GPA Addendums Based on Major

[boredindahouse]

I am in a little bit of a unique situation, and am considering writing an addendum but I am not sure how needed it would be.

I graduated with a cumulative GPA that would be slightly below the 25th percentile for many of the schools I am looking at (my LSAT is well above their 75th). However, my undergraduate majors were mathematics, what I would consider on the harder/hardest end of majors, and political science.

Where the addendum comes in is this: My degree GPA for math was well above the university average GPA for math majors, and my PoliSci degree major GPA was in the 3.7-3.9 range, which is perfectly acceptable. Would this be worth an addendum to explain, or would this be something that admissions would automatically notice and would be annoyed by an addendum?

[Dave Killoran]

I am in a little bit of a unique situation, and am considering writing an addendum but I am not sure how needed it would be.

I graduated with a cumulative GPA that would be slightly below the 25th percentile for many of the schools I am looking at (my LSAT is well above their 75th). However, my undergraduate majors were mathematics, what I would consider on the harder/hardest end of majors, and political science.

Where the addendum comes in is this: My degree GPA for math was well above the university average GPA for math majors, and my PoliSci degree major GPA was in the 3.7-3.9 range, which is perfectly acceptable. Would this be worth an addendum to explain, or would this be something that admissions would automatically notice and would be annoyed by an addendum?

Hi Bored,

While I think they will understand that Math is a tough major, I also think you'd be best served by writing out what you told us here. The context of how you performed vs your school averages is useful for any reader, and would be welcome info

So, I'd say give it a shot. Thanks and good luck!