Uneven Score on DAT

[bouncy_ball]

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Took my DAT for the first time today and all I can say is that I'm glad it over! The worst part is just not knowing exactly what to expect.

BIO 21
GC 20
OC 20
PAT 17
RC 16 😱
QR 16

AA 19
TS 21

Do you think I ought to take it over because my numbers fell pretty bad toward the end?

BTW, for those interested, the study materials I used were Kaplan DAT blue book, EK 1001 OChem, Kaplan Organic Edge, and Topscore.

 

[Nismoboy]

Good job on the DAT...I'm just curious, for the natural science (bio, gen chem, and orgo) sections, how long did you have to study everyday and for how many weeks/months? thanks.

 

[HBomb]

If I were you, I would not retake the DAT unless the school I really wanted to get in told me to retake. You have good scores. If your GPA is good, I think you can get into a good number of schools. It's more a matter of how picky you are that will determine if you should retake.

 

[crazytrain]

what is your state residence?

 

[bouncy_ball]

I studied seriously for 3 months... The month before my exam I studied *hard*, for the maybe 8 hrs/day... then up'd the hours to 12-14/day the week or two before the test. I focused primarily on ochem, but made sure I knew what was going on in gchem and bio. I graduated from college 3 years ago, took ochem 6 years ago, so I had quite a bit of work cut out for me.

As for state, I am in CA and would like to attend school in-state, but my gpa sucks, so all in all, I'm not really sure where I stand. As far as I can tell, CA schools are quite competitive.

 

[crazytrain]

retake the DAT and study even harder...12 hrs/day

 

[TheDentist2008]

Hey I got almost the same scores except I had a 17 on RC. Im not sure what ur GPA is but with my score and GPA I got interviews from 6 of the 10 schools I applied to. I ended up getting 2 acceptances from USC and Pittsburgh. So if I were u I wouldnt retake the test unless u have a gpa under 3.4. Apply as soon as possible thats the key!!!


whats ur GPA by the way ?

Class of 2008
U. Of Pitt

 

[TheDentist2008]

Oh yea Marquette and case also accepted me. So u should apply- not everyone in dental schools have 29's and 3.8 gpa's, they need 2 fill the class up with people with 20's, 19's, 18's, 16, etc as well.

 

[Zurik5]

You're fine... good scores bud.. you'll get in somewhere... maybe not Cali Schools... but somewhere... I'll be surprised if any school will care about a 16 on the Reading section.... Congrats... Enjoy your summer!