to retake or not to retake, that is the question

[MilDoc23]

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[llopop]

No. But if you want to no one will stop you. I mean what if some of the sci questions are different and you end up with a 23 instead of that 26. Dental schools will only be looking at the most recent test. As long as you have over a 20 on RC I wouldn't even think about it personally. .

 

[BodybldgDoc]

go ahead and retake, since your a perfectionist this test shouldnt be a problem for you. who knows you might even score higher the second time around. You can do this. may the force be with you

 

[issa]

you should have no problems getting into harvard

 

[sacjumpman]

My stats: pat-26 bio-22 chem-24 ochem-22 ts-22 rc-20 qr-21 aa-22

when did you take it the first time?

Just be forewarned that many people that have retook have acted as if QR and RC have changed....

I have no idea if this has any legitimacy, but it seems to be a consensus among many.

 

[futuredentist07]

My stats: pat-26 bio-22 chem-24 ochem-22 ts-22 rc-20 qr-21 aa-22

solid scores you havee a great shot getting into college of your choice. U shouldn't have a problem. Just a quick question..what resources did u use to study with? and what did you use mainly on the qr section of the dat exam?? please share your advice, anything is appreciated.

 

[taKgaHxiA]

My stats: pat-26 bio-22 chem-24 ochem-22 ts-22 rc-20 qr-21 aa-22

yea those scores arrn't good enough for Harvard, you better retake the DAT!

 

[Donjuan]

Hello all,
I am pretty worried about how much emphasis is put on RC because that section was my lowest score. I checked predents.com last night and looked at the stats from the last application cycle for schools that I am applying to. For example, Columbia's and Harvard's average RC scores for those who were accepted are very high (I only saw a few scores lower than 22). Other schools were quite similar (maybe a little lower). Even though I was scoring 23-26 on practice tests (maybe a couple 21s here and there), I fumbled around like an idiot on RC during the real DAT. I got off to a slow start and couldn't recover. I guess I didn't have it during test day. In addition to increased passage length, the computer format/display of the passage and questions were different from the Kaplan practice tests I took. I ended up with a 20 on the RC section and mostly mid-low 20s (26,24,22, etc.) on the rest of the sections. I am happy with most of my scores, but I'm a perfectionist and I can't help but second guess myself sometimes. During the test, I didn't feel like I performed to the best of my ability in a couple of sections. I know I could do better as well, but is it worth it to retake? Any advice? Do I have good enough stats to have a chance of being accepted into an Ivy?
In addition, I attend a prestigious university and have a ~3.67 OGPA and ~3.57 SGPA. Over the past three summers, I have worked about 1500 hours as an orthodontic assistant.
Thanks

Kudos to you man, I speak for most of us fellow SDN'ers when I say, I'd sure love to have your problems, heh! Time to party & celebrate, woot!