DAT score, do I need to retake?

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I personally would retake, as bio and RC are two of the most important sections. There's certainly a chance for you to get into a school with those numbers but I think retaking would be the best course of action.
 
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Although your AA is good (20) and you got a ridiculous QR score (30), your individual scores are fairly scattered. I'm not an adcom member so my opinion is meaningless, but I think scoring sub-20 on all your science sections is going to give you a lesser consideration than other AA20's with balanced scores.

Still, I think its worth it for you to apply this cycle.
 
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8_man said:
Although your AA is good (20) and you got a ridiculous QR score (30), your individual scores are fairly scattered. I'm not an adcom member so my opinion is meaningless, but I think scoring sub-20 on all your science sections is going to give you a lesser consideration than other AA20's with balanced scores.

Still, I think its worth it for you to apply this cycle.
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I know, my scores are kinda low. I am wondering whether admission office will look more at AA or TS. I probably will contact the admission office. Thanks
 
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I am not too familiar with the application process in the States. In canada, you usually have until november to take the DAT, but I heard from the grapevine that in the states, the earlier is better?

If it is too late to retake for this cycle, I would sit tight with your applications and wait and see. In the event that you do not get accepted, I think a rewrite would be a good idea. With a 30 in QR, I'm pretty sure you are a VERY capable individual, with some solid speed test taking skill/strategy. Now you just have to translate that your other sections.
 
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