One of the most important things is to apply early. With that said, if you submit your application in mid May it will take approximatley 6-8 weeks before it is sent to the schools. So if you take the DAT in June early July ADA will send the scores to your designated schools which will take about 2-3 weeks. But because you submitted your AADSAS application already the schools will be ready for your DAT score. You can send a fax of your scores the same day you take the test. Most Adcom's (admission commitee's) will accept this until your official scores arrive. Remember that your applcation is not complete at most schools until they have everything including the DAT score. I made the mistake of sending my application in late and then AADSAS made a mistake and it delayed it by an additional 5 weeks. APPLY EARLY NO MATTER WHAT!! 🙂