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First things first - your scores are a bit average - not too bad but not great either. That 13 does bring things down a bit and is below the cut off point for many schools. While I can't comment on OHSU I know that ASDOH's average scores of matriculants has been increasing. You are not screwed by any stretch of the word, but if you really want to be competitive I suggest studying hard retaking the DAT. Best of luck!
hate to say it, but i am affraid you MAY need to retake the DAT. your 15 wont kill you but 13 the is a huge red flag there.
PERFECT3435 said:
yeah... you should try to get that QR up to a 16 or 17, and it wouldn't hurt to get that PAT up a point, either.
if you raised your scores to 16 QR/17 PAT or 17 QR/16 PAT, i think your chances would be a LOT better.
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"not screwed"..."MAY need to retake the DAT"...dude you are screwed and with those scores you DO need to retake the DAT. Scores of 13, 15, and 16 are not good and will not help your application. If you want to sleep well at night you will need all scores 18 or above.
It is definitely important that you raise your RC, Gchem to at least a 19-20. QR would not break you but it does have an effect on your overall AA. If you could raise your PAT to at least a 17 would be great. You already have the GPA so just concentrate on raising these scores and your chances of admission will increase dramatically. Wish you luck! 👍
