Took my DAT today...

[gr8smile]

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So I took my DAT today and here are my scores:

Bio 23
Gen chem. 24
Orgo 21
QR 14
Reading 16
PAT 17
Total science 23
Academic avg. 20
Ogpa 3.1
Sgpa 3.6
Do I have a chance or should i retake???

 

[Kneecoal]

ugh that's painful... your sciences are so good but your reading and pat are low, and qr is low enough to not meet the cutoffs at some schools! tough call.

 

[Atticus]

I would say that if you have the cash and don't mind the large possibility of having to wait a year then apply. But you really only did well in the sciences and multiple really low scores I think will be very unfavorable... Especially in PAT and RC ( two areas that schools want your scores to be really high in). If it were me, I'd retake indefinitely and maybe just apply to my state school and a couple others that don't scrutinize DAT scores as much.

 

[gr8smile]

I would say that if you have the cash and don't mind the large possibility of having to wait a year then apply. But you really only did well in the sciences and multiple really low scores I think will be very unfavorable... Especially in PAT and RC ( two areas that schools want your scores to be really high in). If it were me, I'd retake indefinitely and maybe just apply to my state school and a couple others that don't scrutinize DAT scores as much.

I already applied to 30 schools... Not one will give me the time of day with those scores? what do you think?

 

[TedyBearSuicide]

When did you submit?

 

[Atticus]

If you have already applied then I would personally just go through with the process. I would plan on retaking the dat but I don't think that I would notify schools this cycle because your retake date would likely be in December, past their score submission dates anyway.

 

[gr8smile]

If you have already applied then I would personally just go through with the process. I would plan on retaking the dat but I don't think that I would notify schools this cycle because your retake date would likely be in December, past their score submission dates anyway.

I forgot to mention that it as my second time taking the exam. My scores on the first exam were:
Bio - 18
GC - 18
OC - 27
RC - 19
PAT -18
QR - 15
AA 19
TS 20
Do schools look at both exams or only at the latest try?

 

[doc toothache]

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