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Should I retake the DAT?
Started by DrNoCavity
Yes, please retake.
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No you shouldn't retake. Your scores are very good. Do a little more research on your part because your QR, RC, and PAT are not lower than average.
Average DAT score is a 30AA so I think you should retake.
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670206
QR is a little low. Better retake
Hell yeah retake
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deleted632307
I'll tell you straight up: you must retake. Anything below 25QR is simply unacceptable... and your 19PAT is just an atrocity. Shame on you.
Retake, retake, retake. A THOUSAND TIMES retake.
Retake, retake, retake. A THOUSAND TIMES retake.
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You should probably just give up entirely. A 26AA just isn't good enough to get in anywhere. If you don't get all 30s there isn't much of a point. You should also really push for a 6.4 GPA at the least.
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. I'll retake with you. Let's do this
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deleted632307
OP, you probably think we're trolling but we're dead serious right now.
Retake, aim for at least 25 on each subsection across the board (if you're a gambling man, maybe they'll let you get away with a 23PAT), and thank us later.
Or stick with your mediocre score and apply at your own peril.
Retake, aim for at least 25 on each subsection across the board (if you're a gambling man, maybe they'll let you get away with a 23PAT), and thank us later.
Or stick with your mediocre score and apply at your own peril.
Well since theres a thread for this i may as well ask too. Should i retake? 🙁
AA 36
TS 50
Bio 33
Chem 60
Ochem 55
RC 25
QR 17
PAT 99
Im a little self conscious about my QR score 🙁 and im wondering if its gonna hold me back. Any advice is appreciated! 🙂 If it helps, im looking to apply to USC, LECOM, and Harvard.
AA 36
TS 50
Bio 33
Chem 60
Ochem 55
RC 25
QR 17
PAT 99
Im a little self conscious about my QR score 🙁 and im wondering if its gonna hold me back. Any advice is appreciated! 🙂 If it helps, im looking to apply to USC, LECOM, and Harvard.
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deleted696582
Jeez you are all savages.
QR is like the one section every school really cares about. Its easily the most important one
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deleted632307
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deleted696582
Wow 25 in RC? Can you even read this sentence?
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deleted632307
Get your PAT up to triple digits and maybe you'll have a fighting chance.
No guarantees though... I'm no fortune teller!
Retake
That's messed up that you're trying to troll him like that... don't pollute this thread. To think you have the audacity to come into this thread and mess with OP when we're trying to help him achieve his dream of getting into dental school..... SMH. OP, great advice in this thread so far. Keep your head up man and study hard! I have no doubt that you'll kill the DAT on your retake and you'll get many interviews! Admissions love to see persistence and they'll take notice of the improvements you make with your retake. Good luck with studying and keep us all posted on your continued progress with any new progress pics or vid clips. Show us what you got man. Wanna see how freakin' huge, solid, thick and tight you can get that DAT. Thanks for the motivation.
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deleted632307
Well said.
All we're trying to do is help OP get into dental school and become a dentist.
Real note for you, i got an 18 in RC and 17 in QR and still manged to get into 2 schools and have 4 interviews. So i hope everyone here is joking haha
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Thank you everyone for the feedback (even the sarcastic ones)! I asked because after reading through UoP's website I started to worry! This is directly from their website:
"Q: Are my Dental Admission Test (DAT) scores competitive?
A: Our incoming class averages are:
"Q: Are my Dental Admission Test (DAT) scores competitive?
A: Our incoming class averages are:
- Academic average: 22
- Perceptual ability: 22
- Quantitative Reasoning: 21
- Reading comprehension: 22
- Biology: 21
- General chemistry: 23
- Organic chemistry: 23
- Total science: 22
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deleted632307
In light of that information, you should definitely retake. Best of luck!
Exactly, you need to retake. No one is being sarcastic here.
@Keklel Yeah, unfortunately, he needs to retake. Hopefully, he/she realizes we are all very serious and not being sarcastic.
Yeah, of course it's higher at Penn. That score will get you into most anywhere else though.
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UoP ≠ UPenn
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deleted632307
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deleted632307
Same.
That's why I'm planning to follow my own advice and retake.
You should too, OP.
