just took the DAT

[Dental4ever]

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PAT:22
Bio: 19
Gchem:21
Ochem:27
RC: 17
QR: 18
total ave: 20
science ave: 21

GPA 2.97 cumm and science

i'm happy about my dat score beside the RC of 17. i have a low gpa so some sugested me to retake the dat . some school want a higher RC score. what do you guys think?

 

[Regmata]

I would say retake, low RC and low GPA will be hard to sell to an admission committee...

 

[SugarNaCl]

Um...holy OChem score! Why retake this? You have in the 20s. If you apply to enough schools, you should get some bites. No? Your DAT looks GREAT!

 

[littlemissy]

I say stay man..have killer recs, personal statment, maybe go volunteer some more (do some caring i love people bs), submit early if you haven't already. 20+ AA seems hard to get this time around. Go to predents.com and apply smart. I think you will have some bites but not many. Something has to stick out on that app with the adcom.

 

[uclawill]

id keep you scores

 

[Mstoothlady2012]

PAT:22
Bio: 19
Gchem:21
Ochem:27
RC: 17
QR: 18
total ave: 20
science ave: 21

GPA 2.97 cumm and science

i'm happy about my dat score beside the RC of 17. i have a low gpa so some sugested me to retake the dat . some school want a higher RC score. what do you guys think?

I wouldnt retake it! love your scores! yes RC is lil low...but man look at your OChem....if you retake it & get lower then what? that would look bad!

I think you are good to go!

 

[ChronarchB]

Heck no don't retake it. your scores are fine. 20/21/22 is pretty high. RC is a little low but other scores make up for it. I rather try and bump that GPA to 3.0 than retake DAT your only .03 away and some schools require a minimum of 3.0 cumlative.

 

[Regmata]

Heh, didnt see that Ochem...nice job there

 

[OceanBlue]

PAT:22
Bio: 19
Gchem:21
Ochem:27
RC: 17
QR: 18
total ave: 20
science ave: 21

GPA 2.97 cumm and science

i'm happy about my dat score beside the RC of 17. i have a low gpa so some sugested me to retake the dat . some school want a higher RC score. what do you guys think?

I think you have a good chance of getting in if you're good at the interviews. I was suprised to see how many schools focus on the RC score. However, I do think you have a good shot.

 

[Dental4ever]

Thanks guys for all the replies. i guess i'll take more classes to bump up my gpa while applying then. just thought i need a better score with my gpa, but i 'll focus on taking more classes instaed of retaking the DAT

 

[SugarNaCl]

I wonder about the RC thing. Apparently it turned into a big thing when somebody noted a correlation between success in dental school and RC score on the DAT. I really don't know about the authenticity of that.

 

[OceanBlue]

I wonder about the RC thing. Apparently it turned into a big thing when somebody noted a correlation between success in dental school and RC score on the DAT. I really don't know about the authenticity of that.

yeah...i wonder about it too. But if we try to make sense out of it... I guess in dental school we have to read alot of materials and understand it fast, and the RC is somewhat an indicator for that...

 

[zebrafish]

I would say retake, low RC and low GPA will be hard to sell to an admission committee...

Tell this person to be quiet! Your fine, just go as is. You should get some interviews and if you don't have 5 heads or multiple personality disorders you'll probably get in🙂. I interviewed this past cycle and even though your GPA is a bit low if you have good extras (and not five heads as mentioned before) you'll be fine.

 

[SugarNaCl]

yeah...i wonder about it too. But if we try to make sense out of it... I guess in dental school we have to read alot of materials and understand it fast, and the RC is somewhat an indicator for that...

True, that could very well be part of it. I increased my RC score from 17 to 22 just by reading scientific journals for work...and I wasn't even trying.

 

[lakersfan4life]

good job man. I wouldn't retake it. Your AA, TS and PAT scores are good. RC is little bit low but it's still higher than 16. I would retake it if you got 16 on the RC but i think you are ok.

 

[saaz55]

PAT:22
Bio: 19
Gchem:21
Ochem:27
RC: 17
QR: 18
total ave: 20
science ave: 21

GPA 2.97 cumm and science

i'm happy about my dat score beside the RC of 17. i have a low gpa so some sugested me to retake the dat . some school want a higher RC score. what do you guys think?

personally i think you will be fine. im kind of in the situation u are in, in terms of gpa. but im studying for the dats right now and try to rock em. could u post what schools u are applying to and what their responses are. thanks