A Survey For the Experienced:)

[Brunella]

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For those who've gone through the dental admission procession,
I just wanted to compile a list of information from you guys. It would help a lot for pre-dents like myself if you decide to participate. Thanks🙂

1. The number of attempts that you've gone through to get in to a dentistry school.
2. Your DAT Scores
3. The month you've taken the DAT and in which year of college
4. How long did you study?
5. Like what Teenuuh had suggested, what dentistry schools were you accepted to?

 

[musl85]

1. once (Thank God 😀)
2. 20/21/23 🙂
3. 8/28 4th year of college
4. Three Months

 

[toothfairy85]

1. once
2. 18/18/15
3. June 2007, between junior and senior year
4. 4 weeks

 

[teenuuuh]

For those who've gone through the dental admission procession,
I just wanted to compile a list of information from you guys. It would help a lot for pre-dents like myself if you decide to participate. Thanks🙂

1. The number of attempts that you've gone through to get in to a dentistry school.
2. Your DAT Scores
3. The month you've taken the DAT and in which year of college
4. How long did you study?

I think it would be helpful if we add a #5 for what schools you were accepted to...

 

[ummjoey]

1. once
2. 19aa/20ts/20pat
3. september 2006. summer going into junior year.
4. 2 months

 

[Hysteria24]

For number 2 and 5:

www.predents.com

 

[jigabodo]

For those who've gone through the dental admission procession,
I just wanted to compile a list of information from you guys. It would help a lot for pre-dents like myself if you decide to participate. Thanks🙂

1. The number of attempts that you've gone through to get in to a dentistry school.
2. Your DAT Scores
3. The month you've taken the DAT and in which year of college
4. How long did you study?

1. 1.
2. AA 24, PAT 25.
3. August, senior year.
4. 2 months.

 

[1992Corolla]

1) Twice (1st attempt w/ 3 yrs undergrad done), 4th attempt w/ BS degree
2) 18 AA/21PAT/and something else along these lines
3) August
4) 2 weeks hardcore with a month of semipro studying before that = 1.5 months

 

[armorshell]

1. One
2. 25 AA/26TS/25PAT
3. July 1 06
4. 2.5-3 months blending semi-pro and hardcore
5. UNLV, NOVA, Columbia and Pacific

 

[airsimon]

1. Once
2. 18AA/18TS/19PAT
3. July 31st 2007 (between jr and sr year)
4. about a month.. but not very intense. I should have studied harder.
5. Indiana, OHSU

 

[ElectraOnAzalea]

1. Once
2. 20/19/18
3. 3/07 3rd year
4. 1 Week. worst spring break ever!

 

[Brunella]

Thank you for the replies! Your experience will definitely help me plan out which combination works the best🙂

 

[crazy_sherm]

1. Once
2. 23/23/19
3. August - 4 years post college
4. 2 months
5. UOP, UCSF

 

[chevyiiguy]

For those who've gone through the dental admission procession,
I just wanted to compile a list of information from you guys. It would help a lot for pre-dents like myself if you decide to participate. Thanks🙂

1. The number of attempts that you've gone through to get in to a dentistry school.
2. Your DAT Scores
3. The month you've taken the DAT and in which year of college
4. How long did you study?
5. Like what Teenuuh had suggested, what dentistry schools were you accepted to?

1. Three times
2. 17/16/19 the first time 18/17/19 the second time
3. August of my junior year and then August of my senior year
4. 1 month, I probably should have studied more!
5. Indiana

 

[OhioStBuckteeth]

For those who've gone through the dental admission procession,
I just wanted to compile a list of information from you guys. It would help a lot for pre-dents like myself if you decide to participate. Thanks🙂

1. The number of attempts that you've gone through to get in to a dentistry school.
2. Your DAT Scores
3. The month you've taken the DAT and in which year of college
4. How long did you study?
5. Like what Teenuuh had suggested, what dentistry schools were you accepted to?

1. one
2. 20aa/19ts/19pat
3. May '07 - one year after graduation
4. couple months
5. Only school I applied to: Ohio State👍

 

[pmantz]

1. Once
2. 19/19/21
3. August Jr. yr.
4. About 3 days for 6 hr/day (Nothing on the test aside from the PAT, wasn't covered in undergrad.
5. Marquette

 

[gym.addict]

1.) One
2.)20/21/23
3.) July before my senior year
4.) 3 weeks
5.) UT Houston and Baylor

 

[DrReo]

For number 2 and 5:

www.predents.com

Not everyone has posted on predents. Additionally, those who have applied previously and didn't make an account are not accounted for.

 

[OctaviustheFish]

1
19/19/18
June/ jr.
1 month

 

[Dan3223]

1) Twice
2) 19/19/19
3) July between Jr - Sr year
4) Studied about 2 months.
5) Temple 🙂

 

[will9631]

1. The number of attempts that you've gone through to get in to a dentistry school.
2. Your DAT Scores
3. The month you've taken the DAT and in which year of college
4. How long did you study?
5. Like what Teenuuh had suggested, what dentistry schools were you accepted to?

1. two
2. 19,19,21 then 22,22,24 with 25 in CR (had low gpa, needed high scores)
3. August senior year, then august super senior year
4. two weeks first time
5. NYU and Temple (I applied late both times unfortunately)

 

[Chrono1984]

1. Once
2. 20/20/22
3. April, Junior year
4. 3 months
5. UIC, SIU, IU

 

[wigglytooth]

1. The number of attempts that you've gone through to get in to a dentistry school.
-Once
2. Your DAT Scores
- 23aa/22ts/17pat
3. The month you've taken the DAT and in which year of college
-Aug. 11, the summer between my sophomore and junior year
4. How long did you study?
-Middle of June is when I really cracked open the books, so about two months.
5. Like what Teenuuh had suggested, what dentistry schools were you accepted to?
-SUNY SB (where I'll be next year), Columbia, NJ, Temple, Buffalo, NYU.