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You've been getting 20's on Topscore, what do you think went wrong? I have not taken the DAT and can't really answer your questions, but your scores don't seem to bad, plus QR is by SDN consensus the least important section on the DAT.
 
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I think a lot of it is going to depend (as it does for everyone) on the rest of your application - your personal statement, LORs and dental experience. The cutoffs are just general guidelines; as people have noted before, the admissions committees make their own rules, and if you have an otherwise strong application a low QR score won't necessarily hold you back.

Anyway your AA18 really isn't bad at all - that's basically the national average, and you could certainly do worse! I wouldn't get discouraged by any means, I think you'll definitely get some interviews. Apply to lots of schools 🙂
 
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I dont think youre in a bad of shape as you think. Personally I think if you have a otherwise solid application you might be fine. If you really dont feel good about it schedule to retake and rock it out.
 
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I think most schools are pretty laid back when it comes to QR... so long as its your lowest score and the other ones are above average (18+ 19+) ... I know many people that have been accepted with a 15 QR, so I feel like one subscore isn't really going to make or break you - esp when its QR
 
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I got a 12 on QR (which brought my AA down to 17) and got interviews at Baylor and San Antonio.
 
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I am an NJ resident and applied last year to NJDS (UMDNJ). I don't know what my AADSAS-calculated GPA was last year, but my school-calculated one was about a 3.5 (about the same for both science and cumulative). My DAT scores the first time I took it (for last cycle application) were as follows:

PAT 19
QR 15
RC 20
BIO 19
GC 16
OC 17
AA 17
TS 17

I got rejected from NJDS (and the other 3 schools I applied to last year: Maryland, Temple, Pittsburgh) without an interview.

This year, I retook the DAT and improved in all areas (see predents profile for scores), and my GPA has also increased thanks to earning straight A's my final two semesters of undergrad. I was interviewed at NJDS very early this cycle (second week of interviews, I believe). I attribute that to my DAT retake scores.

I am not trying to be a party-pooper; I'm just giving you my experience as an example. My advice for you is to retake. With your lower science GPA, you may need to score a 20 or above to get an interview at New Jersey, even though you are a state resident. But there are indeed other aspects of your application that they look at, so it is still a possibility that you will be interviewed.

As an FYI, during the presentations at the interview, it was stated that they look primarily at your sGPA and BCP because those relate to type of courses you will be taking in dental school. You may need to bring up your science GPA to get a shot at NJDS.
 
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error292513 said:
Hey so does anyone have any update or confirmation on the rumor about QR average being particularly low for everyone this year and the possibility of it being considered a bit more generously?
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I can confirm this one, I have heard it from the dean of admissions of a very highly regarded Dental school. They are looking to scrap QR from the DAT completely. This year the scores on QR dont match the rest of the application. Usually what a person gets on QR is right around their average opf the rest of their scores. This year its way lower.
 
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