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You do realize you will have great chance not getting 30 and maybe 28 again...plus RC is hard to improve in a short time (3 months is short). And also I heard they only look at your most recent score...so go figure.
 
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dude are you kidding yourself with those scores your fine 18 in piano is still not bad thats a hard freaken passage. You have phenomenal scores you'll get into almost every school you want. People are gon bash you for even asking this im warning you lol. But i understand ur concern. What resources did you use those are almost perfect scores man.
 
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azar87 said:
dude are you kidding yourself with those scores your fine 18 in piano is still not bad thats a hard freaken passage. You have phenomenal scores you'll get into almost every school you want. People are gon bash you for even asking this im warning you lol. But i understand ur concern. What resources did you use those are almost perfect scores man.
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Yeah, do you mind sharing what resources you used in the PAT and QR sections with the rest of us?
Any help would be very much appreciated.
Thanks
 
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If someone told you to retake would you? Maybe you could bump that 98.3 percentile up into the 99's... and of course get in to the same exact schools.
 
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Wow. I'm not sure who I should be more worried about... you because you believe your friend, or your friend because he actually thinks you should retake it.

Can't believe this is a question.
 
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seeunmok said:

From Thursday 1.28.10

Bio 19 (77.1) 5 diagrams. hard.
Rc 18 (44.0) Pianoed
Orgo 24 (95.2)
Gchem 26 (98.4)
PAT 28 (100)
QR 30 (100)

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TS 22 (96.0)
AA 23 (98.3)
PAT 28 (100)
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I have a similar dilemma, my RC is only 16, if i can hit 18, i would not retake. But you have 2 scores below 20 and it's obvious your scores mainly come from chems and QR. Don't get me wrong, this is a great score. if i had that score, 10% of me would lean toward a retake, while 90% would just go ahead and apply
 
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seeunmok said:

From Thursday 1.28.10

Bio 19 (77.1) 5 diagrams. hard.
Rc 18 (44.0) Pianoed
Orgo 24 (95.2)
Gchem 26 (98.4)
PAT 28 (100)
QR 30 (100)

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TS 22 (96.0)
AA 23 (98.3)
PAT 28 (100)



My friend (w/ 26AA) recommended me to retake. And I am inclined to do so mainly b/c of my RC Score. (and a bit of bio). 44 percentile on RC would definitely hurt my application. But at the same time, I am afraid I might get lower scores on QR and PAT the second time around.

I am dreaming to apply to some top schools and I hear they require 20 or above on every section. what are you guys' suggestions...?
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I quit reading the DAT forums because of posts like this.

You do realize that if you want to practice dentistry, not one will give a rats rear where you went to school? I would save the money and not pay half a million for some of the "top schools".
 
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seeunmok said:
From Thursday 1.28.10

Bio 19 (77.1) 5 diagrams. hard.
Rc 18 (44.0) Pianoed
Orgo 24 (95.2)
Gchem 26 (98.4)
PAT 28 (100)
QR 30 (100)

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TS 22 (96.0)
AA 23 (98.3)
PAT 28 (100)



My friend (w/ 26AA) recommended me to retake. And I am inclined to do so mainly b/c of my RC Score. (and a bit of bio). 44 percentile on RC would definitely hurt my application. But at the same time, I am afraid I might get lower scores on QR and PAT the second time around.

I am dreaming to apply to some top schools and I hear they require 20 or above on every section. what are you guys' suggestions...?
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W O W...get outta here with this stuff man, seriously?

It still baffles me how some people can score so high on these tests and still have no common sense.

Threads like this are not welcome. Your really rubbing your scores in people's faces when you follow it up with the word retake!
 
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seeunmok said:

From Thursday 1.28.10

Bio 19 (77.1) 5 diagrams. hard.
Rc 18 (44.0) Pianoed
Orgo 24 (95.2)
Gchem 26 (98.4)
PAT 28 (100)
QR 30 (100)

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TS 22 (96.0)
AA 23 (98.3)
PAT 28 (100)



My friend (w/ 26AA) recommended me to retake. And I am inclined to do so mainly b/c of my RC Score. (and a bit of bio). 44 percentile on RC would definitely hurt my application. But at the same time, I am afraid I might get lower scores on QR and PAT the second time around.

I am dreaming to apply to some top schools and I hear they require 20 or above on every section. what are you guys' suggestions...?
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If you're talking about UOP then .....look at me, I only have 3 sections that are 20 or above and I got in. You don't have any categories below an 18 so you're in REALLY good shape.
 
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hausee said:
You do realize you will have great chance not getting 30 and maybe 28 again...plus RC is hard to improve in a short time (3 months is short). And also I heard they only look at your most recent score...so go figure.
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I agree with this. You're not going to get a 30 twice in all likelihood. You've got great scores, and I'm with everyone else that you should definitely NOT retake. Why put yourself through that again when you came out so well the first time?
 
