{"id":220,"date":"2016-02-23T11:25:24","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T19:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/?p=220"},"modified":"2016-02-23T11:25:24","modified_gmt":"2016-02-23T19:25:24","slug":"should-i-write-a-law-school-application-addendum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/should-i-write-a-law-school-application-addendum\/","title":{"rendered":"[Redirected] Should I Write a Law School Application Addendum?"},"content":{"rendered":"

First, what is a law school application addendum? Law schools offer candidates the opportunity to provide an addendum, or addenda, if additional information or explanation can help shed greater light on their academic abilities<\/strong>. This is your chance to elaborate on any challenges that you\u2019ve faced during your time in college or while studying for the LSAT. Since law schools don\u2019t require an addendum, it\u2019s up to you to decide whether your situation warrants further explanation.
\n <\/p>\n

When should you write an addendum?<\/h3>\n

Consider whether any part of your application will raise red flags to an admissions officer<\/strong> \u2013 for example, you might have needed to withdraw from college for a year or more, and law schools will likely want to know why. Or maybe you caught a chronic illness that prevented you from attending the majority of your classes during your sophomore year. A family emergency might have occurred just before finals one semester, and you completely tanked your exams as a result. Or perhaps you weren\u2019t able to perform as well on the LSAT as you could have because you came down with the flu earlier that week.
\n 
\nIn other words, life happens, and life doesn\u2019t always go your way. When things start affecting your grades or test scores, though, they\u2019re important for law school admissions officers to know about<\/strong>. However, make sure you have legitimate reasons to back up your academic issues \u2013 not scoring well on the LSAT because you were so frazzled from forgetting to set your alarm the night before doesn’t count!
\n <\/p>\n

Why should you write an addendum?<\/h3>\n

Writing a law school addendum frees up your personal statement to focus on your strengths over any weaknesses<\/a>, and also enables you to proactively address any blips in your application materials<\/strong>. Law schools are looking for students who are capable of excelling in challenging academic environments, and letting a poor academic record go unexplained can be damaging when it comes time to review your application.
\n 
\nNow, an addendum doesn\u2019t perfectly square away issues with your grades or LSAT, but they can help clear some doubts and present a strong case for why specific weaknesses in your application don\u2019t reflect your true potential as a law student.
\n 
\nAre you planning to write an addendum? Let us know in the comments! <\/em>
\n 
\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

