Low GPA, High DAT

[dentalgirl101]

Nvm

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[swindoll]

How high is your DAT?

 

[dentalgirl101]

I'm planning on taking my DAT this August, I'm hoping to do well

 

[dentalgirl101]

Do dental schools care about upward trends? I've had above a 3.85 the past few semesters, and this past semester itself I got a 4.0 taking biochem and physics.

 

[nonociceptors]

Not sure what happened to my post...oops

 

[BeaverLover]

Isn't this the exact same thread from April...?

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/very-low-gpa-high-dat.1129744/

 

[PlasmaMembrane]

I'm planning on taking my DAT this August, I'm hoping to do well

So the thread should really be titled "Very low GPA, no DAT". It's weird that in the thread linked above from April you wrote:

I have taken my DAT and I have achieved a TS of 25 and an AA of 23.

Did you lose your DAT score?

 

[BrazilianRider]

Do dental schools care about upward trends? I've had above a 3.85 the past few semesters, and this past semester itself I got a 4.0 taking biochem and physics.

In my experience, they do.

 

[cacajuate]

So the thread should really be titled "Very low GPA, no DAT". It's weird that in the thread linked above from April you wrote:

Did you lose your DAT score?

We got ourselves a liar on our hands.

 

[Alectrify]

The reason there may have been inconsistencies in the OP's posts might have been because he/she feared THIS happening. But it's not important.

Dental schools most certainly do look at upward trends, but you better explain your situation well when the time comes. A high DAT score will further show them that you're capable of understanding college-level material. Of course, getting a high score is no easy feat, so work hard!

 

[cacajuate]

The reason there may have been inconsistencies in the OP's posts might have been because he/she feared THIS happening. But it's not important.

Dental schools most certainly do look at upward trends, but you better explain your situation well when the time comes. A high DAT score will further show them that you're capable of understanding college-level material. Of course, getting a high score is no easy feat, so work hard!

She should have feared this happening. If she would have been honest the first time she wouldn't have doubt about her actual situation.

It's so easy to say, "I'll just study hard and get a AA 25!" Making that happen is a whole other beast.

 

[super frank]

Figure your out your average GPA combining both schools so you know exactly where you stand. Then go from there.

 

[DentalLonghorn2014]

Dental schools DO care about upward trends. That's why you see people get accepted with low GPAs. People mature at different times and if you can maintain your upward trend and do well on the DAT like 22+, then I believe that you will have a good shot at landing at interview. Just don't give up.