just finished DAT today, can you check if i need retake? thanks

[MARKZHANG]

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today i took the DAT, need suggestions
here is the score
Perceptual ability 22
Quantitative Reasoning 19
Reading comprehension 14
Biology 16
General Chemistry 18
Organic Chemistry 19
Total Science 18
Academic Average 17

do you think above score can be accepted by the dentist school?
or which school can accept above score? my gpa is 3.61
thanks

 

[dmdluffy]

today i took the DAT, need suggestions
here is the score
Perceptual ability 22
Quantitative Reasoning 19
Reading comprehension 14
Biology 16
General Chemistry 18
Organic Chemistry 19
Total Science 18
Academic Average 17

do you think above score can be accepted by the dentist school?
thanks

While I can't be 100% sure I can be 99% sure. That 14 RC is below even the cutoff of schools with the lowest cutoffs. Biology at 16 is a red flag too. Maybe if you have a 4.3 GPA or something amazing they'll look past it but I sincerely doubt it.

 

[Philippines03j]

The low Biology and especially the low RC will not be looked passed in the admissions process. CAN it be accepted to any dental school? Depends on the rest of your application but I would say that chances are not good.

Learn from your first DAT and start preparing for the next one. Focus on finding a rc strategy that works for you and practice it until you know you can score well.

Did you take TopScore Pro or DAT achiever practice tests? If so how did you score on RC for those?

 

[AlbinoPolarBear]

today i took the DAT, need suggestions
here is the score
Perceptual ability 22
Quantitative Reasoning 19
Reading comprehension 14
Biology 16
General Chemistry 18
Organic Chemistry 19
Total Science 18
Academic Average 17

do you think above score can be accepted by the dentist school?
or which school can accept above score? my gpa is 3.61
thanks

You have to rewrite the DAT. You'll have an extremely hard time getting into any dental school with these scores.

 

[MARKZHANG]

The low Biology and especially the low RC will not be looked passed in the admissions process. CAN it be accepted to any dental school? Depends on the rest of your application but I would say that chances are not good.

Learn from your first DAT and start preparing for the next one. Focus on finding a rc strategy that works for you and practice it until you know you can score well.

Did you take TopScore Pro or DAT achiever practice tests? If so how did you score on RC for those?

thanks. i took topscore before exam, the RC is around 15.
do you have any suggestion to improve the RC?

 

[katwoman1688]

thanks. i took topscore before exam, the RC is around 15.
do you have any suggestion to improve the RC?

RC Is all about practice - and finding a method that works for you. Whether its read the entire thing and answer questions. Or mapping a quick outline based on reading the first full paragraph than the top tow lines of each other paragraph, than read the conclusion (this worked for me). Whatever method you do, gotta practice frequently and than look back at the questions you got wrong and see if you can notice a pattern of the type of questions you get wrong

 

[Philippines03j]

thanks. i took topscore before exam, the RC is around 15.
do you have any suggestion to improve the RC?

This was the strategy that I used for taking the DAT.I would not consider myself someone who has good reading comprehension. I only scored well (20) because I had a good strategy in place and I practiced it. I bought the 5 crack dat reading tests and practiced the strategy until I was comfortable using it.

From a post that I wrote:

"For this section I would read 2 or 3 questions. I would then begin reading through the passage until I answered all three questions. Usually only have to read a few paragraphs but sometimes almost all of the paragraphs (just depended on the test). As I read I wrote down key words for each paragraph. I then read questions 4-6 and answered the ones that I already came across. If I did not already come across the answer I continued reading where I left off and continued writing down key words for the remaining paragraphs. Once those were answered I read questions 7-9 and answered them. By this time you usually have read through the entire passage. It is now up to you to remember the answers or at least remember where to find the answer. This is where the key words should help out. You may end up doing a little skimming but this should be mostly eliminated if you really read the paragraphs as you went."

good luck👍

 

[SN1]

today i took the DAT, need suggestions
here is the score
Perceptual ability 22
Quantitative Reasoning 19
Reading comprehension 14
Biology 16
General Chemistry 18
Organic Chemistry 19
Total Science 18
Academic Average 17

do you think above score can be accepted by the dentist school?
or which school can accept above score? my gpa is 3.61
thanks

Your PAT, Organic, and math scores are good. However, you should retake. I am 100% sure you'll improve your scores.

 

[MARKZHANG]

i am sincerely appreciated everyone, thanks for your suggestions and encourage.
thanks a lot to everyone.

 

[gdhogan]

your biology needs work.

 

[toothlove]

I think you may have to bring up that 14. I think the cutoff at most schools is 17-18. Goodluck!

 

[93geo]

unless you have a 3.9+ gpa then you will need to retake. A 17aa is well below average for accepted students.