Should I retake or no?

[iloveoatmeal]

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I'm pretty new here. I took my DAT today 8/24/2011 and it was pretty bad, I couldn't sleep until midnight and got up around 3AM and couldn't fall asleep again. Long story short, I wasn't feeling well, and I accidentally left my glasses at home too ;(

AA: 20
TS: 21
PAT: 19
RC: 17
QR: 18
BIO: 19
OC: 23
GC: 25

OVERALL GPA: 3.85
SCIENCE GPA: 3.85

biochemistry major
did research
shadowed dmd/dds/md
went on immersion trips
have over 1000 volunteering hours at local hospitals
medical/dental internships

 

[SN1]

I'm pretty new here. I took my DAT today 8/24/2011 and it was pretty bad, I couldn't sleep until midnight and got up around 3AM and couldn't fall asleep again. Long story short, I wasn't feeling well, and I accidentally left my glasses at home too ;(

AA: 20
TS: 21
PAT: 19
RC: 17
QR: 18
BIO: 19
OC: 23
GC: 25

OVERALL GPA: 3.85
SCIENCE GPA: 3.85

biochemistry major
research
dmd/dds/mdshadowing
immersion trips
1000+ volunteer hours at the hospitals
medical/dental internship

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20AA is bad? I thought the average score is around 17-18

 

[tayloreve]

I feel as if you would be a very competitive applicant...

 

[iloveoatmeal]

Well I was averaging around 22 on CRACK PAT but probably because I couldn't focus without my glasses 🙁 and I was so HUNGRY 🙁 I can't function when I'm hungry 😳


But I know that my RC is only 17, English is my second language and I'm just a slow reader in general... will 17 hurt me?

 

[SEAirLand]

Dude, if your AA is "bad", then about 85% of the people who are applying are in a bad situation.

I'm pretty new here. I took my DAT today 8/24/2011 and it was pretty bad, I couldn't sleep until midnight and got up around 3AM and couldn't fall asleep again. Long story short, I wasn't feeling well, and I accidentally left my glasses at home too ;(

AA: 20
TS: 21
PAT: 19
RC: 17
QR: 18
BIO: 19
OC: 23
GC: 25

OVERALL GPA: 3.85
SCIENCE GPA: 3.85

biochemistry major
did research
shadowed dmd/dds/md
went on immersion trips
have over 1000 volunteering hours at local hospitals
medical/dental internships

 

[93geo]

I wouldn't retake if I were you. A 20AA is good and with a 3.8 gpa you are golden. If your gpa was like 3.2 or something then I might consider a retake but its not so....

 

[Demps]

why would you want to retake???

 

[iloveoatmeal]

why would you want to retake???

i heard that they care about RC a lot too?

 

[rah08e]

I seriously hate posts like these

 

[SN1]

I seriously hate posts like these

👍

Oh my god I got a 20 AA, and close to a 4.0 GPA, should I retake?

Worry more about getting laid my friend.

 

[DrRoyal Pains]

Hell no you dont need a retake. Those are solid scores. And even if you did have average scores (which you DONT), your GPA would def make up for it.

 

[AlbinoPolarBear]

Don't retake. You're good to go 👍

 

[Ewt812]

👍

Oh my god I got a 20 AA, and close to a 4.0 GPA, should I retake?

Worry more about getting laid my friend.

I LOL'ed

 

[iloveoatmeal]

I seriously hate posts like these

=( looking at most schools and they're saying how they prefer at least 19 on each section, so just wondering

 

[iloveoatmeal]

👍

Oh my god I got a 20 AA, and close to a 4.0 GPA, should I retake?

Worry more about getting laid my friend.

haha
not a 4.0,
so many others got like 21, 22,
dang PAT 19 ;(
i heard most schools care a lot about PAT??

 

[iloveoatmeal]

Hell no you dont need a retake. Those are solid scores. And even if you did have average scores (which you DONT), your GPA would def make up for it.

So with my GPA it would make up for my DAT?
Isn't the average like 19-20 right now?

 

[iloveoatmeal]

Don't retake. You're good to go 👍

Okay, was just worrying about my RC that's all. Isn't the national average for RC is like high in the 20ish?

 

[Dusk]

calm down you overachiever!!

if you retake, do you think you can hit that high on the sciences again?
you have near perfect gpa, a very good dat... don't worry about a 17. With your stats a 17 is nothing. of course I think you really knew all this before even posting this thread....

 

[iloveoatmeal]

calm down you overachiever!!

if you retake, do you think you can hit that high on the sciences again?
you have near perfect gpa, a very good dat... don't worry about a 17. With your stats a 17 is nothing. of course I think you really knew all this before even posting this thread....

i heard of the averages lol, but also heard that they care about RC, but i guess it's good to get some opinions etc

bio was random so no comment, but gc and oc were pretty doable, i was surprised gc was higher than oc, i was expecting oc to be higher but oh well :/

 

[TheIceCreamTruk]

i'm just wondering...how'd you forget your glasses?