Hey so I’m a bit freaked out by my transcript, as I now have 3 Withdrawals.
I feel like I should have an addendum, because all except one are easily explainable.
Withdrawal #1: I took Korean 101…I’m in no way Asian and took a shot at learning a new language. It turns out I was failing, so I withdrew.
Withdrawal #2: A 300-level Philosophy course. I’m not a Philosophy Major and I took a risk. Bad idea.
Withdrawal #3: My History Seminar (Current) - 50 page term paper. With an already full courseload, studying for the October 1 LSAT, and applying to Law School - I just didn’t have the time and I was way behind. With the Withdrawal date ending today, I just had to leave.
How worried should I be if I put this in an addendum?
I’ve also dropped three classes so far–non-punitive drops, though (all were WP [withdraw passing]) and I think the consensus is that they don’t really matter. I didn’t submit an addendum. I already got into Duke (which, based on last year’s numbers, was not a lock), so I think you should be fine.
In all honesty, that’s how I saw what you wrote. I believe that’s how most will read it. None of those easy explanations reflect positively on your abilities as a student.
I would just eat the 3 Ws without an explanation - it won’t be that big of a deal. If you write those explanations, I believe that will hurt you.