Percent Correct for DAT Scores

[Pro-Dentite]

Does anyone know a ballpark figure on that percent you need to get correct in each section to get in the 19-20 range?

Also, is your academic average just an average of the scores made in the 5 academic sections, or is it a weighted average of the 5 sections (as in: Reading has 50 questions while Math only 40, so the Reading score counts slightly more than the Math towards your Academic Average)?

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[speter33]

Those figures are in the free DAT booklet from the ADA. You should really get it. The Kaplan DAT book also has the breakdown

 

[discolphie]

Speter,

I kind of forgot already and it will vary from the test you get that day...but I think about 36/40 correct on bio will get you a score around 20. As for Chem, O-chem with 30 Q's.. if you get like 3-4 wrong, you will hit around a 20...but this is just a rough scale..

Your academic average is based on bio, g chem, o chem, reading comp, and math where each section has equal weight. For the NS ave., just take out the math score.

 

[dprice121]

For a 20 in each section here is how many you need correct:

QR: 29-30
RC: 37-39
Bio: 34
Chem: 26
O-Chem: 25
PAT: 70-73

 

[toothache]

i dont' know how they calculate the percentiles.... it doesn't make sense to me because i heard dental schools don't even look at those. if this is true then how can the dat be a fair test?