I'm in the process of writing an institutional action explanation for the AACOMAS app. It was an institutional dismissal due to the quality of my grades at the time. I was under academic probation for two quarters, and subsequently dismissed when I failed to show improvement. Since the expulsion, I took a year off from academics, and then went on to graduate and complete 140 units of a DIY postbacc with a 3.8 gpa for these last units.
Now, the personal crisis I had at my undergraduate institution strongly ties to my interests in medicine and why I would like to become a physician. I've mentioned this crisis and my reasoning in my personal statement.
How would I address my IA statement? Do I summarize the issues highlighted in my PS and add it to this statement? Or will a quick 4-5 sentence explanation be sufficient?
Do adcoms read personal statements in conjuction with IA statements, or do different people read each section?
Thank you in advance for your advice.