First, what is a law school application addendum? Law schools offer candidates the opportunity to provide an addendum, or addenda, if additional information or explanation can help shed greater light on their academic abilities. This is your chance to elaborate on any challenges that you\u2019ve faced during your time in college or while studying for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":135,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[3851],"class_list":["post-220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-law-school-admissions"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n[Redirected] Should I Write a Law School Application Addendum? - Magoosh LSAT Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"An overview of the purpose of the law school application addendum and some of the reasons an applicant might choose to submit one.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/should-i-write-a-law-school-application-addendum\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"[Redirected] Should I Write a Law School Application Addendum?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"First, what is a law school application addendum? Law schools offer candidates the opportunity to provide an addendum, or addenda, if additional\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/should-i-write-a-law-school-application-addendum\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Magoosh LSAT Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-02-23T19:25:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Catherine\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Catherine\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/should-i-write-a-law-school-application-addendum\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/should-i-write-a-law-school-application-addendum\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Catherine\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/#\/schema\/person\/17d1fc9fa9abb3902fa3ed40c79b064d\"},\"headline\":\"[Redirected] Should I Write a Law School Application Addendum?\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-02-23T19:25:24+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/should-i-write-a-law-school-application-addendum\/\"},\"wordCount\":405,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Law School Admissions\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/should-i-write-a-law-school-application-addendum\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/should-i-write-a-law-school-application-addendum\/\",\"name\":\"[Redirected] Should I Write a Law School Application Addendum? - Magoosh LSAT Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-02-23T19:25:24+00:00\",\"description\":\"An overview of the purpose of the law school application addendum and some of the reasons an applicant might choose to submit one.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/should-i-write-a-law-school-application-addendum\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/should-i-write-a-law-school-application-addendum\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/should-i-write-a-law-school-application-addendum\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"[Redirected] Should I Write a Law School Application Addendum?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/\",\"name\":\"Magoosh LSAT Blog\",\"description\":\"Free Study Resources\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Magoosh\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/files\/2019\/08\/Magoosh-logo-purple-60h.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/files\/2019\/08\/Magoosh-logo-purple-60h.png\",\"width\":265,\"height\":60,\"caption\":\"Magoosh\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/#\/schema\/person\/17d1fc9fa9abb3902fa3ed40c79b064d\",\"name\":\"Catherine\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/c40b68b44b46376d991117ed223df71d\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8fe2037ce9a473db0890384b6ebbc6ed819926a1fe7adf37dfcf38564b804928?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8fe2037ce9a473db0890384b6ebbc6ed819926a1fe7adf37dfcf38564b804928?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Catherine\"},\"description\":\"Catherine supports Magoosh\u2019s future grad school students by unlocking tricks of the test prep and application trade. She specializes in the LSAT, but also brings her experience in test prep and higher ed admissions to Magoosh students. Catherine spends her free time checking out local farmer\u2019s markets, reading food and lifestyle blogs, and watching Bravo. She is forever in search of the best Mexican and Italian food in any given city.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/author\/catherine\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"[Redirected] Should I Write a Law School Application Addendum? - Magoosh LSAT Blog","description":"An overview of the purpose of the law school application addendum and some of the reasons an applicant might choose to submit one.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/should-i-write-a-law-school-application-addendum\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"[Redirected] Should I Write a Law School Application Addendum?","og_description":"First, what is a law school application addendum? Law schools offer candidates the opportunity to provide an addendum, or addenda, if additional","og_url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/should-i-write-a-law-school-application-addendum\/","og_site_name":"Magoosh LSAT Blog","article_published_time":"2016-02-23T19:25:24+00:00","author":"Catherine","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Catherine","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/should-i-write-a-law-school-application-addendum\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/should-i-write-a-law-school-application-addendum\/"},"author":{"name":"Catherine","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/#\/schema\/person\/17d1fc9fa9abb3902fa3ed40c79b064d"},"headline":"[Redirected] Should I Write a Law School Application Addendum?","datePublished":"2016-02-23T19:25:24+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/should-i-write-a-law-school-application-addendum\/"},"wordCount":405,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Law School Admissions"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/should-i-write-a-law-school-application-addendum\/","url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/should-i-write-a-law-school-application-addendum\/","name":"[Redirected] Should I Write a Law School Application Addendum? - Magoosh LSAT Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/#website"},"datePublished":"2016-02-23T19:25:24+00:00","description":"An overview of the purpose of the law school application addendum and some of the reasons an applicant might choose to submit one.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/should-i-write-a-law-school-application-addendum\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/should-i-write-a-law-school-application-addendum\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/should-i-write-a-law-school-application-addendum\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"[Redirected] Should I Write a Law School Application Addendum?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/#website","url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/","name":"Magoosh LSAT Blog","description":"Free Study Resources","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/#organization","name":"Magoosh","url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/files\/2019\/08\/Magoosh-logo-purple-60h.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/files\/2019\/08\/Magoosh-logo-purple-60h.png","width":265,"height":60,"caption":"Magoosh"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/#\/schema\/person\/17d1fc9fa9abb3902fa3ed40c79b064d","name":"Catherine","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/c40b68b44b46376d991117ed223df71d","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8fe2037ce9a473db0890384b6ebbc6ed819926a1fe7adf37dfcf38564b804928?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8fe2037ce9a473db0890384b6ebbc6ed819926a1fe7adf37dfcf38564b804928?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Catherine"},"description":"Catherine supports Magoosh\u2019s future grad school students by unlocking tricks of the test prep and application trade. She specializes in the LSAT, but also brings her experience in test prep and higher ed admissions to Magoosh students. Catherine spends her free time checking out local farmer\u2019s markets, reading food and lifestyle blogs, and watching Bravo. She is forever in search of the best Mexican and Italian food in any given city.","url":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/author\/catherine\/"}]}},"authors":[{"term_id":3851,"user_id":135,"is_guest":0,"slug":"catherine","display_name":"Catherine","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8fe2037ce9a473db0890384b6ebbc6ed819926a1fe7adf37dfcf38564b804928?s=96&d=mm&r=g","user_url":"","last_name":"Yuh","first_name":"Catherine","description":"Catherine supports Magoosh\u2019s future grad school students by unlocking tricks of the test prep and application trade. She specializes in the LSAT, but also brings her experience in test prep and higher ed admissions to Magoosh students. Catherine spends her free time checking out local farmer\u2019s markets, reading food and lifestyle blogs, and watching Bravo. She is forever in search of the best Mexican and Italian food in any given city."}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/135"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/lsat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}