<p>Is it bad to have a lot of addendum? My GPA is not that great due to family issues in the past but just wanted to know if its bad or not? I am not trying to find an excuses but rather trying to tell the admission committees that I have faced these unfortunate events</p>
<p>Fall quarter 2009, I had a root canal infection on finals week and as a result I didnt do well on one of my course work</p>
<p>Fall quarter 2010, winter quarter 2011: Had to help my parents business (health deterioration for working over 15 hrs a day), wasnt doing well on in terms of financially</p>
<p>Spring Semester 2008 and summer session 2008: before I transferred to UCLA: Parents were involved with domestic violence which impacted my ability to focus on my academic work</p>