another DAT results posting :p 8/16

[nyu07]

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DAT scores are in, and I am amazed…

QR: 22
RC: 24
Bio: 22
Gen Chem: 20
Orgo: 25
PAT: 22
TS: 22
AA: 23 (98.4%)

Kaplan: I consistently scored 19s on all bio/genchem/orgo…usually like 80+% right. PAT: 21/22 average QR: 23 RC: 23
Topscore: AA for both 3 times was 22, 19/20 for the sciences, PAT: 21/23/25 QR: 24 RC: 29 (all three times…but I knew that wouldn’t happen on the actual DATs)

I’ve been on this site for the past 2 weeks, freaking out about my exam, trying to compare my Kaplan/topscores w/ everyone to see how I would do, and just as a break from studying. I had originally devoted this entire summer to studying…but that didn’t happen very well. I took the Kaplan course twice, their higher score guarantee thing…but really learned absolutely nothing the first time. didn’t start studying (like more than 2 hours a day) until 2 weeks before the exam. I pretty much locked myself in my room and lived with my textbooks. I didn’t study for QR or RC at all…I mean they’re like the SATs, how hard could they be? But I didn’t know ANYTHING about gen chem…u actually have to know equations…think…and then apply them. whats up with that?! Haha. I thought the bio/gen chem sections were SOOOO hard. I got to my 15 minute break, and I was like…I can’t believe I just failed. I honestly thought I got 16s across the board. they were so much harder than any of the practice tests I had gotten before. Towards the QR, I was just like…why am I still taking this test, theres really no reason to, nothing can pull up 2 16s…and then they were calculating…longest 30 seconds of my life, and I was just thinking to myself, I can’t believe I just ruined my life by failing one test…hahaha…there goes my plans. And then the scores came up…and just WOW…I guess theres a really big curve? There were some weird bio and chem questions, I got the sea urchin one. QR was really really easy…but by then I had given up. WAY easier than kaplan’s. my RC were asteroids (ridiculously easy) x-ray (pretty easy) and glutamate/neurological receptors? (I was bored by then so I didn’t really read it carefully, I actually have no idea what the passage was about, I just did the road mapping thing and matched up key words). So I would like to apply to Columbia/Penn as my reaches…but I don’t really have any experience yet. My GPA is around a 3.7, Bio GPA is 3.6. I still have to physics and 4 more bio electives though. If I start building experience now…do I have a chance? I haven’t even started my applications though…is it too late? I’m also a junior in college, but w/ these scores now, my parents are making me graduate early to save money...so i'm pretty unprepared.

 

[aggie-master]

You should definitely retake the exam.

They are going to think that you cheated with scores that high. Did you ever see the movie "Stand and Deliver"?

 

[tom_servo_dds]

DAT scores are in, and I am amazed…

QR: 22
RC: 24
Bio: 22
Gen Chem: 20
Orgo: 25
PAT: 22
TS: 22
AA: 23 (98.4%)

Kaplan: I consistently scored 19s on all bio/genchem/orgo…usually like 80+% right. PAT: 21/22 average QR: 23 RC: 23
Topscore: AA for both 3 times was 22, 19/20 for the sciences, PAT: 21/23/25 QR: 24 RC: 29 (all three times…but I knew that wouldn’t happen on the actual DATs)

Great job on the test! Best of luck in your preparations and don't knock yourself out with classes now - there's plenty of time to do that in D-School. There's still time to apply too!

 

[jkh1886]

stay in school. no need to rush things. a well rounded education (esp with lots of liberal arts classes) from a school like nyu'll make you highly sought after, because a broad education promotes better decisions. most people on here are from lesser-known schools. Some'll have killer numbers, but they'll rarely have the education and judgment afforded by a highly respectable school. please don't let a year's tuition take your college degree from you. it's the one solid thing you have over many other future dentists.

 

[RockstarDMD]

Congrats! Just get your app in!

 

[aggie-master]

So I would like to apply to Columbia/Penn as my reaches…but I don’t really have any experience yet. My GPA is around a 3.7, Bio GPA is 3.6. I still have to physics and 4 more bio electives though. If I start building experience now…do I have a chance? I haven’t even started my applications though…is it too late? I’m also a junior in college, but w/ these scores now, my parents are making me graduate early to save money...so i'm pretty unprepared.

If I were you I'd get to work on my application and try to apply to start dental school next year without a degree.

You should immediately start working on your AADSAS application and contact dentists trying to find someone to shadow. You will also need to get letters done. There is a chance that you won't get in since you'll turn your application in a little late and won't have a degree, but with those scores and your GPA I'm sure you'll also have a good chance of getting in somewhere.

Undergrad degrees are overrated and if your parents are not rich I think you should at least try to get in to dental school this cycle to reduce their costs.

 

[nyu07]

When do most people get their applications into penn or columbia by? I'm actually in a special program at nyu where i'm already in nyu dental school...but i really don't like nyu. I'd actually graduate with a degree in three years though, because i have enough AP courses from high school to cover the credits. But that would mean that i wouldn't have as broad an experience as everyone else. That coupled with inexperience, late application and what i think is relatively average scores (DAT and gpa wise) for those two schools, should i bother with the applications? does anyone know about second year transfers? thanks for all your support!

 

[biocmp]

You are among the strongest applicants. You just need to start taking steps to get where you would like. Good luck.

 

[eapleitez]

Very strong scores, great job! Your experience with Bio and Gchem is different than mine though, I felt that on the real thing they were easier than my practice exams.