As a reinvention student, where do I address low GPA red flag?

[kenykj49]

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I have a low GPA (3.3) with 90 credits @ 4.0. I went through the whole reinvention process. My personal statement does not address my years of low GPA, as advised here. I don't see how the work and activities section could address that. So am I supposed to talked about it in the secondaries? I feel like it definitely needs to be addressed somewhere.

 

[Med Ed]

Depends. What caused the turnaround?

 

[viralhiker]

Did you get put on academic probation at any point during your undergrad career? If so, that’s an IA and you would discuss your situation in that section.

 

[Goro]

I have a low GPA (3.3) with 90 credits @ 4.0. I went through the whole reinvention process. My personal statement does not address my years of low GPA, as advised here. I don't see how the work and activities section could address that. So am I supposed to talked about it in the secondaries? I feel like it definitely needs to be addressed somewhere.

Unless there is a prompt that specifically asks about bad grades, you don't get to explain this.
You don't have anything to explain, let your reinvention do your talkin for you.

You can have a letter-writer do some explanation, for example explaining that you were seriously ill during one semester, was in an accident, had a family crisis, or were just young and immature and overextended when you were a freshman.

 

[kenykj49]

Did you get put on academic probation at any point during your undergrad career? If so, that’s an IA and you would discuss your situation in that section.

No

 

[kenykj49]

Unless there is a prompt that specifically asks about bad grades, you don't get to explain this.
You don't have anything to explain, let your reinvention do your talkin for you.

You can have a letter-writer do some explanation, for example explaining that you were seriously ill during one semester, was in an accident, had a family crisis, or were just young and immature and overextended when you were a freshman.

I don't have a good excuse that could be explained by a letter writer. Simply wasn't ready for college, didn't know what I wanted to do. I just don't want ADCOMS to think I was out partying -- I was trying to figure it out and working hard. Things just didn't click until the end of my junior year.

 

[Goro]

I don't have a good excuse that could be explained by a letter writer. Simply wasn't ready for college, didn't know what I wanted to do. I just don't want ADCOMS to think I was out partying -- I was trying to figure it out and working hard. Things just didn't click until the end of my junior year.

This is the truth and that's what your LOR writer would address, and especially comment on your growth.

Otherwise, never draw attention to a negative.