Advice needed! Please Help!

[goldenbow]

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So, I am FREAKING OUT ! It just hit me that I will be applying for dental school in this upcoming cycle (2014). However, I have not taken my DAT yet. And the only time I will have time to study/take it is after I finish summer school, which isn't until beginning of August! Should I go ahead and submit my application early (June/July), even though I probably won't take the test until early September (which means official scores won't come out until later in Sept or Oct.)? Any advice would be much appreciated!

 

[tigerteeth22]

Agreed if you submit your scores in August it's too late. I would cut off all extracurricular activities, hunker down, get in a Kaplan class, and take the test in June

 

[Bis-GMA111]

if you submit your scores in september, you're shooting yourself in the foot.

i agree with the above poster. knock the exam out by july latest

 

[Hawkteeth]

Cancel summer school, DAT is more important.

 

[emorypredent]

if you submit your scores in september, you're shooting yourself in the foot.

i agree with the above poster. knock the exam out by july latest

I ended up taking my exam on August 30th. Good news: I was happy with my score. Bad news: I haven't gotten an acceptance yet. Would I do it again? IDK, on one hand I was able to get it out of the way with a high enough score that I do not have to retake it. On the other hand, I might have to reapply.

 

[KittySquared]

Cancel summer school, DAT is more important.

+1. Focus your April, May, and early June on the DAT only. Schools will still accept you if you have pre-reqs in progress and do decent enough on the DAT. But schools will not accept you if you have a bad DAT score and/or apply as late as September.