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[dhk5]

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standardized tests are not my thing, so how much do you think i need to get to get into a dental school?
credentials: senior, bio major, 4.000 science, 3.984 cumulative, gateway to dentistry, volunteer at dental clinic, shadowing
studying right now with kaplan, topscore, achiever
i haven't taken dat's yet, but scoring around 17 for science
thanks!🙂

 

[dentalbuzz]

IMO Kaplan is not enough to get you great scores on the DAT. Most people here use DAT Destroyer, AP Cliffs Bio, Crack DAT Pat, and a few other books. Search the forum to see what materials people used that got 21+ AA.

17's will look strange next to your stellar GPA, if I were an ad-comm it would make me wonder. Shoot for 20+ and utilize more study materials. Then buckle down.

 

[dentalWorks]

standardized tests are not my thing, so how much do you think i need to get to get into a dental school?
credentials: senior, bio major, 4.000 science, 3.984 cumulative, gateway to dentistry, volunteer at dental clinic, shadowing
studying right now with kaplan, topscore, achiever
i haven't taken dat's yet, but scoring around 17 for science
thanks!🙂

your in a gateway program into D-school? Isn't the rule you need like a minimum of 18AA on the DAT? 18AA is not hard at all to get, and IMO, you can squeeze out that 18 with just using kaplan material

but if you wanna make sure to score good (19 and above), I am going to suggest DAT & MATH destroyer books, along with crack DAT PAT software, Cliff's ap biology.

 

[dhk5]

oh ok thanks
no gateway to dentistry is like a preview of dental school and glimpse of the dental specialties...it doesn't guarantee you'll get into UMDNJ or anything but it was actually really fun..we did a bunch of exercises on fake teeth and mannequins and stuff..like root canals i guess