need advice!!

[GDwood]

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Hey i am a Canadian student. I go to university of toronto and here are my stats.
My GPA is around 3.1 and i was able to do well in my third and fourth year.
3rd year: 3.4
4th year: 3.6
BTW in both years, i took high level science courses and i am planning to stay one more year to try to boost up my GPA.
I've also written the Canadian DAT and here is my score.
Bio:20
GC:23
PAT:20
Carving:20
RC:15 (I wasn't able to concentrate cuz i was really hungry at that time and my food ran out on me. I swear it is not an excuse)
I am thinking about writing the American DAT this year. Can anyone please tell me if my RC is going to affect my chance of getting in and i should write the DAT again? Also, when you apply, do they look at which school u graduated from cuz University of Toronto is one of the best schools out there in Canada and it is really tough to get good marks.
Thanks. please help me

 

[cute_in_pink]

hey dont worry uoft is hard to get a high gpa anyway...but american schools dont consider what school u come from, really from canada...maybe more in the states. i think they consider all canadian schools good but its more on ur gpa/dat.
ur dats are good but ya rc is way harder on the cdn dat vs. american, but most american schools wont even look at ur marks unless there ALL 19+ at least
i would take the american ones, there easier im sure u'll do great!

 

[GDwood]

Thanks for ur reply.
u sounded like u wrote both of them. If you did, do u mind asking what ur stats are like? btw u go to u of t as well?

 

[GDwood]

no one wants to comment on this? please guys help me out

 

[jigabodo]

Hey i am a Canadian student. I go to university of toronto and here are my stats.
My GPA is around 3.1 and i was able to do well in my third and fourth year.
3rd year: 3.4
4th year: 3.6
BTW in both years, i took high level science courses and i am planning to stay one more year to try to boost up my GPA.
I've also written the Canadian DAT and here is my score.
Bio:20
GC:23
PAT:20
Carving:20
RC:15 (I wasn't able to concentrate cuz i was really hungry at that time and my food ran out on me. I swear it is not an excuse)
I am thinking about writing the American DAT this year. Can anyone please tell me if my RC is going to affect my chance of getting in and i should write the DAT again? Also, when you apply, do they look at which school u graduated from cuz University of Toronto is one of the best schools out there in Canada and it is really tough to get good marks.
Thanks. please help me

I think it is a good idea to take the DAT again. Certain dental schools have cutoffs where they will tremendously look down on an applicant if he/she does not perform up to par on certain section. I am not exactly sure on this, but I believe the cutoff is somewhere around 16-17.

I also believe that RC is one of the most important section that they focus on because there seems to be a direct correlation between RC scores and students' performance once they attend dental school. Just retake the DAT and make sure that you dont get any section below a 18/17 and you should be fine.

 

[z3u2]

I also believe that RC is one of the most important section that they focus on because there seems to be a direct correlation between RC scores and students' performance once they attend dental school. Just retake the DAT and make sure that you dont get any section below a 18/17 and you should be fine.

may i ask where can i verify this information?
any particular schools that you know have this approach?

 

[jigabodo]

may i ask where can i verify this information?
any particular schools that you know have this approach?

I am sorry that i wont be able to verify this for you. I was told by my kaplan instructor regarding this information. I am not sure, but you can try to find information about this by searching the forum?