<p>For the optional additional comments after the personal statement, do you explain why your grades dropped one quarter? or is it better not to make excuses...</p>
<p>ya you probably should… im pretty sure it wouldn’t hurt you to tell the truth or even stretch it a little… :)</p>
<p>bummmppppp</p>
<p>persiandude is an idiot.</p>
<p>If you have a valid reason why your grades dropped, I would mention why in two or three sentences in prompt #3. For example “I wasn’t able to achieve the best of my ability due to ___ for ___ hours per week.” or something similar. </p>
<p>If they dropped because you got lazy or burned out for awhile, I’d just leave it blank. </p>
<p>Good luck</p>