DAT scores

[ericyan3000]

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I just want to ask a stupid question. How is the score calculated and what the maximum score is in DAT? What score would be considered to be good? I have seen someone said in SDN there are only about 10-20 people could get up to 24 each year, is this true?

 

[americanpierg]

I just want to ask a stupid question. How is the score calculated and what the maximum score is in DAT? What score would be considered to be good? I have seen someone said in SDN there are only about 10-20 people could get up to 24 each year, is this true?

Do the math. 24...99%...10-20 people...2000 take per year? no.

 

[DrReo]

I do think there's a DAT inflation, though. I wonder what percent ?

 

[TarheelKid24]

To answer your question, 30 is the maximum score in all of the sections (even though you can get a 28 or 29 and not miss one problem).

The average scores for students being admitted into dental schools is anywhere from 18-22 (Harvard).

I have seen quite a few people on here alone that have gotten 24s and above so it's safe just to get a 26😱

 

[DCRedskinsRule]

This isn't 100% accurate but in my experience, it was a very good way to gauge how well you were doing.

http://www.ada.org/prof/ed/testing/dat/dat_estimate_score.pdf

It not only tells you how each section breaks down, but also the corresponding percentile for each score. Now again, it's not 100% valid for EVERY test...but it's a good estimate.