need some advice/thoughts on my scores...

[anonymuz]

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ok.. well my app has been in for a while now, and i know a few schools are awaiting for some info such as my DAT's and LOR from commitee..

I have a 3.6GPA and on my dat's i got everything 17 except PAT (15)... i have did a summer internship at a dental school and ive done lots of shadowing, and my school wrote me a great commitee letter so my resume is pretty good, but im really nervous about my DAT scores... i know to be competitive is like 19, but damn, this driving me crazy...

ive applied to penn,temp,umdnj,bu,umd, and nyu but i dunno..

comments?

 

[Bman984]

If your DAT scores are the only weak part of your application I think you'll at least get some interviews and get accepted somewhere, you just may not have as much of a choice of where you go.

 

[Yellow Snow]

Seems like many schools are reporting 20 AA as being the avg. for applicants this year. Even with much higher scores the 15 PAT would make it an uphill battle. I think a repeat of the DAT is the only way you are going to get a chance from the schools.

 

[qwertyu]

At a recent interview, i was told PAT scores were low this year across the board. dont know if it makes you feel better, but it made me feel better.

I also got a 15 in the PAT my first time around, but i retook the DAT and went up in almost every section- just worth thinking about. Good luck.

 

[reapply2007]

I think stronger DAT scores would help your case. If you are a minority, apply to Howard and Meharry as these schools' average admitted DAT scores are in the 17 range. Otherwise, I think your application will be in the middle of the pile of applicants. You might catch a break, you might not.