my CAS report my GPA dropped from a 3.55 to a 3.39. This is what happened:
I was originally going to do a major that required calculus 1 & 2. Math has never been my strong suit (my only grades below a B EVER were all in math). However, in order to graduate on time for financial aid reasons I switched my major to a brand new (was in the first class to ever be able to graduate with this major) related major that didn't require calculus 2. Previously though, I took calc 2 and failed, and re-took it and got a C. My undergrad did grade forgiveness where the F didn't count and was replaced with a C.
My questions are...
1. Does this sound correct?? Is it possible to drop down from a 3.55 to a 3.39 just from 1 F?
2. Should I write an addendum explaining this? I feel that it is unfair that it dropped so much, and also that my GPA is being compared to a bunch of people who didn't even have to take many of the difficult (to me) classes that I took.
Any advice, experiences, words of encouragement, etc. are appreciated because I'm kind of freaking out
I'm probably freaking out over nothing, but after getting my CAS report my GPA dropped from a 3.55 to a 3.39. This is what happened:
I was originally going to do a major that required calculus 1 & 2. Math has never been my strong suit (my only grades below a B EVER were all in math). However, in order to graduate on time for financial aid reasons I switched my major to a brand new (was in the first class to ever be able to graduate with this major) related major that didn't require calculus 2. Previously though, I took calc 2 and failed, and re-took it and got a C. My undergrad did grade forgiveness where the F didn't count and was replaced with a C.
My questions are...
1. Does this sound correct?? Is it possible to drop down from a 3.55 to a 3.39 just from 1 F?
2. Should I write an addendum explaining this? I feel that it is unfair that it dropped so much, and also that my GPA is being compared to a bunch of people who didn't even have to take many of the difficult (to me) classes that I took.
Any advice, experiences, words of encouragement, etc. are appreciated because I'm kind of freaking out
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Yeah man
This is just all the more reason you must kill the LSAT ; )
I would write the addendum. I don't think it would hurt, just don't make excuses. It's unfortunate most majors are looked at as equal to other majors. I have heard your major will come into effect sometimes, for example, when the school can only take 1 more student with a 170 LSAT and a 3.39 GPA. Some schools will favor a Math major over a theater major. However, most schools only care about keeping up their pretty LSAT and GPA medians = (
Best of luck
As far as the addendum, I'd be really careful with that. You really don't want to be explaining that something is unfair. It's their job to know how that works and they really don't care whether it's fair or not. If you're making them read something extra you better make sure that you're giving them new and relevant information. If you don't have a better explanation for that F, that's an addendum that is going to hurt you.