Midwestern-AZ PAT?
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It’s a subscore on the DAT so it’s still important but not nearly as important as your Academic Average. Scoring well in the PAT section shows schools you possess a skill that’s critical to practicing dentistry. Obviously if you don’t do as well you can still learn this skill, but it’s a metric used by schools, so I would still study for it. Doing 10 practice problems a day will help you find the tricks needed to be successful.
A PAT less than 17 will probably get you screened out by schools since I believe the average PAT of those that matriculate is around ~20.5. So you should try to shoot for that or higher.
A PAT less than 17 will probably get you screened out by schools since I believe the average PAT of those that matriculate is around ~20.5. So you should try to shoot for that or higher.
Great question and one that I have been asked many times through the years. As mentioned in the above post all sections are important, but most schools are very forgiving on the PAT and QR sections. A lot more is considered than scores in the application process, a high GPA can helps a lot too!
I would get in contact with the school directily and ask them, that is always the best resource. I have worked with many students through the years who have gotten into dental school with low PAT scores. Schools like to see high scores in the sciences and reading.
I assume you have taken the DAT, what was you PAT score?
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