15 on QR

[yskim]

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Is it worth retaking if I got a score of 15 on the QR? My other scores are

PAT 18
RC 20
BIO 19
GC 20
OC 22
TS 20
AA 19

with GPA ~ 3.3

 

[laundry]

The answer largely depends on which schools you are planning on applying to. However, with a low-end GPA I would advise re-taking. But then you must ask yourself whether you can recreate your high scores in other sections.

Also, keep in mind that some schools have minimum requirements for all sections (Ex. UCSF needs min 17 on everything). Which goes back to my first sentence.

good luck.

P.S. You may also find it useful calling the schools to which you are applying and asking the same question.

 

[yskim]

Damn it..I was hoping to be done with the DAT 🙁

 

[ldm0208]

Damn it..I was hoping to be done with the DAT 🙁

What was your method for RC? With your method, did you have enough time to finish all 3 passages?
Thanks!

 

[jjash]

Dude, i got a 15 on QR. Its not that bad. Nova was the only school that even joked about it. It's really not a big deal. You'll still get interviews and if you're able to sell yourself then your 15 won't matter. Good Luck.

 

[Quattro DMD]

I had a 19/21/18 with a 14 on QR. Some schools gave me crap for and others really didn't care.

 

[Dan3223]

I had a 15 in QR with 19s in everything else (except 21 in RC). I was never asked about the 15 in interviews. I dont think QR matters all that much.

 

[yskim]

I didn't have time to finish all 3 but finished the first two and just kind of skimmed through the third. I used the kaplan method for the RC (mapping out the essay)

 

[Bruinlove]

Your SDN ID says you are Korean, but your QR says otherwise.

 

[yskim]

I thought I was Korean too until my QR score told me otherwise..🙁

 

[Bruinlove]

I think you should call the schools that you have applied to find out if they have any cutoff for QR.

I heard that many schools don't care about low QR score if other parts of your application are decent. It seems that 15 on QR is much better than 15 on RC.

Just call schools on Monday and perhaps you will feel much better.