Retake the DAT?

[gobearz]

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Hi guys! I just took my DAT a couple days ago and am wondering if anyone can help me out deciding whether I should retake the test or not. I'm pretty happy with all of my scores except for QR and PAT--here's my breakdown:

PAT 18
QR 19
RC 20
Bio 22
GC 22
OChem 22
TS: 22
AA: 21

I'm a California resident and my GPA is a 3.76 (science is 3.71). I studied for just four weeks over winter break and neglected PAT until the last two weeks, which explains the 18..

Thanks so much!

 

[DAT Destroyer]

Hi guys! I just took my DAT a couple days ago and am wondering if anyone can help me out deciding whether I should retake the test or not. I'm pretty happy with all of my scores except for QR and PAT--here's my breakdown:

PAT 18
QR 19
RC 20
Bio 22
GC 22
OChem 22
TS: 22
AA: 21

I'm a California resident and my GPA is a 3.76 (science is 3.71). I studied for just four weeks over winter break and neglected PAT until the last two weeks, which explains the 18..

Thanks so much!

Congratulations gobearz!

Very nice scores and I see no reason you need to take the DAT again unless you have a school in mind that would require higher scores. You have an outstanding GPA that you should be very proud of and dental schools will take that into consideration. Most schools focus on the Science and reading scores, so I would not worry about the QR and PAT scores too much.

Wishing you the best in your journey!

Take care..Nancy

 

[LuckBloodandSweat]

You've got a good TS i think that's more important than the RC/QR. Nice grades too 🙂

 

[BioForLife]

You should be in good shape. Those are nice, consistent scores. Good job.

 

[LuckBloodandSweat]

Nice TS 🙂. I think TS is the most important to be honest.