Below average, but not drastically so. But more importantly -- 7+ year member, "dentist" stauts, 1500+ posts (some about endodontics residency)? Does not compute.
That's the key word right there. National average. 17 being the average is not what you want. Some schools have a cut off at 17, meaning if you get a 17 they don't look at your application.
Basically you want everything above 17 to be considered a competitive applicant.
Judging by these scores you better have a very high gpa and EC. If not I would retake. In either case I would retake regardless.
Below average, but not drastically so. But more importantly -- 7+ year member, "dentist" stauts, 1500+ posts (some about endodontics residency)? Does not compute.
I'll just play devil's advocate here: if your ECs, LORs, PS, and GPA are great - then don't retake. I know people with tons of volunteering and experience and good GPAs get in with 17 AA. So.... be the judge of the rest of your app. And call the schools you're interested in to figure out any cutoffs they have. Good luck!
I'll just play devil's advocate here: if your ECs, LORs, PS, and GPA are great - then don't retake. I know people with tons of volunteering and experience and good GPAs get in with 16 and 17 AA. So.... be the judge of the rest of your app. And call the schools you're interested in to figure out any cutoffs they have. Good luck!
I totally agree. I am one of them with avg DAT scores who got in. But my GPA was 3.65, had a great PS and LORs and a lot of volunteering hrs. So it really depends on the whole package. I also applied early. To be on the safe side though, I would retake because I felt like I was taking a risk the whole time and applied to 15 schools, had 3 interviews.
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