Anyone else intimidated?

[purduephigam]

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I am by no means part of the brilliant percentage of some of you young people and represent a smaller portion on this forum of the kids who work incredibly hard to get scores/grades considerably lower than some of the ones posted.

However, seeing these high scores is somewhat intimidating, but it's kind of getting me jacked up. I've always been pretty good under pressure (even though pressure gets me super stressed), and now am starting to see my confidence improve on my practice tests. I am now moving from the Kaplan material to the TopScore material and am aiming for an Oct. 6th Test date.

I took the DAT last year, and I'll admit that I received a 17. I was suprised because the practice scores I got on the TopScore I had last year were anywhere from 13-15. Now I'm sure some of you are laughing out loud at these numbers, but last year I was obviously just not prepared enough. I hardly studied for organic, and basically studied for just the gchem and bio and only for 4 weeks thinking I could just take it and get it over with. Little did I know people score in the 20s like it's no big deal and make a fool out of 17s like me when my application arrives at my dental schools' doors.

Point of the matter is, after getting over the intimidation factor of most of you being nothing short of remarkable students, it's made me realize with very hard work, proper preparation, and confidence anything is possible. I'm going to begin my practice tests and hope to be scoring in the 17s and 18s on TopScore after scoring several 18s on my Kaplan exams. Just wanted to say that for you other non-posters like me who heard about this forum from genius friends or DAT instructors, there is without a doubt hope for us who don't have the 3.99999 GPAs or 23+ DATs. If there's a will, there's a way. Just show the schools that you're commited and things will pay off.

 

[wireless_doc]

SDN is like a two bladed knife. If you know how to use it properly, it is a damn good knife. If not, you'll cut yourself before you even know it. Why should you be bothered by these numbers? They may be real, may be not. If they are, there are not that many. Nevertheless, you should aim for 20. 😉

 

[fancymylotus]

I'll throw in my $0.02 here. SDN represents a teensy fraction of the total number of people applying. So we might very well be the better part of all the 24+ DAT applicants this year. Its very possible. With that in mind,try not to stress out about the specific numbers you see posted, and concentrate on getting down what you dont know before test-day.

and buy destroyer👍

 

[Anemone]

I too was intimidated by the DAT scores posted here


thankfully my girlfriend, shown below, is pretty good at it and devised a way for me to cheat

 

[Manyak222]

LOL, now that is just cold dude...Cold, but funny. I like funny. Hahahaha. ehhh. Why I laugh?

I too was intimidated by the DAT scores posted here


thankfully my girlfriend, shown below, is pretty good at it and devised a way for me to cheat


* I had to take the picture down beacuas this biotch complained... dont wotrry, she;s not that good looking

 

[NilamPatel]

people post false test results ALL the time - I saw it first hand when I was on the MCAT discussion boards, don't worry seriously just try your best and you will get in

 

[Uracil]

Use the intimidation thing to give the best of you!

When I came into SDN, I felt the same. Especially while studying for the DAT. I would not stop using the 😱 faces.
I am so glad I don't have to use them now soo often 😛

 

[indentition]

heck ya! I gotta get off the forums... I feel intimidated by all these superb scores!

 

[Gordon9721]

i guarantee i'm the most intimidated
after my freshman year of straight c's i've averaged a 3.5 every semester, all Bs in my science courses.
after aadsas calculated my letter grades, turns out my cumulative is a 3.3 with a 2.75 science/bcp.
intimidation actually is an understatement.
while being interviewed for a committee letter, i was told that i have to ace my DAT to get into a school.
allow me to repeat: ace my DAT to get into a school
pressure is on. i take it on the 30th and everyday is a freak out session
i get 4 hrs of sleep because i can't fall asleep at night because of anxiety.
studying my ass off in the meantime while taking 17 bio credits
prayers are appreciated

 

[cdmOMR]

I try and pretend that the scores posted on here are the norm. It motivated me to get my a$$ in gear. Before I started reading on SDN I thought that dental school was kinda hard to get into, but due to all of my experience and interest working in the field I was bound to get in...and actually believing my friends and family when they say "oh, youll get in" when really they have no idea what it takes to get in or the process. SDN is a necessary evil...you may not like what you see, but its the truth. Instead of letting weigh on the back of your mind, try your hardest to get to a point where your scores are competetive on here (or as close as possible). This I think is the best route to improving your chances of acceptance. 🙂

**The scores on here are often not the norm and are probably the top percentage, but you can use this to your advatage by movtivating you to working hard to get to this level

 

[RT0223]

Gordon9721: I totally agree 'cause we're on the same boat. I'm taking it on the 29th and everyday is hell to me. I can't sleep neither, my brain, eyes, hands, soul hurt...Just don't pass out on the game day...

 

[busdent]

people post false test results ALL the time - I saw it first hand when I was on the MCAT discussion boards, don't worry seriously just try your best and you will get in

why would people post fake test results? 😕 😕

 

[bruinpredent]

why would people post fake test results? 😕 😕

perhaps to further the intimidation? think about it...most of us are pretty chill and try to help one another out because we know what a horrid process it is to go through. Others...see getting into dental school as mere competition, and they'll do ANYTHING to make people choke on test day, even if it means posting fake scores and initmidating the crap out of people...it just increases their chances of getting in.

Not saying everyone does it, but i could see how it could happen. Just gotta chill, study, and do the best that you can, and use the scores as motivation.

 

[SlimD235]

i guarantee i'm the most intimidated
after my freshman year of straight c's i've averaged a 3.5 every semester, all Bs in my science courses.
after aadsas calculated my letter grades, turns out my cumulative is a 3.3 with a 2.75 science/bcp.
intimidation actually is an understatement.
while being interviewed for a committee letter, i was told that i have to ace my DAT to get into a school.
allow me to repeat: ace my DAT to get into a school
pressure is on. i take it on the 30th and everyday is a freak out session
i get 4 hrs of sleep because i can't fall asleep at night because of anxiety.
studying my ass off in the meantime while taking 17 bio credits
prayers are appreciated

dude...im' on the same boat too. got straight C's freshman year...but brought it up to 3.0 soph...and am now sitting at 3.3 too. i wanna tell u u'll be fine but i myself arent convinced. so...i guess...lets take this biotch by the horns!

 

[Gordon9721]

RT0223: i'm not yet to the point where my soul hurts, but maybe it'll come soon. either way, not looking forward to that stage of anxiety.

 

[stosh]

im in the exact same boat... and i am really worried after looking at the scores posted here

 

[blue_moon01]

I think the majority of the people on SDN post up their real scores. Afterall it's not impssible to get high scores, people do get them. The stats from ADA sources confirmed that. I think that you should use it as a motivation point and be inspired to get those same 20+ score or better.

I don't think people would post up fake scores to intimidate other people. I think it's more of a " hey! a great score is possible , just look at me!" kinda thing!

From the way I see it, there are two types of people.
People who look at overachievers and become intimidated and give up their dreams
And then there are people who look at other overachievers and scheme up ways to beat those overachievers.

Decide, which type you wanna be and go for it!