Hey guys.
I would love to get some opinions on what i should do.
I just took the DAT this morning and was very surprised i scored so low in some sections.
These were my scores:
AA: 18
TS: 18
PAT: 22
OC: 21
GC: 19
BIO: 17
RC: 18
QR: 16
Overall GPA: ~3.7
Science GPA ~3.65
Okay so about the exam. BIO was a hit or miss for me, i felt pretty confident going into the exam as i scored a 21 in the 2009 DAT. Also, i was scoring 19's and 20's on bootcamp every try. What got me by surprise was the amount of human development on the test. Questions were like "During the third trimester the human embryo...." I didn't get many question on Phylums or Anatomy. The only anatomy question i remember seeing was about the Eustachian tube in the ear. Anyways, botched that.
As for QR i was doing very well in BC and averaged 18s. I also completed about 5 practice exams on destroyer. I didn't pace myself at first and realized the first 10 questions were the hardest. I should have just marked the question and moved on. Questions 20-40 were very simple and straightforward, i didn't realize this until i had 15 min left of the exam. So i botched that too.
Will i have a fair chance of getting admitted into some dental schools?
Im a minority and english is my second language. I attended a community college my first two years. Im currently at a university, (TOP ~30 in the nation for biology ~6th for chemistry) getting my bachelors in Biology. I have over 100 volunteer hours and will have two years of research at the end of my undergrad. I volunteer at a non profit extraction clinic as a dental assistant will have over 100 hours there. Lastly, I'm on the exec board of two pre dental clubs at my university. I worked in a pharmacy too. WHAT ARE MY CHANCES????
Thanks in a advance. I feel like i can go play outside after studying every day this summer.
I would love to get some opinions on what i should do.
I just took the DAT this morning and was very surprised i scored so low in some sections.
These were my scores:
AA: 18
TS: 18
PAT: 22
OC: 21
GC: 19
BIO: 17
RC: 18
QR: 16
Overall GPA: ~3.7
Science GPA ~3.65
Okay so about the exam. BIO was a hit or miss for me, i felt pretty confident going into the exam as i scored a 21 in the 2009 DAT. Also, i was scoring 19's and 20's on bootcamp every try. What got me by surprise was the amount of human development on the test. Questions were like "During the third trimester the human embryo...." I didn't get many question on Phylums or Anatomy. The only anatomy question i remember seeing was about the Eustachian tube in the ear. Anyways, botched that.
As for QR i was doing very well in BC and averaged 18s. I also completed about 5 practice exams on destroyer. I didn't pace myself at first and realized the first 10 questions were the hardest. I should have just marked the question and moved on. Questions 20-40 were very simple and straightforward, i didn't realize this until i had 15 min left of the exam. So i botched that too.
Will i have a fair chance of getting admitted into some dental schools?
Im a minority and english is my second language. I attended a community college my first two years. Im currently at a university, (TOP ~30 in the nation for biology ~6th for chemistry) getting my bachelors in Biology. I have over 100 volunteer hours and will have two years of research at the end of my undergrad. I volunteer at a non profit extraction clinic as a dental assistant will have over 100 hours there. Lastly, I'm on the exec board of two pre dental clubs at my university. I worked in a pharmacy too. WHAT ARE MY CHANCES????
Thanks in a advance. I feel like i can go play outside after studying every day this summer.
