Hey everybody -- thanks ahead of time, you guys are great. I'm a first time poster but long time reader.
I graduated in 2005, and started working as an environmental consultant right after school. At about Thanksgiving time of last year, after months of shadowing and long discussions with my dentist, I decided to apply to dental school. I studied for about a month, and did ok, not stellar, on the DAT (21 AA/18 TS/18 PAT). That was without having taken organic chem at Cornell, my undergrad college. I managed 4 interviews, and was put on the waiting list at all 4, due to the lateness of my application. So here I am in waiting list oblivion, spending ridiculous money (just quit my job to take organic I & II over the summer) to re-apply. I'm going to take the DAT again in August, after organic II is over. But here's the thing: once I take the DAT the 2nd time, a copy of my new scores and my previous scores get sent to all my schools. Should I wait until August to have all the scores, past and present, sent to the schools, or should I pay the $135 and have copies of my old scores sent to my schools now? I want my application to be complete asap, but I also still have to pay the stupid "secondary" (aka extortion) application fees. What do you guys think? Thanks!
I graduated in 2005, and started working as an environmental consultant right after school. At about Thanksgiving time of last year, after months of shadowing and long discussions with my dentist, I decided to apply to dental school. I studied for about a month, and did ok, not stellar, on the DAT (21 AA/18 TS/18 PAT). That was without having taken organic chem at Cornell, my undergrad college. I managed 4 interviews, and was put on the waiting list at all 4, due to the lateness of my application. So here I am in waiting list oblivion, spending ridiculous money (just quit my job to take organic I & II over the summer) to re-apply. I'm going to take the DAT again in August, after organic II is over. But here's the thing: once I take the DAT the 2nd time, a copy of my new scores and my previous scores get sent to all my schools. Should I wait until August to have all the scores, past and present, sent to the schools, or should I pay the $135 and have copies of my old scores sent to my schools now? I want my application to be complete asap, but I also still have to pay the stupid "secondary" (aka extortion) application fees. What do you guys think? Thanks!
