Dat score help!

[srkjan]

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[erk005]

I vote keep the scores. Do you have an instate school?

 

[molar3]

i say apply, why not? what have u got to lose? apply with your scores, you may get in somewhere!
and what the diff if theres an instate school? does it make a difference? interesting...

 

[srkjan]

I actually dont care where i get in...As long as i get an interview. So u guys think i should redo or just leave it for this year?

 

[peanutb123]

what are the individual scores... anything below 17? is RC =>18?

 

[shiftypoptart]

I dont understand why people think 19's are the worst thing in the world. As long you don't have a gpa below a 3.0 a 19 is definitely a good score. You don't need 23+ to get into dental school, It's basically a guranteed interview, buts its not necessary. I'm sure you'll be able to get an interview at some schools, especially in stater's.

 

[srkjan]

Yeah, RC 18, QR 19. PAT is the lowest score!

 

[fever103]

I dont understand why people think 19's are the worst thing in the world. As long you don't have a gpa below a 3.0 a 19 is definitely a good score. You don't need 23+ to get into dental school, It's basically a guranteed interview, buts its not necessary. I'm sure you'll be able to get an interview at some schools, especially in stater's.

i agree!! what it comes down to now is how well-rounded you are as a person and how the interview goes. apply 👍

 

[peanutb123]

I dont understand why people think 19's are the worst thing in the world. As long you don't have a gpa below a 3.0 a 19 is definitely a good score. You don't need 23+ to get into dental school, It's basically a guranteed interview, buts its not necessary. I'm sure you'll be able to get an interview at some schools, especially in stater's.

3.0 does not cut it anymore... you need a 3.3 in both BCP and sGPA... you can see people w/ excellent dat scores being rejected just for that reason alone... you can see it where have you heard from thread in pre-dental forum.

On my application boston univ said: quote: Generally, interviewed candidates have an overall cumulative GPA both total and science of a 3.3 or above and their DAT academic average and total science is at 20 or above. This is a general guide; many other factors come into our consideration of a...

 

[shiftypoptart]

3.0 does not cut it anymore... you need a 3.3 in both BCP and sGPA... you can see people w/ excellent dat scores being rejected just for that reason alone... you can see it where have you heard from thread in pre-dental forum.

On my application boston univ said: quote: Generally, interviewed candidates have an overall cumulative GPA both total and science of a 3.3 or above and their DAT academic average and total science is at 20 or above. This is a general guide; many other factors come into our consideration of a...

Meh... I think stats get way blown out of proportion here in SDN. You have to remember this forum is only a small percentage of the people who apply to dental school and the people who post are even a smaller percentage. Looking through the incoming class averages and dat scores for various schools I saw that they were way lower than whats seen both on SDN and Predents. Obviously a good gpa score and DAT score are still necessary to get in, along with a good interview if you get chosen to do so but in the end a person with a 19AA score that got in and finished dental school is just as good as a 23AA score that got in and finished.

 

[peanutb123]

Meh... I think stats get way blown out of proportion here in SDN. You have to remember this forum is only a small percentage of the people who apply to dental school and the people who post are even a smaller percentage. Looking through the incoming class averages and dat scores for various schools I saw that they were way lower than whats seen both on SDN and Predents. Obviously a good gpa score and DAT score are still necessary to get in, along with a good interview if you get chosen to do so but in the end a person with a 19AA score that got in and finished dental school is just as good as a 23AA score that got in and finished.

um...
there is a misunderstanding
I am not talking about stats on SDN...
I am saying people on SDN are getting auto reject b/c their gpa <3.3 ex. indiana univ.
Plus couple univ. email that i received also state that you need 3.2+...

 

[shiftypoptart]

from what I've seen for the schools I'm applying too is that they have minimums of 3.0 at most to get auto rejected, or ridiculously low DAT scores < 17. I would think they would have enough consideration to review the rest of your application if you meet the minimum requirements. Dunno about the schools you applied too, but guess every school has their policy, doesn't mean they all follow this 3.3 or auto-reject dealio.