Should I attach an addendum? (drop in gpa)

[mi22]

I have an accumulative gpa of 3.27 which isn't HORRIBLE, but it could have been better as I received a 2.5 my second semester junior year studying abroad. (I also received a 3.5 when I returned to my college both semesters of my senior year) Should I attach an addendum to explain the drop in my gpa? Although there wasn't a death in my family etc. I spent a lot of time with my family in the country where I studied abroad which improved my foreign language ability/immersion into the culture. Is this a reasonable explanation? Or should I not attach an addendum at all?

[marcus-aurelius]

If it is well written and is logical, it cannot hurt

[BikePilot]

Also, if the foreign school where you studied abroad has a tougher grading scale, the LSAC might take that into account.  I'm pretty sure my semester at oxford is what boosted my lsac gpa over my real gpa.

[RachelK]

how long should your addendum be? I wrote one to explain my low LSAT score. Its bout 5 of 6 sentences.

[marcus-aurelius]

Most schools prefer them to be less than one page.