What should I do please help me!

[blossomsandflowers]

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Hi Guys,

this is my first time posting on here and I apologize if there is already a thread like this one, but I tried reading some and non exactly pertained to me so I thought I'd go ahead and post my story and see what you guys think. Please if you have anything rude to say don't say it, because I am here seeking advice.

So I took my DAT yesterday and I got the following scores:
Bio-20
G.Chem-26
O.Chem-21
RC-15
QR-14
AA:19/TS:21/PAT:19

My GPA is a 3.44

So basically, I am very overwhelmed and extremely anxious about the RC score that I got. I promise you I am not a terrible reader or whatever. When I was studying and doing my full length practice tests I was always getting 18 and 19 and once managed a 20. I never received that low of a score. I am not sure what happened to me on test day but I ran out of time (which never happened to me before) and I couldn't even answer the last four questions. I tried to do some research and I've been seeing a lot of mixed reviews about the fact that the RC score is important and that no one should receive lower than a 20 to be considered competitive, yet others say that some schools truly don't care about any scores other than the sciences. I really do not want to live the past three months again of studying non stop because it truly has been extremely exhausting. But if i have to i will do so to increase my scores. another thing that worries me is what if i cannot get the science scores that i got again. I am happy with them, but the RC score is really bringing me down and I am extremely upset about how the test went. I know my QR is also pretty low but from what I've heard schools tend to not worry about it as much, but if I retake the exam i will definitely work hard to improve it as well.
Please let me know what you guys think about whether i should retake the exam or not. I am also going to contact some people i know who would have good information about admissions and if i would be considered as a good candidate or not. I just really would like some input becasue i am feeling lost and i cannot stop thinking about it because i am very scared.

Thank you all.

 

[averageasian]

Bad news: I would highly recommend a retake. good news: you only need to improve your qr and Rc and this is a much better scenario than having to improve all 3 science sections.

Is english not your first language?

for qr, improve your timing and ability to crunch numbers as fast as possible. I would go back to math destroyer and then finish up with the bootcamp qr exams (i found these very helpful).

for RC, keep reading scientific american articles and be able to comprehend the authors main point and the details/tone. reading as much as possible whenever possible is key to doing well on this section. aim for 1-3 articles a day.

 

[DAT Destroyer]

Hi Guys,

this is my first time posting on here and I apologize if there is already a thread like this one, but I tried reading some and non exactly pertained to me so I thought I'd go ahead and post my story and see what you guys think. Please if you have anything rude to say don't say it, because I am here seeking advice.

So I took my DAT yesterday and I got the following scores:
Bio-20
G.Chem-26
O.Chem-21
RC-15
QR-14
AA:19/TS:21/PAT:19

My GPA is a 3.44

So basically, I am very overwhelmed and extremely anxious about the RC score that I got. I promise you I am not a terrible reader or whatever. When I was studying and doing my full length practice tests I was always getting 18 and 19 and once managed a 20. I never received that low of a score. I am not sure what happened to me on test day but I ran out of time (which never happened to me before) and I couldn't even answer the last four questions. I tried to do some research and I've been seeing a lot of mixed reviews about the fact that the RC score is important and that no one should receive lower than a 20 to be considered competitive, yet others say that some schools truly don't care about any scores other than the sciences. I really do not want to live the past three months again of studying non stop because it truly has been extremely exhausting. But if i have to i will do so to increase my scores. another thing that worries me is what if i cannot get the science scores that i got again. I am happy with them, but the RC score is really bringing me down and I am extremely upset about how the test went. I know my QR is also pretty low but from what I've heard schools tend to not worry about it as much, but if I retake the exam i will definitely work hard to improve it as well.
Please let me know what you guys think about whether i should retake the exam or not. I am also going to contact some people i know who would have good information about admissions and if i would be considered as a good candidate or not. I just really would like some input becasue i am feeling lost and i cannot stop thinking about it because i am very scared.

Thank you all.

First I would like to congratulate you on some very nice science scores, 26 in GC is not easy to accomplish. IMO, a retake will be necessary. It is true you can get away with a lower QR score but schools do like a decent reading score. If you have a school in mind it is best you call them directly with your stats.

Wishing you the best..

Nancy

 

[eldmd_32]

Retake it