A DAT score of 19

[Chankovsky]

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is this considered average, good, or excellent. How does it compare to our mcat.

 

[EvoDevo]

Moving to the Dental forum. Chanovsky, please post threads in their relevant forum.

 

[edkNARF]

Moving to the Dental forum. Chanovsky, please post threads in their relevant forum.

Why does this not belong in the pre-dental forum? Many students want to know how competitve their scores are?

 

[b-real]

Couldn't it go either way? I mean the chance of a medical applicant knowing about the DAT is probably the same as a dental applicant knowing about the MCAT.

 

[DDS2BE]

Your score is above average. Keep in mind, your GPA plays a signifficant role as well. For example, having your score and 2.5 gpa won't get you anywhere unless you apply early, have lots of research and dental observation a bunch.

 

[Biogirl361]

i'm pretty sure 19 is considered either average or slightly above average at most dental schools.

 

[Rezdawg]

If you are talking about the total applicant pool, then your score is above average.

If you are talking about the total accepted pool, then your score is close to average.

 

[ItsGavinC]

Why does this not belong in the pre-dental forum? Many students want to know how competitve their scores are?

It DOES belong here, that's why it was moved here from a medical forum.
🙂

 

[ItsGavinC]

A 19 is a good score, and would equate to a 28 or 29 on the MCAT.

 

[edkNARF]

It DOES belong here, that's why it was moved here from a medical forum.
🙂

Opps 😱 I thought it was going to be moved!

 

[quickfix]

a dat score of 19? come on people, that belongs in the dat discussions forum. and just so this stays on topic, i would think that a score of 19 is indeed a little above average.

 

[ItsGavinC]

a dat score of 19? come on people, that belongs in the dat discussions forum. and just so this stays on topic, i would think that a score of 19 is indeed a little above average.

It may very well be a little above average for test takers. The real question, is how does it relate to matriculants. In that case, I think it is closer to average than the former scenario.

 

[boogaking]

definately agree with GavinC... it equals to about high 20's on the MCAT.. this is the point where most of the med students decide if they should retake or not..... same situation with most dental applicants that receive a 19... depending how your GPA is ... above 3 or below 3..... for instance if you're below 3 ... 19 is not gonna cut it at most schools... that's my opinion.... please not I did say most.

 

[wahlbj]

I think comparing DAT scores to MCAT scores is like comparing apples to oranges. I just got a 20/21 on the DAT, which if you took my percentiles and equated them to MCAT percentiles it would be like a low 30's-ish score. I guarantee you if I walked in and took the MCAT I wouldn't get that score. . . no way. I probably could get it if I studied long and hard enough, but they're 2 different beasts. (I have taken the MCAT before, though a long long, time ago, when I was much more naieve about what it took to prepare for a test like the DAT or MCAT, but I still took it, so it gives a bit of a point of reference for comparison.)

Brian

 

[sonicultrascrub]

A 19 is a good score, and would equate to a 28 or 29 on the MCAT.

I personally think that's over shooting it Gavin, but your guestimate is on the money. 19 out of possible 30 on the DAT equates to a 63 1/3%. This percent, when taken in terms of the MCAT, which is out of a possible 45, is 28.5. That's a great score for the MCAT! However, getting a 19 on the DAT is one thing and getting a 29 on the MCAT is definately something else. I don't think someone would take the DAT if they had a 28.5 on the MCAT, especially since they don't want to be a dentist in the first place.

 

[Chankovsky]

so you're saying that the mcat is harder than the dat

 

[quickfix]

so you're saying that the mcat is harder than the dat

what a thing to say. how do u judge something like that? imo, it doesn't get any harder than "you don't know the answers". there is a lot more to it than that, but they are both tests, that are designed to pick the best students for dental and medical school respectively. i find absurdity in trying to compare the mcat to the dat b/c like soooo many others have stated, they are "different beasts." and the theory goes that the people that score best on these tests are the best suited for their respective profession.

the tests change over time, and it doens't matter what you score, just what you score relative to everyone else that took the test.

that being said , i am sure there is some similar material, but even so. there is no need to compare them. but the mcat is definetly a tougher test. jk.

 

[sonicultrascrub]

so you're saying that the mcat is harder than the dat

Well, although you didn't have to know taxonomy, plant biology, or animal behavior as much, the passages that you guys had to read for the MCAT are gruesome. The test is TWICE as long as the DAT!!! Anyways, physics is whatever, some people consider it a big deal... I think that the passages make the test a different type of beast as someone else mentioned earlier. I personally think that the MCAT is more difficult, but the MCAT nor the DAT should play any role in making a career decision (I think).

 

[Rezdawg]

MCAT is much harder than DAT...Ive taken the MCAT a few times.

A look at the percentiles gives the following...

1) Biological Sciences (Bio and Orgo), I got a 9 = 68.5 percentile

On the DAT, I got 19 in BIO (91.2 percentile) and 21 in Orgo (93.9 percentile).

2) Physical Sciences (GChem and Physics), I got a 9 = 73.5 percentile

On the DAT, I got a 20 for GChem (88.1 percentile)

3) Reading Comp. on the MCAT, I got a 7 = 45.7 percentile

On the DAT, I got a 24 (97.5 percentile)

I would also have to say that I studied harder for the MCAT than for the DAT.

Its tough to compare the two though. The MCAT requires a much better understanding of concepts while the DAT is much more memorization based. If you can memorize well, the DAT would fit your strengths much better than the MCAT.

But, a score of 19 is pretty close to the national average of matriculants for dental school. The national average for medical school matriculants is about 29.5.

 

[ItsGavinC]

so you're saying that the mcat is harder than the dat

Yes, much more difficult.

 

[jk5177]

Anyone did well on the MCAT but poorly on the DAT?

 

[msf41]

I've only taken some practice MCAT's, but the O-chem section was wicked tough. I mean there were some mechanisms that you have never seen before. DAT o-chem was nomenclature and resonance structures. No comparison. Plus, MCAT has some pretty tough physics.