What are good DAT scores?

Aim for 20 and above. Seems like that is the new "average." Also I don't think there is an "average" dental program, they are all hard to get into.

 

20 is the new average. ADCOMS have readily admitted that it is moving that way here in Texas. The weight of the PAT score varies by program. Some want higher numbers than others.

 

I would said 20 for AA, 20 for TS and 18 for PAT. Schools usually don't care about PAT as much (my state school doesn't at least..). But everything else is important. If you have at least a 19 on every section and a 20 AA/20TS you should be fine!

 

It always depends on your GPA and other parts of your application. Also if you are really low in one section it will hurt your chances.

 

I don't know, probaly not. QR is a pain in the A$$, I think there was something like 1 minute per problem and about 50% of them weren't the easiest. An 18 in RC would hurt you more then a 18 in QR. Don't worry about it just make sure you have a well rounded application. Although the average DAT is rising every year, its still just an average.

 

a score like mine will be acceptable.

hahahha...j'k buddy.....

18 on PAT should be ok. But make sure u rock the other stuffs.

Rev Balls.

D-Skool.....there we come.

 

Like others here have said, shoot for 20s and above.

Who cares about your percentile as the dental school admissions committee more than likely will look at your raw score. I heard that the score report sent to the dental schools only has your raw score.

Good luck.

 

Well, look at the average DAT score for the school you want to go to. Then, compare. If you have a much higher DAT, then they will be more impressed with you as an applicant since the average they let in last year was less than your score. Obviously, as stated above, the higher the better. So shoot for 20's? Shoot for 30's, why not?

 

i don't think schools really care all that much about QR. however, some schools do care about the PAT. But if you have 20+ and a decent gpa then you'll get in somewhere. just do some shadowing, make sure you have a few ECs, good recs, apply early, and don't be awkward during your interview

 

I don't think there are too many schools that look at QR as much as the other sections. I made a 14 on QR and got accepted... but I would still shoot for at least the 17-18 range on QR.

 

i got accepted to NYU.

AA/TS/PAT/QR/RC
19/20/18/16/17

 

my TS was a 20 but i have a 17 in GC which bothers me, but my AA was 22. VCU didn't seem to think i should take the DAT again for next year.

 

24 because my friend with a 23 got into every single one of her school BUT the one she wanted to go to..........

 

In 1990, 16AA was the average entering DAT score for US dental school applicants. If you had that score, you could expect dental school acceptance as long as your GPA was a 3.0 and higher. If you had a 16AA with a 3.3 or higher, you were golden. Then in the late 90's, the scores began to kick up as more people applied to dental schools. 17AA was the new entering average at most dental schools, and people with 15's and 16's were still getting in, although fewer in number than the early 90's when competition was much less aggressive. Not as many worries back then.

Now, the trend seems to be that 18AA DAT will get you in somewhere with an excellent GPA and solid background. Anything less than that and you are taking a risk. If the current trend continues, we are looking at 19AA and 3.5 GPA being the new national averages within 2-3 years. The days of scoring in the 'teens on the DAT and getting into dental school appear to be numbered after all.

I know one of my interviewers smiled and told me that guys like him wouldn't have made it to dental school if they applied now. You really cannot afford to mess up in college today like in the past when a 3.3 and 17 DAT were considered competitive marks. If you had below a 3.0 GPA, you aimed for 18 or higher on the DAT to compensate for that iffy semester of C's and that proved your worth. Shelling out hundreds of dollars for prep books and software was not the norm. Perhaps you owned the blue Kaplan DAT book, and that was about it.

Now you are required to pour over DAT prep manuals and gut out loaded semesters of college not for 18's on the DAT and half-A's and half-B's, but for a majority of A's and 20's and higher on the DAT to be considered a competitive applicant at many upper-tier schools. Predental students have little idea how much is asked of them today (academically and financially) compared to students as recently as 2000. So as we move toward the end of the decade, the competition for a seat at US dental schools continues at an unprecedented pace.

 

dat is a joke ! dat needs major overhaul !!

 

I almost have the same stats with you exp that my QR is 22. (GPA 3.8)

I am still in no school, but then I applied in FEB. lol

 

feb ha.

 

A+ = Perfect = 100%
A = Great = 90%
B = Good = 80%

thus 80th percetile...depending on which score your are talking about, is around 19 for any one of the scores.

yeah

 

20+ in each section; Cum & Science GPA above 3.5...and don't blow it on your interview; i think this is the best way to get into dental school; it seems that anything below 20 is just not acceptable anymore

Good luck

 

I'm sure it's easier than the MCAT. Nevertheless, the test is nerve-racking because of its importance and weight, which is why I still think it was a tough hurdle to jump.