Uhh ohh... Advice please!

[kma5136]

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Well, I just finished the DAT, first time ever and... it was bad...

PAT 17 - (42.4) Not great..
QR 14!!!!!! Not good...at all.
RC - 22 (93.2)
Bio - 20 (91.8)
GC - 21 (91.6)
OC - 18 (64.2)
TS: 20 (91.3)
AA: 19 (85.4)

What should I do? Everything except the 14 is not too bad. I have a 3.7/3.7 uGPA, research, volunteering, lots of EC's. Should I apply, and retake? I had serious issues with the calculator, it would constantly give me undefined as the answer and I had to repeat calculations numerous times. I think the mouse was slower than I needed it to be. Anyway, no excuses, I sucked on that section.

Thanks for the help!

 

[Junebug1665]

Hmm.. I had a 16 PAT and 15 QR and I got an interview with my state school but did not get accepted. My other scores were very close to yours. I am retaking in a few days. I would apply and then retake in 3 months.

 

[kma5136]

I think I should re-take as well, I don't want to spend all the money for applying and then not make it... what did you use the second time around to try and bring up PAT and QR?

 

[ushaseos]

You need to talk to schools. Many of them couldn't care less about QR, PAT isn't where you'd want it to be for schools that place an emphasis, but 17-18 is safe since you're beyond cutoffs. Good luck, I am sure there are schools which don't much care for QR and not too picky about PAT.

Don't just assume you need a retake. That isn't to say you shouldn't retake, but so long as you can find a bunch of schools where you stand a good chance, you might want to apply anyway and promise a re-take for later.

 

[TheDentist16]

I would consider a re-take for you. You can get away at some schools with your scores, but the general rule is a 16 or 17 for each subsection is the cut-off point. Your QR might prevent you from even applying to some schools. I would re-take and bring up your QR and PAT scores. That will increase your chances significantly. Good luck!

 

[Junebug1665]

I think I should re-take as well, I don't want to spend all the money for applying and then not make it... what did you use the second time around to try and bring up PAT and QR?

I used Crack PAT and brought it up to an 18. I was hoping to do better than that actually because I did not score below a 20 on the last 5 practice tests but I was glad I improved. I used math destroyer and brought QR up to a 19.