Another what are my chances question!!

[Kunsan]

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I would like to thank those who have posted their advice for best studying for the DAT... Well if you all wondered what i used, Kaplan, topscore, barrons. Kaplan is a good general guide for almost all tested material. I must have read that thing like 10 times.

BIO: 22
Chem: 29
Ochem: 22
QR: 19
RC: 20
PAT: 20
TS: 23 (98.6%)
AA: 23 (98.4%)

GPA for both overall and M/S: 3.10

I was initially planning on applying fall 2008 but wanted some advice to our SDN users who have some idea on admissions. Realized I am late with most schools but did some research and realized NYU (Top choice) and Tufts still accepted application for fall 2007. I understand my GPA is low but it is a composite of over 200 semester credits with over 160 being basic to advance science including auto, physio, medchem, pharmacology I, II, III.,. and etc.... I am a nontrad in that I have a pharm.D. and served 4 years of active duty as an U.S. army pharmacist. Have tons of experiences. Lecturer for a major pharmaceutical association for a while. Why the change? B/c Wanted to have total professional autotomy and wanted to learn a do something with my hands (actually performing a task that require a skill) Why not medicine, will my OMS experience (orthognathics) as a patient just turned my interest to dentistry... Did not know how much dental service makes a difference in patients lives and did not want to run a risk of doing IM and FP. Thanks in advance, I would appriciate your sincere and realistic answers...

Kunsan.

 

[dentstd]

I would like to thank those who have posted their advice for best studying for the DAT... Well if you all wondered what i used, Kaplan, topscore, barrons. Kaplan is a good general guide for almost all tested material. I must have read that thing like 10 times.

BIO: 22
Chem: 29
Ochem: 22
QR: 19
RC: 20
PAT: 20
TS: 23 (98.6%)
AA: 23 (98.4%)

GPA for both overall and M/S: 3.10

I was initially planning on applying fall 2008 but wanted some advice to our SDN users who have some idea on admissions. Realized I am late with most schools but did some research and realized NYU (Top choice) and Tufts still accepted application for fall 2007. I understand my GPA is low but it is a composite of over 200 semester credits with over 160 being basic to advance science including auto, physio, medchem, pharmacology I, II, III.,. and etc.... I am a nontrad in that I have a pharm.D. and served 4 years of active duty as an U.S. army pharmacist. Have tons of experiences. Lecturer for a major pharmaceutical association for a while. Why the change? B/c Wanted to have total professional autotomy and wanted to learn a do something with my hands (actually performing a task that require a skill) Why not medicine, will my OMS experience (orthognathics) as a patient just turned my interest to dentistry... Did not know how much dental service makes a difference in patients lives and did not want to run a risk of doing IM and FP. Thanks in advance, I would appriciate your sincere and realistic answers...

Kunsan

There's a reason why your QR score is 19. You miscalculated your fake AA. You have a 22.

 

[Kunsan]

I know what you mean, when you average the 5 scores, it ends up in the
22's but the Score report reported 23, so it must be 23...

 

[DDSY]

You seem like a pretty good candidate to me. Opionionwise, although your GPA is a bit low, I think that your overall experience more than compensates for your GPA. I am also a nontrad and my DAT score is pretty similar to yours, although a bit better, as is my background (extensive in a different sense, although I do not want to specify, to protect my privacy) and my GPA (which was very good in undergrad).

NYU seems to like nontrads who do really well on the DAT. I think you have a very good shot of getting in (apply ASAP though). NYU is one of, if not, my top choice too.

PM me if you want further details

 

[GoDucks69]

There's a reason why your QR score is 19. You miscalculated your fake AA. You have a 22.

It is not an average of the scaled scores of each section but the number correct out of number of questions in all the sections, then that is scaled. He/she could very well have a 23.

 

[Aawla]

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why did you delete your post anyways? grammar check and you take out the whole paragraph?

 

[jim85213]

It is not an average of the scaled scores of each section but the number correct out of number of questions in all the sections, then that is scaled. He/she could very well have a 23.

Not all sections though, right? It doesn't include the PAT.

 

[GoDucks69]

Not all sections though, right? It doesn't include the PAT.

Right, everything but PAT.

 

[dentstd]

It is not an average of the scaled scores of each section but the number correct out of number of questions in all the sections, then that is scaled. He/she could very well have a 23.

Dear Gawd, read your score report:

"The Academic Average is the average of five scores rounded to the nearest whole number: Quantitative Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, Biology, General Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry."

Either the computer miscalculated, or the scores are fake.

 

[LauraT]

Dear Gawd, read your score report:

"The Academic Average is the average of five scores rounded to the nearest whole number: Quantitative Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, Biology, General Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry."

Either the computer miscalculated, or the scores are fake.

You're wrong. The academic average is the average of the five RAW scores, not the five scaled scores. The scores are probably real.

Don't be a hater...

 

[fancymylotus]

Someone drank their haterade this morning.....I thought I was supposed to be the crabby one around here!

 

[dentstd]

You're wrong. The academic average is the average of the five RAW scores, not the five scaled scores. The scores are probably real.

Don't be a hater...

I provided a direct quote from the score report. Argue it anyway you want.

You can't average raw scores. Try averaging a 37 in Bio, 25 Chem, 27 Orgo, 49 RC, and 38 QR. See what you get. (I would love to get a 35 AA, but it's not feasible.) Averaging the scaled score is the only option!

I'm not a hater. I'm just right.

 

[D.D.S.]

Who Cares.... The dood got a 23 according to the report so he got a 23.. whats up with all the hating... just answer his question... I think you can get in.... lol..

 

[fancymylotus]

I provided a direct quote from the score report. Argue it anyway you want.

You can't average raw scores. Try averaging a 37 in Bio, 25 Chem, 27 Orgo, 49 RC, and 38 QR. See what you get. (I would love to get a 35 AA, but it's not feasible.) Averaging the scaled score is the only option!

I'm not a hater. I'm just right.

go to predents.com and see if everyones scores average out...that should keep you busy for awhile🙄

 

[dentstd]

go to predents.com and see if everyones scores average out...that should keep you busy for awhile🙄

you do it. I've got my columbia interview to prepare for...

 

[fancymylotus]

you do it. I've got my columbia interview to prepare for...

go to yuck-la👍

 

[nate28]

There's a reason why your QR score is 19. You miscalculated your fake AA. You have a 22.

Priceless!!

But you have a good chance, good luck!!