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didnt realize it was april 1'st. does anyone on SDN have a real "should I retake" question they would like to ask for help with? because i'm sick of reading ones like these
 
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Denty8 said:
Ignore all the other posts, these people have no idea. You definitely should retake - any marks below a 20 is an instant rejection for 90% of schools. You're right that an AA with marks as low as 18 will lead to an automatic rejection.
Good luck studying again.
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Of course, which is why the national average for accepted students was 18.97 is 2008-->http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=602216
 
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seeunmok said:

From Thursday 1.28.10

Bio 19 (77.1) 5 diagrams. hard.
Rc 18 (44.0) Pianoed
Orgo 24 (95.2)
Gchem 26 (98.4)
PAT 28 (100)
QR 30 (100)

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TS 22 (96.0)
AA 23 (98.3)
PAT 28 (100)



My friend (w/ 26AA) recommended me to retake. And I am inclined to do so mainly b/c of my RC Score. (and a bit of bio). 44 percentile on RC would definitely hurt my application. But at the same time, I am afraid I might get lower scores on QR and PAT the second time around.

I am dreaming to apply to some top schools and I hear they require 20 or above on every section. what are you guys' suggestions...?

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Thanks for all of your inputs and I apologize if my post offended anyone. I was not trying to boast or rub my score at anyone's face. And I do know that AA 23 is a very high score. The reason I am concerned is my average score is coming only from my math and chems. I would never ever consider a retake if my AA were coming evenly from all 5 sections. I am just worried because I have seen/heard cases where people with a similar or higher AA than me getting rejected from good schools b/c of their low RC scores (or some other lower-than-average score).

Oh and I forgot to mention that I have low GPA. low. I am not one of those people with a solid GPA like 3.6 or above. I was hoping to use DAT to compensate for my low GPA and weak extracurriculars.
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IF you are an international student and English is not your native language, a retake kinda makes sense. If RC was less than 18, I would suggest a retake. But you should be good with a RC 18.
Top schools.. I assume you meant Ivys + UCs ?
If you ARE international or non-CA resident, UCs are out of reach already IMO (LA especially).
If your GPA is less than 3.6, Harvard and Penn are out of reach IMO.

"low GPA and weak extracurriculars" doesnt look good together, so rather than retaking 98.3% dat, I would rather focus on EC.
 
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Tommy43087 said:
W O W...get outta here with this stuff man, seriously?

It still baffles me how some people can score so high on these tests and still have no common sense.

Threads like this are not welcome. Your really rubbing your scores in people's faces when you follow it up with the word retake!
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👍 Agreed.
 
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Denty8 said:
Ignore all the other posts, these people have no idea. You definitely should retake - any marks below a 20 is an instant rejection for 90% of schools. You're right that an AA with marks as low as 18 will lead to an automatic rejection.
Good luck studying again.
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haha. I hope you're being sarcastic!!! If not...look around. 20 is great for getting an interview at a ton of schools...and accepted!!

DO NOT RETAKE.
 
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i told you the sdners would be brutal to you ! u have amazing schools you will get into almost every school save ur time here!
 
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here's a lively discussion about the importance of the individual sections of the dat:

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/sho...which+sections+on+the+DAT+are+more+important?

and a 2005 paper studying the importance of the sections in the app process:

http://www.jdentaled.org/cgi/content/full/69/10/1095#R2

overall, you did very well on the test and you'll definitely into dental school based on the dat scores you posted. as for the "low gpa and weak extracurriculars," thats probably a bigger problem you need to spend time on rather than studying to boost a few points in any given section. aiming for a top school is always a good strategy but you also have to be prepared if things don't go according to plan.
 
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azar87 said:
i told you the sdners would be brutal to you ! u have amazing schools you will get into almost every school save ur time here!
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Really?!! It is rediculus to think you can compensate for weak EC and LOW GPA with a test that takes 1-2 months to study for. Wake up dude. I do not know if your numbers are true or not and who cares anyway. The point is that NO YOU WILL NOT GET TO SOME SCHOOLS(let alone schools that YOU define top!! schools) BECAUSE YOUR GPA IS LOW. Low GPA and weak EC shows lack of commitment, commitee will see this more than you like.
 
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are you serious with this post, retake really? Come on man that's messed up for others with lower DAT scores. On the other hand though, if you get your EC's up and show your commitment to dentistry, schools might be able to over look your low GPA with this DAT. Maybe not all that you apply to, but some will as long as you can elaborate on why your low GPA got to be what it is.
 
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Duuuude...I envy you so much right now. I'm not even getting those scores in practice right now. I wouldn't even worry unless you have a single score that is 16 or under, and that doesn't seem to be the case for you. Well done! Commence to drafting your personal statement and jotting down ideas bro...
 
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