Bad semester+Rebound Supplemental

[Afterschool88]

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Hey guys,

I'm just wondering whether I should mention anything "bad" in the additional comments section of many supplemental.

My situation entails: I had a bad semester, but then I buckled down hard and got a 3.9 the next year taking an enormous amt of units. In addition, I got an A on my retaken class and scored well on the DAT in the section I failed.

Or should I just save this for interview (granted if I get one?)

 

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Hey guys,

I'm just wondering whether I should mention anything "bad" in the additional comments section of many supplemental.

My situation entails: I had a bad semester, but then I buckled down hard and got a 3.9 the next year taking an enormous amt of units. In addition, I got an A on my retaken class and scored well on the DAT in the section I failed.

Or should I just save this for interview (granted if I get one?)

save it for your interview but is the 3.9 unusual on your transcript? which semester had a bigger deviation from your overall GPA?

 

[Afterschool88]

save it for your interview but is the 3.9 unusual on your transcript? which semester had a bigger deviation from your overall GPA?

I had a freshman=4.0, sopho=3.5, junior, 1.8, senior, 3.9......

Argh, I dunno if I should mention it...

 

[PaulieGualtieri]

Dude, ok. What happened??

 

[Afterschool88]

Dude, ok. What happened??

Super long story, would take like 4500 words to really describe in detail. I read up on everything online and they said to keep the optional parts brief. So meh, I'm thinking of just leaving it blank and hoping for the best (so I can explain during interview). However, I can't help but notice they will see such a large gap -_-

Do you think it would be wise to bombard them with a super heartfelt good reasoning etc etc etc 4000 word essay, or just leave it blank? I don't think I can describe it in 500 words or less sorta thing.

 

[PaulieGualtieri]

You could mention it if it's brief, application wise. That's good advice. What happened? Give something general if you don't want to go in specifics.