Hello everyone,
I recently took the DAT and got a 22AA, 23TS, and 21 PAT. I know to most people this is a great score, and by all means it is a great score to me as well. That being said, I do have some regret and mixed emotions about my score solely because I felt like my exam was much lower-yielded content compared to the majority of test takers. For reference, I took many DATBooster full lengths and got a 23-24AA and a 23PAT for the majority of them. I also took 4 Bootcamp full lengths and consistently got a 25-26AA, 25-27TS, and a 22-23 PAT. While my exam results are around the estimates on booster, I studied for a little bit over 5 months, especially biology. I was consistently getting 39/40 on every bio section and was extremely confident in that aspect. Apart from that, I honestly do feel as if I drew the short end of the stick with my exam. Most people score 1-2 points higher on the actual exam and claim that the exam was easier and more surface level, but that was not the case with me. I feel like my score doesn't represent the time, effort, and sacrifices I put into studying, while others have spent half the time studying and got a 3-4 point increase on their actual exam because the content was easier. Would it be stupid of me to retake it in hopes of getting a 24-25AA since I really do feel like I should have obtained it the first time if I was lucky with my exam's content? Or are these scores good enough to apply out of state and get interviews? I also think its worth mentioning that I am in no way trying to boast about my score, or trying to make it seem worse than what it is, I'm just trying to gain a logical and reasonable approach to what I should do based on everything.
Thanks for the advice!
I recently took the DAT and got a 22AA, 23TS, and 21 PAT. I know to most people this is a great score, and by all means it is a great score to me as well. That being said, I do have some regret and mixed emotions about my score solely because I felt like my exam was much lower-yielded content compared to the majority of test takers. For reference, I took many DATBooster full lengths and got a 23-24AA and a 23PAT for the majority of them. I also took 4 Bootcamp full lengths and consistently got a 25-26AA, 25-27TS, and a 22-23 PAT. While my exam results are around the estimates on booster, I studied for a little bit over 5 months, especially biology. I was consistently getting 39/40 on every bio section and was extremely confident in that aspect. Apart from that, I honestly do feel as if I drew the short end of the stick with my exam. Most people score 1-2 points higher on the actual exam and claim that the exam was easier and more surface level, but that was not the case with me. I feel like my score doesn't represent the time, effort, and sacrifices I put into studying, while others have spent half the time studying and got a 3-4 point increase on their actual exam because the content was easier. Would it be stupid of me to retake it in hopes of getting a 24-25AA since I really do feel like I should have obtained it the first time if I was lucky with my exam's content? Or are these scores good enough to apply out of state and get interviews? I also think its worth mentioning that I am in no way trying to boast about my score, or trying to make it seem worse than what it is, I'm just trying to gain a logical and reasonable approach to what I should do based on everything.
Thanks for the advice!
