How will adcoms view previous BS/MD students?

[KaioKaizen]

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So I was a previous BS/MD student set for matriculation during the Fall of 2017, but due to not hitting the mark for the MCAT requirements (twice, 1 point away), I was booted and went the regular route, taking 1 more term before I graduated.

I'm currently in my gap year working as a scribe and preparing for the 2019 application cycle to start. Just wondering how adcoms would view a BS/MD student and since I'd technically be a re-applicant, would I have to disclose this to the adcoms? Or not make mention of it at all?

 

[DelayedGratification]

Are they even going to know? Maybe the school with which you originally had the agreement, but for the others you are just a normal applicant. Of bigger concern is 3rd MCAT coming up, how low were the scores the first two times?

 

[KaioKaizen]

Are they even going to know? Maybe the school with which you originally had the agreement, but for the others you are just a normal applicant. Of bigger concern is 3rd MCAT coming up, how low were the scores the first two times?

509 [127/126/129/127]
513 [129/124/131/129]
Haven't really started looking into a third MCAT, really just looking for schools within my 25th percentile range across both MD and DO right now

 

[DelayedGratification]

You were held out from BS/MD with a 513? Im guessing it is because of the 124. I think if you apply broadly without retaking you will likely gain an acceptance somewhere.

 

[Goro]

So I was a previous BS/MD student set for matriculation during the Fall of 2017, but due to not hitting the mark for the MCAT requirements (twice, 1 point away), I was booted and went the regular route, taking 1 more term before I graduated.

I'm currently in my gap year working as a scribe and preparing for the 2019 application cycle to start. Just wondering how adcoms would view a BS/MD student and since I'd technically be a re-applicant, would I have to disclose this to the adcoms? Or not make mention of it at all?

I don't know if that info comes across.

 

[WIMNFamilyMed]

So I was a previous BS/MD student set for matriculation during the Fall of 2017, but due to not hitting the mark for the MCAT requirements (twice, 1 point away), I was booted and went the regular route, taking 1 more term before I graduated.

I'm currently in my gap year working as a scribe and preparing for the 2019 application cycle to start. Just wondering how adcoms would view a BS/MD student and since I'd technically be a re-applicant, would I have to disclose this to the adcoms? Or not make mention of it at all?

I wouldn't mention it. Your official transcript may say it, but since you actually got a BS that's what you'd list on AMCAS. If it comes up somehow, the only reason is that one point and I wouldn't be afraid to discuss it.