How early to apply for dat?

[burnthestatus]

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Hello fellow predents! How early must one apply before the desire date when he wants to take the DAT. I'm thinking of taking it sometime in May. How soon should I register? Thanks!

 

[jfitzpat]

It takes a couple of weeks to get the verification letter. You then have one year to take the test before you need to reapply.

 

[Law0830]

The test is offerred every day as well, so keep that in mind.

 

[dentaldentist]

Hello fellow predents! How early must one apply before the desire date when he wants to take the DAT. I'm thinking of taking it sometime in May. How soon should I register? Thanks!

If you already know when you want to take it, you should just go ahead and start the registration process. By the time I got my letter that allowed me to register, the day I wanted to take the test was less than 2 weeks away and all the spots at my location were booked for that entire month, so I had to drive 3 hours to take it at the next closest location.

 

[jackbauer!]

you don't need your verification letter to register. 2 days after you register with the ADA, goto 2test.com and register for the DAT. when they ask for your confirmation code/password just enter your SSN.

jb!🙂

 

[smarbut]

If you already know when you want to take it, you should just go ahead and start the registration process. By the time I got my letter that allowed me to register, the day I wanted to take the test was less than 2 weeks away and all the spots at my location were booked for that entire month, so I had to drive 3 hours to take it at the next closest location.

I had a very similar experience! The test centers fill up weeks and weeks in advance in some places but you can sign up for a test months in advance.

Do it now or you might have to travel just to take the test!