DAT done, any chance?

[POOPAK]

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here is how I did
PAT 15
QR 18
RC 17
OCHEM 19
GCHEM 20
BIO 16
TS 18
AA 18

GPA:3.64 SCIENCE GPA :4.0
Do you guys think there is any chance for me at all?

 

[Danny289]

here is how I did
PAT 15
QR 18
RC 17
OCHEM 19
GCHEM 20
BIO 16
TS 18
AA 18

GPA:3.64 SCIENCE GPA :4.0
Do you guys think there is any chance for me at all?

you are in avrage line, there is any state school for you? (hopefuly not California). always there is chance, Don't forget privet schools,
good luck

 

[drpsuedonym]

Your GPA, especially your sGPA is obviously your strong point, but the 15 and 16 may hurt you since some schools have minimum scores for each section, so you may want to find out about that. (Also 16 on bio is not good.) I'd say you have a chance, if you're smart about what schools you apply to, but maybe start studying for a retake? Up your chances for this cycle or at the very least have stronger scores for next.

 

[soopasteve]

i think since you have to rely on your gpa they might put extra emphasis on the school you obtained it at. Having a 4.0 math science and then scoring average on the DAT doesn't add up unless you didn't study for the DAT, are a bad test taker, or you went to an easy school. Personally, I would study (especially the perceptual stuff since it looks like you didn't work on that much) and go take it again. I have a 4.0 math/science as well (and my overall is only marginally higher than yours at a 3.755) and thats what I would do. If you don't retake it, then be prepared to be asked (assuming you get some, which I'm sure you will) at interviews why you felt you scored "average" on the DAT despite having well above average marks in school.

 

[TeamGuo]

here is how I did
PAT 15
QR 18
RC 17
OCHEM 19
GCHEM 20
BIO 16
TS 18
AA 18

GPA:3.64 SCIENCE GPA :4.0
Do you guys think there is any chance for me at all?

dangerous...

 

[eldirty]

Your GPA, especially your sGPA is obviously your strong point, but the 15 and 16 may hurt you since some schools have minimum scores for each section, so you may want to find out about that. (Also 16 on bio is not good.) I'd say you have a chance, if you're smart about what schools you apply to, but maybe start studying for a retake? Up your chances for this cycle or at the very least have stronger scores for next.

Do you have any specific information about schools and there minimum scores?

 

[soopasteve]

Do you have any specific information about schools and there minimum scores?

I took a medical careers class at my university that is geared towards giving people good information to help them get into graduate schools, etc. We had alot of guest speakers from different dental schools including Nova and University of Florida and one other out of state school. All of them had minimum scores for each section but I believe each school's minimum was a 15 for each section. They all stressed the importance of scoring higher in other areas of the DAT though to compensate for the low score in one area. As a note, all of our guest speakers were either heads of the admissions committee or held some higher end position related to admissions decisions, so it was pretty much directly from the source.