Should I retake the DAT?!? Help!

[ndixon2588]

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A little background on me...My Junior year in high school I experience a very traumatic event. I graduated early because of it and jumped right into college. For over a year, I was not in the right mentality and had several W, F and D's 🙁. I eventually got it together and raised my gpa to a 3.2. I then attended a different college and received my BS in Dental Hygiene with a 3.88. Currently taking the remainder of my pre-reqs and have a 3.89. I just took my DAT and made the horrible mistake of trying to do all the general chem problems last (which is my worst subject). I ran out of time and had to select about 7 random answers; (Same problem with QR) I know some schools have minimum cut offs, especially in the sciences. I am extremely depressed about it, because the score is mainly due to a time management factor. Feed back would be great!

PAT-19
QR-16
RC-20
BIO-20
CHEM-15
OCHEM-22
TS-19
AA-19

 

[ecap707]

If your chem grade was a 19 I'd say you were in good shape since QR is the least important test, but I'm afraid a 15 in chem is going to really hold you up. Try studying and doing more timed practice tests. You will get faster and your scores should improve. Keep your head up

 

[ndixon2588]

Thank you. I am also worried that by retaking in late October...will that be to late and even worth it?

 

[dhk2131]

I think submitting your DAT scores in late October/November will significantly hurt your chances given that the process is rolling.

Your scores are quite good to be honest, but I would definitely advise you retake if you think you can pull your GC score up! You can most certainly get a 20+ TS/AA with some minor improvements. Best of luck!

 

[ismlee]

To kinda piggy back this thread, I'm also considering retaking my DAT after getting a 16 on GC. If we send in our apps first than send in the new score, will that hinder the application process? I want to send in my apps ASAP but I'm afraid they won't review it until my new score comes in. Any insight is much appreciated!