DAT killed me

[Chga]

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PAT = 20 ... 88.1%🙂
QR = 18 ... 74.1%🙂
RC = 15 ... 8.9%
Bio = 18 ... 65.1%
GC = 20 ... 80.9%
OC = 19 ... 73.9%
TS = 19 ... 76.7%
AA = 18 ... 63.2%

Bio= pretty weird stuff.... i had a slide and two questions on Plasmid
GC = straight forward.. big blurr i dotn remember anything
OC = Destoyer Do the whole thing
QR = nothing can prepare you for this and the dry erase board combo and the amount of time given.......
RC = 14-21 paragraphs... Medical and research ethics one made me want to walk out... English = 4th language
PAT = straight forward excluding angles.... i usually made the same score on the Achiever.


Now tell me what are my chances of getting into Texas schools with a 3.2 overall GPA ... little bit higher science GPA.

 

[Nasem]

you gotta 18 AA and TS of 19.... those aren't bad scores man.
The only thing that kinda looks bad is the 15 on RC which I think, if you spend 15-20 minutes each day reading a research magazine (something scientific like scientific america, national geographic, etc etc) will improve your scientific reading skills greatly (thats only if your planning to retake)

As far as your sciences go, I think your in good shape. Your PAT is sweet and QR is not bad at all.

I'd be happy if I was you.

 

[Lonely Sol]

Yea, i think we had the same test (ethics and morals)!

Anyways, I was in the same situation as you with all good scores except for RC, and I finally decided to retake. If you are happy with your scores than focus on ur app. process now, if not then start studying by reading for scientific stuff, like Nasem said. \

Good luck!

 

[pudz]

What is TS and AA?

 

[PChemGrad]

What is TS and AA?

TS = Total Science Score, Bio + Ochem + Gen Chem
AA = Academic Average

 

[901preDent]

good scores man! You shouldnt be so hard on yourself. You will get in somewhere ! great job!

 

[chocolateeth]

Chga.. where do/did you go for your undergrad? 😛

i think your scores are pretty nice... RC might be a bit low.. but you have to take in consideration that English isn't your first language.. :\..

 

[Chga]

i did my undergrad in University of Texas -San Antonio
why? are you from Tx?

 

[IsRaEl21]

those are not bad scores, but I think that u will have to take the exam over. If it's ur first time It's not a big deal just study on the points that u were weak on. Good Luck .

 

[levyusupov]

that's an avarage score. it is not so bad. i yhink u will get to some schools. the dat is not the only determining factor, dont forget the GPA and the recamindatiom latters.

 

[Greensalad]

i did my undergrad in University of Texas -San Antonio
why? are you from Tx?

how long did you study for it?

 

[Chga]

how long did you study for it?

i studied on and off for about 1.5 years.... took kaplan in spring 06, then wasted my whole summer (damn world of warcraft), studied a little during winder 06 and studied about 2 hours a day in may. I really cranked it up in June(now i have a caffeine addiction)
i think i did really well on the test, just that my RC is way too low. maybe a 17 or higher woulda helped
so im going to retake the test in september.