Address Shortcomings on SOP?

Fignuts
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:06:50 +0000

Personally, my GRE score isn’t that great (I didn’t allow myself enough time to prepare) and I have 1 Withdrawl (took too much of a courseload and I wont be repeating the class as it isn’t part of my major) on my transcript. I have a good GPA though and good scores in what I feel are classes that really count for what I want to go into - BMS/Neuroscience (A’s in Cell, Biochem, Neuro, etc).

I’m unsure though if I should address my somewhat sub par GRE scores and withdrawl grade on my SOP, especially if it will be in place of parts of my SOP that I feel are important for who I am.

Basically, is it more important to address my positive aspects (good gpa, grades, unique background) or address the two negative aspects of my application?