DAT: Should I retake it?

[Dreams of NYC]

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Hi Everyone-

So I just took my DAT on Thursday. Here were the results:

AA: 20
Bio: 19
Chem: 20
OChem: 21
RC: 21
QR: 17
PAT: 17

I've been on the edge about whether or not I should retake it. Do these scores seem good enough to feel comfortable? My cumulative science GPA is a 3.41.

My dream school has always been Columbia. Would these scores make me a competitive applicant or would I be better off retaking my DAT?

All advice is much appreciated!

 

[ashlander]

retake.
I think columbia's avg dat is about 23.
i heard they were no. 1 in the country last year.
Your gpa tho should be fine.

 

[dentalWorks]

If ur only going to apply to columbia, your chances are low of getting in.

If ur willing to change your mind, and push for other dental schools, I think everything on your application is good, except that PAT score, 17 seems to be fairly low for many schools. I think lowest average these days is around 18-ish for most schools.

The best thing you can do right now is to call up schools and see what they say.

 

[spud daddy]

Your AA should be a 19 with the scores you posted so no, unless you are a URM you will definitely need a retake if you want to get into Columbia.

 

[crackdat]

Your AA should be a 19 with the scores you posted so no, unless you are a URM you will definitely need a retake if you want to get into Columbia.

whats URM?

 

[spud daddy]

under-represented minority

 

[Dreams of NYC]

Thanks for the advice! I was thinking my PAT was on the low side, too. I'm definitely going to apply everywhere--Columbia has just always been my favorite school.

Also, the Academic Average is the the average of the following five score rounded to the nearest whole number: Biology, Chemistry, Ochem, RC, and QR. My average is a 19.6 which is then rounded to 20.

 

[Gaussian]

Retake; there was a girl in my Columbia interview who was working in admissions ( and was an applicant) who said they mostly take 23 or above. BUT, my friends with 22 and a few with 21 also got accepted. They care A LOT about dat and not much about gpa.