Just took the DAT 2 days ago and I did a lot better than I thought I would. Based on stats alone, this might sound really neurotic, but from what I hear, folks in my situation need to score really well to overlook the amount of time we've been away from school/how old my pre-reqs are.
DAT results:
PA - 23 - I had like 4 rocks in my key hole question. It was awful.
QR - 19 - A score other folks might be happy with, but this is really embarrassing for me because I have a degree in math. I ran out of time and pretty much guessed the last 4-5 questions.
RC- 20
BIO - 20
GC - 21
OC - 23
TS - 21
AA - 21
Stats:
oGPA - 3.4
sGPA - 3.5
Other factors that may be considered:
Working in healthcare IT, lead projects and teams, advised managers, directors, and C-suite executives of huge Hosipital groups for the last 7 years.
Lots of varied volunteer hours (200+ hours)
If I had just graduated, or even graduated 1 or 2 years ago, I wouldn't be nervous about these stats at all. but I took Gen chem and cell bio 10 years ago and O chem and physics 9 years ago. I got advice from other folks who have been out of school for 5+ years (general time cut off for pre-reqs being valid) that most schools would overlook the time since I took those pre-reqs as long as I did well on the DAT, but I don't know if my GC score was good enough to show that (I think I am okay on the O chem side with my score)
Should I retake the DAT to get a better score? I think I am most worried about my QR score. I feel like anyone who is looking at it would ask why its my lowest score when I have a degree in Math. I should also add that I am Asian, which I think usually means I have to have bit higher stats on average.
DAT results:
PA - 23 - I had like 4 rocks in my key hole question. It was awful.
QR - 19 - A score other folks might be happy with, but this is really embarrassing for me because I have a degree in math. I ran out of time and pretty much guessed the last 4-5 questions.
RC- 20
BIO - 20
GC - 21
OC - 23
TS - 21
AA - 21
Stats:
oGPA - 3.4
sGPA - 3.5
Other factors that may be considered:
Working in healthcare IT, lead projects and teams, advised managers, directors, and C-suite executives of huge Hosipital groups for the last 7 years.
Lots of varied volunteer hours (200+ hours)
If I had just graduated, or even graduated 1 or 2 years ago, I wouldn't be nervous about these stats at all. but I took Gen chem and cell bio 10 years ago and O chem and physics 9 years ago. I got advice from other folks who have been out of school for 5+ years (general time cut off for pre-reqs being valid) that most schools would overlook the time since I took those pre-reqs as long as I did well on the DAT, but I don't know if my GC score was good enough to show that (I think I am okay on the O chem side with my score)
Should I retake the DAT to get a better score? I think I am most worried about my QR score. I feel like anyone who is looking at it would ask why its my lowest score when I have a degree in Math. I should also add that I am Asian, which I think usually means I have to have bit higher stats on average.
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