Waitlisted this cycle - question about 4th DAT

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I took my first 2 DAT attempts back in 2013 when I arguably was delusional and did little to no studying.

I got 18's and a few 19/20's here and there.

I got my act together and retook for my 3rd time in 2015:

AA - 21
TS - 21
Orgo - 21
Bio - 21
Chem - 20
RC - 21
PA - 19
QR - 19

So arguably better this time around.

I applied this year and I was waitlisted at a few schools.

I want to start studying for a DAT retake just in case I need to reapply, assuming I don't get off any of the waitlists.

I know that Tufts has it listed that "only first 3 attempts are considered".

But does anyone know how many schools in the country actually abide by this rule?


It's not like I have 4 active scores, 3 are expired and my 3rd attempt was substantially better.

I assume the 4th will be even better since I know how I did well on my 3rd attempt and have more time/resources to dedicate this time around.