Are DAT percentiles still accurate?

[manifesto]

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So I got a 24 on the DAT which apparently was somewhere around the 0.3 percentile back in 2009. In 2010, there were 12,001 applicants according to AADSAS so only 36 students should have scored 24 or higher.

It seems like theres more than that just on SDN. I could be mistaken.

I know schools look at number and not percentiles, but are these percentiles just plain wrong? Is that why they don't release them anymore?

 

[clutchfans]

These percentiles are based on the DAT on that specific day I believe.

 

[manifesto]

Ya but they seem to really off?

 

[Ari Rezaei]

These percentiles are based on the DAT on that specific day I believe.

Just want to clear this up, because it's something I hear a lot. The percentiles used are made according to a population of students that took the exam in the past. You aren't graded against everyone who took the DAT that day.

Percentiles aren't released to either the students or the schools, so it's really nothing to worry about anymore.

 

[sjv]

Ya but they seem to really off?

DAT scores have likely risen since 2009 since new prep materials have been released.

 

[ModifiedBass]

If by still accurate you mean useless, then yes.