Should I Explain Low CARS Score in Secondaries

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Harrybean

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So I lived in Korea from the age of 5 to 11 (lived in America before this) and when I moved back to America, I lived with a family that spoke primarily Korean. I was also in ESL all throughout high school.

Knowing that English was not my strong suit, I tried hard on my Language Arts courses in college and did pretty well on them ( 3.6 GPA average on all of my language arts/writing courses receiving A's in Philosophy, Creative Writing, History, and English).

But... I received a 123 on CARS (128/123/127/132). I was wondering if I should explain on the secondaries about my low CARS by talking about my background but also talk about my success in my writing courses to show that I am not incapable. I think it is also worth mentioning that I have a strong LOR from a Philosophy professor to perhaps help my case.

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