Anyone? - DAT in October and still got pre-Dec interviews?

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Did anyone heard of a case in which someone took/retook DAT in early October and still got pre-December interviews?

yes, there was a guy who retook his DAT and got accepted pre-Dec. Someone mentions it somewhere.
 
Is this situation rare or common?
I'm taking my first DAT next week
and I want to see if I still can have another shot
in October, just in case I screw up next week.
 
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