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Hi everyone,
First of all, thank you for reading and offering your input. I've been reading multiple threads on the application process, and I would appreciate your help.
I graduated back in 2013, and I have been working full-time while preparing to apply for dental school this summer. I am thinking of taking the DAT on July 11th to give me enough time to study, but would this be too late given that my undergraduate GPA was pretty average (3.41)? I want to apply early to maximize my chances of admission, but I also know that it's best to have a very solid DAT score and apply a bit later over a lower DAT score and early application. However, I understand that it takes some time before DAT scores are actually received by AADSAS which would be late July and even early August.
Here are my two questions.
1) What time do you think would be best to take the DAT in my situation?
2) If I stick with the July date, should I submit my application without my DAT score in June ASAP before I actually take the exam? Or should I wait to submit everything once AADSAS receives my DAT score?
Thank you again for your input, everyone!
First of all, thank you for reading and offering your input. I've been reading multiple threads on the application process, and I would appreciate your help.
I graduated back in 2013, and I have been working full-time while preparing to apply for dental school this summer. I am thinking of taking the DAT on July 11th to give me enough time to study, but would this be too late given that my undergraduate GPA was pretty average (3.41)? I want to apply early to maximize my chances of admission, but I also know that it's best to have a very solid DAT score and apply a bit later over a lower DAT score and early application. However, I understand that it takes some time before DAT scores are actually received by AADSAS which would be late July and even early August.
Here are my two questions.
1) What time do you think would be best to take the DAT in my situation?
2) If I stick with the July date, should I submit my application without my DAT score in June ASAP before I actually take the exam? Or should I wait to submit everything once AADSAS receives my DAT score?
Thank you again for your input, everyone!