The 2.0-Semester GPA Addendum That Got Me Into UVA Law

The transcript addendum I submitted about a semester with a 2.0 and a 2.7, reproduced in full. It names the medical reason — a PCOS diagnosis and surgery — because a verifiable circumstance is the whole difference between an addendum and an excuse. Written for a low-GPA, below-median splitter file. The breakdown centres on the sentence most drafts leave out: the one naming the writer's own mistake rather than only the circumstance. Includes when to write one and when writing one hurts you.