DAT score report question!!

[healthcaree]

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I'm planning on submitting my application early June since I have everything ready, but I plan on re-taking my DAT in late july which means that two of my scores will be sent when I send AFTER my test.

For the DAT scores category on the AADSAS app, I plan to write down my current scores (19AA, 20TS, 21PAT) and indicate that I have a future DAT score coming up.

It will cost double the amount of money if I decide to send the old one in June and again in July after my second test.

Will my application be considered incomplete because the official DAT score won't be submitted to the designated schools until my latest DAT is done?

Do I have to send in my scores individually instead of having to wait until my test is done? Or is unofficial score on the AADSAS (without sending through ADA) be enough for now? Help needed, thanks!!

 

[jmt1984]

For the DAT scores category on the AADSAS app, I plan to write down my current scores (19AA, 20TS, 21PAT) and indicate that I have a future DAT score coming up.

Do you even need to re-take the DAT? Those seem like solid scores to me.👍

 

[jjw822]

I'm planning on submitting my application early June since I have everything ready, but I plan on re-taking my DAT in late july which means that two of my scores will be sent when I send AFTER my test.

For the DAT scores category on the AADSAS app, I plan to write down my current scores (19AA, 20TS, 21PAT) and indicate that I have a future DAT score coming up.

It will cost double the amount of money if I decide to send the old one in June and again in July after my second test.

Will my application be considered incomplete because the official DAT score won't be submitted to the designated schools until my latest DAT is done?

Do I have to send in my scores individually instead of having to wait until my test is done? Or is unofficial score on the AADSAS (without sending through ADA) be enough for now? Help needed, thanks!!

you have exactly same DAT and gonna take DAT again in early june.

From what i have been hearing, AADSAS is changing so that we dont have to send DAT score from ADA. and AADSAS will send score directly to school once we summit the app.

correct me if i am wrong

 

[2PacClone23]

Yeah but even if he sends them in June, his application won't be looked at until the 2nd DAT arrives which is why some people are suggesting that you don't tell the dental school you're going to retake, but then once you DO retake, you just send the scores again.

 

[Rlow04]

jjw822 is right, AADSAS is taking our scores directly from Prometric, so we don't self report our scores:

http://www.adea.org/dental_education_pathways/aadsas/Applicants/Pages/What%27sNewofADEAAADSAS.aspx?AuthoringError=NoUpdatesOnGetRequest

I wonder how long it will take for our scores to show up on AADSAS after we take the DAT...

 

[healthcaree]

thanks for the info guys!! 🙂

btw, does this mean they will charge us through AADSAS for score reports? I'm sure it's not going to be free?

oh and since i will be re-taking the exam, AADSAS will probably forward my score once my future DAT is done? hope this doesn't delay any adcom review..

 

[aphorth88]

Yeah but even if he sends them in June, his application won't be looked at until the 2nd DAT arrives which is why some people are suggesting that you don't tell the dental school you're going to retake, but then once you DO retake, you just send the scores again.

i'm on the same boat here. i took the DAT last year back in june and plan to retake it in sept but not sure what to put on my application.

does anyone know somebody that didn't tell about retaking the DAT and sending in the 2nd scores? i got 17AA and 17TS and 21PAT the first time 🙁

 

[Teen Zone]

Do you even need to re-take the DAT? Those seem like solid scores to me.👍

OP might have one or more of the scores below the cut off.

 

[healthcaree]

OP might have one or more of the scores below the cut off.

My lowest is QR which is 17.. I just think that 20+ AA would give me a shot to get in (my overall gpa is only 3.34)

 

[2PacClone23]

i'm on the same boat here. i took the DAT last year back in june and plan to retake it in sept but not sure what to put on my application.

does anyone know somebody that didn't tell about retaking the DAT and sending in the 2nd scores? i got 17AA and 17TS and 21PAT the first time 🙁

Yeah I wanna know too. What do we do??