let's say hypothetically that someone had a 21/20/20 on their DATs...what gpa do you guys think they would need to ensure acceptance into a dental school?
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Since we are playing that game.... what DAT scores do I need to get at least one acceptance from the schools that I'm applying to.
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for dizzle, since the DAT scores are fairly decent, 3.0~3.1 is probably a good minimum GPA, although I have seen people getting in with under a 3.0.
for aggie, you have very good GPA's, so a 18~19 on the DAT's should guarantee acceptance.
for aggie, you have very good GPA's, so a 18~19 on the DAT's should guarantee acceptance.
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shoot for a 3.4 to totally ensure acceptance with 20/20/21 dat, although people definitly get into some schools with less.
shoot for 19's or above to ensure acceptances with a 3.8, but you could get a couple 18's or a 17 in some sections and still definitly get in somewhere with that gpa.
shoot for 19's or above to ensure acceptances with a 3.8, but you could get a couple 18's or a 17 in some sections and still definitly get in somewhere with that gpa.
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aggie-master said:
Texas schools love GPA, and not so much the DAT. I heard of people getting in with 3.5 gpas and 16 DATs.
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aggie-master said:
Texas schools love GPA, and not so much the DAT. I heard of people getting in with 3.5 gpas and 16 DATs.
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Dizzle-dizzle23x said:
Given how competitive things are, I would say nothing can ensure a spot in dental school. Having good numbers will only get you an interview. If this 'someone' has personal attributes that aren't going to jive with him/her being a responsible, mature, and trusted professional, then the numbers are moot. If you look around this forum you'll find quite a few people with great numbers who aren't getting in anywhere. This person needs to use that as motivation to nail the interview.
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I don't understand what the point of this is:
Wouldn't just strive to get the highest grades/scores possible, find out as much as possible about the profession, get as much experience as possible, be as composed and articulate as possible, serve your community as much as possible...etc.
i.e., my point is, if you do the best that you humanly can, then that's the best application that you will produce. Seems futile to be playing the numbers game.
Wouldn't just strive to get the highest grades/scores possible, find out as much as possible about the profession, get as much experience as possible, be as composed and articulate as possible, serve your community as much as possible...etc.
i.e., my point is, if you do the best that you humanly can, then that's the best application that you will produce. Seems futile to be playing the numbers game.
