Hey everyone, I'm a Canadian applicant applying this upcoming cycle (June 1). I've written the Canadian DAT and scored 21AA and 21PAT, but I've heard that schools like Columbia, etc. prefer an American DAT. Should I take the American DAT to be safe? And if so, when should I do it to be in the first cycle of applicants? Thanks in advance!
Canadian Applicant, should I take the American DAT
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I did both but personally think it was a waste of time and money. Your scores are great, and im pretty sure most schools don't care... (there's obviously a select few that have preferences) but in the end i guess all that matters is how badly you want to go there. If you decide to do it, I'd say write end of May at the latest to have your scores in for June 1.
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The year I applied, Columbia gave me an interview in September (which is early) based on my Canadian DAT scores. I don't know how much they care about American DAT scores if you've scored well on the Canadian ones. I had mostly 21s and two 24s
Overall pretty much the same, I did a point lower in RC as I didn't know we had only 50 mins to do it so I paced myself badly. But I wrote mine less than a week apart, so I expected similar scores. Though it wasn't the best idea seeing as you end up studying for more sections at he same time than you would doing either of them on their own. Based on the previous poster's comments I think you are pretty safe doing just the one, even with Columbia.
