Dat done 9/25/09!!! Help!

[rowsdower]

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.I'm excited that I am finally done. I hope this will be the last time. This was my second time taking it. So how worried should I be about my 13QR? Do some schools combine your scores and take the higher sections? I hope this is not too big of a red flag. Overall I'm satisfied with the improvement I've made. My GPA is 3.51-Overall..... 3.2- Science....... 3.47BCP. Do I need to retake?

1st time........ 2nd TIme:
BIO: 18 ............. BIO:20
CHM: 18 .............. CHM:21
OCHEM: 22 ........... OCHEM:22
PAT: 20 ............. PAT:19
RC: 16 ................ RC:17
QR: 17 ............ QR: 13😱
AA: 18 TS:19 ................ AA:19 TS:21


. BREAKDOWN:
BIO: As everyone else has been saying, it is random. Alot it is applying concepts. I noticed a strong emphasis on Ecology, Embryology and cellular chemistry. There were a few plant concepts but they didn't seem too difficult. I thought I was going to fail this section. I studied Cliff's, Destroyer, KBB and Kaplan tests. I felt that Destroyer and Cliff's helped the most. I don't know what I would study if I had to do it over again. Every test probably has its own way of being another set of random questions. So for not being a BIO major I'm very happy with this section.


CHEM: A good 50/50 mix of concepts and calculations. The calculations were not too lengthy but for maybe 1-2 (IMO). Some of the concept questions are worded tricky. Chad's reviews really helped me with the concepts. Destroyer is also great for this section. Make sure you know how to setup the problems from destroyer.


OCHEM: Nothing too much out of the ordinary. A few NMR and IR questions, but they were not tricky. Chad's reviews and Destroyer helped a lot. Also Destroyer roadmaps were very helpful.



RC: I was actually feeling good about this section. I had Floating Bridges, Epidemiology and Spinal Cord. I used search and destroy and I guess I ended up getting destroyed. Well at least I improved a point. I should have practiced more. There were a lot of tone questions in floating bridges.



QR: What a nightmare. I should of just guessed and called it done and would have gotten the same score. I actually felt like I was working with over 50% of the problems. This section is just insane. Most of the questions are manageable with about 5-6 trig questions. You just have to be fast in order to do well. So If I could go back and study for this I would be quick with dimensional analysis, fast at dividing and multiplying and setting up word problems quickly. Well my lack of studying sure showed for this section. I was hoping for at least a 17 like last time. Oh well I just hope for the best.

 

[americanpierg]

.I'm excited that I am finally done. I hope this will be the last time. This was my second time taking it. So how worried should I be about my 13QR? Do some schools combine your scores and take the higher sections? I hope this is not too big of a red flag. Overall I'm satisfied with the improvement I've made. My GPA is 3.51-Overall..... 3.2- Science....... 3.47BCP. Do I need to retake?
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I think very worried. People will tell you, "oh, its only QR no one cares about QR." The truth of the matter is, getting a 13 in any section, whether its QR or coloring looks very, VERY bad. You would've needed to get around 2/3 of the questions wrong to get that score. I think it will hurt you severely. You still have a chance of getting in, just not a very good one anymore. An 18 in QR and I would say you would get in at least somewhere. A 13 and your chances are as good as someone with a 3.0 GPA.

 

[printer21]

what percentile is a 13?

 

[pennypen]

Wow great scores for science sections. That is a plus, but QR section is too low...

I am not going to say that you should definetely retake since I am not a dental school comittee... haha

But anything lower than 17 can hurt real bad... Even tho schools give more considerations toward TS, it doesnt mean they don't look at other scores.

But before you decide to do anything, maybe try to contact the school. They are the pros, not us. They might be able to tell you what to do. I said might... not will..

 

[Extirpator]

I've heard some schools will take the best scores from each time you took the DAT and use that as a new total score for the purposes of admissions... not sure which schools in paticular do it, but I've definately seen others talking about it.

 

[allstardentist]

your math score is def on the lower side. Other than that, decent scores.

 

[fishstalker73]

I got a 12 for the QR section on my recent DAT. I called the 12 schools that I applied to and 11 schools told me that the QR is the least important section and that the other sections are much more important. One school did tell me to retake to bring up my QR score to at least a 15 since it has a cutoff policy of 15 for all sections. I am still will be retaking in December to improve every section since I now know what to focus on and how to study on my second attempt.

 

[rowsdower]

Well I do have three interviews coming up with and that is from my older DAT score. So I'm just going to try and keep everything fresh and really focus on RC and QR. If I don't get accepted in December, then I'll prepare for a third and final time.

 

[gentile1225]

nice improvement, don't sweat that 1 point differences! if you got a good gpa and nice extras you'll be fine. good luck.