Should I retake my DAT?

[bruinbear250]

This was my second time taking the DAT and i’m kind of unhappy with how I performed. All my practice DAT scores were 22-23 range, and when I took the real test, I felt just as confident with my answers as when I was doing practice. I’m conflicted if I should retake or not because this was already my second time and I genuinely don’t know what else I can do to restudy again. I am a California resident and the schools that I want to apply to are UCLA, UCSF, USC, UOP, NYU, UPenn, and UMich so far. My cgpa is 3.75 as of right now, but can go up to 3.8 by the time of applying. I would say my extracurriculars are very strong with numerous leadership positions, research experience, and dental experience. Would my DAT score be a reason why I wouldn’t get interviews/acceptances?

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[macsak]

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This was my second time taking the DAT and i’m kind of unhappy with how I performed. All my practice DAT scores were 22-23 range, and when I took the real test, I felt just as confident with my answers as when I was doing practice. I’m conflicted if I should retake or not because this was already my second time and I genuinely don’t know what else I can do to restudy again. I am a California resident and the schools that I want to apply to are UCLA, UCSF, USC, UOP, NYU, UPenn, and UMich so far. My cgpa is 3.75 as of right now, but can go up to 3.8 by the time of applying. I would say my extracurriculars are very strong with numerous leadership positions, research experience, and dental experience. Would my DAT score be a reason why I wouldn’t get interviews/acceptances?

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[Mr.Smile12]

This was my second time taking the DAT and i’m kind of unhappy with how I performed. All my practice DAT scores were 22-23 range, and when I took the real test, I felt just as confident with my answers as when I was doing practice. I’m conflicted if I should retake or not because this was already my second time and I genuinely don’t know what else I can do to restudy again. I am a California resident and the schools that I want to apply to are UCLA, UCSF, USC, UOP, NYU, UPenn, and UMich so far. My cgpa is 3.75 as of right now, but can go up to 3.8 by the time of applying. I would say my extracurriculars are very strong with numerous leadership positions, research experience, and dental experience. Would my DAT score be a reason why I wouldn’t get interviews/acceptances?

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No, don't retake. Please give us a WAMC profile. What scores did you get the first time?

 

[DAT Destroyer]

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This was my second time taking the DAT and i’m kind of unhappy with how I performed. All my practice DAT scores were 22-23 range, and when I took the real test, I felt just as confident with my answers as when I was doing practice. I’m conflicted if I should retake or not because this was already my second time and I genuinely don’t know what else I can do to restudy again. I am a California resident and the schools that I want to apply to are UCLA, UCSF, USC, UOP, NYU, UPenn, and UMich so far. My cgpa is 3.75 as of right now, but can go up to 3.8 by the time of applying. I would say my extracurriculars are very strong with numerous leadership positions, research experience, and dental experience. Would my DAT score be a reason why I wouldn’t get interviews/acceptances?

In my opinion, the only reason to consider retaking the DAT would be if one of your top-choice schools specifically recommended it. Congratulations on maintaining consistent scores! That said, given your high GPA, I was a bit surprised that your scores weren’t slightly higher. However, it's important to remember that timed tests don’t always accurately reflect a student’s true abilities.

I hope this advice is helpful.

Best regards,
Nancy
Co-owner, Destroyers

 

[CaptainRyanYT Gaming]

how da heck did u manage a 28 PAT