The advice that I gave is the truest advice anyone will give you. Life isn't a fairytale nor a movie. If you don't work hard for something it wont miraculously fall into your lap. You can take the DAT a hundred times (with permission from the ADA of course) but that wont matter because unless you study hard and prepare for this test like your life depends on it, you wont do well. I took this exam three times and did relatively well my third time. Although I didn't do as poorly as you did (sorry for rubbing it in) I did know that I would improve each time. Why? Because I knew that I was capable of doing better. I was capable of sitting down and giving it everything I got. This test is your life (well it was for me at least) and I wasn't going to let my dream go. I'm not saying that you should give up your dream, but if you realllllllly reallllllly want this then treat this exam as if your life depended on it. If you don't want it then choose something else. And for all of you who think that Im being dramatic and my advice isn't good, stop fooling yourselves you think just like me and you all know that those scores are pure s***, and it is extremely difficult to get scores good enough to be accepted to dental school in the US. Sorry for my French. I wish you all the best of luck on your journey.
lol to be honest i was not thinking that at all...
if you take the time to explore these forums people have a way to prove other people wrong... Some people here have gotten like 16 something their first time but broke 20+ their 3rd time. So... as you said you have to work hard. Just like you didnt give up on your dream. I dont believe you have the right to tell the op to chose diff. path b/c his/her scores are not that great. We have no clue on how he/she prep for it. Hey the way i see it is... THEY ARE HERE which means they are asking for help, which obviously means they are still interested. We should not kill their dreams, Instead tell them alternatives on how to achieve their goal. Like i mentioned in my posts in this thread. Who know 3rd time for the op might be a charm. PS score expire then you dont have to beg ADA for retakes...
Anyways OP. Dont give up. take sometime off developing your science knowledge by taking science classes.