will low DAT damper post bacc and SMP acceptance

[smstanle]

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so with no news of an interview i have began apps for post-bacc and SMP programs. is DAT taken into account for post-bacc and SMP admission?? should i retest my March?? or am i stressed over nothing?

 

[bing12]

whats your DAT and gpa breakdown?

 

[dentalWorks]

so with no news of an interview i have began apps for post-bacc and SMP programs. is DAT taken into account for post-bacc and SMP admission?? should i retest my March?? or am i stressed over nothing?

I think many of those formal post-baccs and SMPs aren't specifically designed for the pre-dental applicant (Most of them are filled with pre-meds).... so I dunno if they REQUIRE the DAT..... they might ask for it just to know where you stand but overall, my understanding is that they care mostly about your GPA (and sGPA)

 

[BruinDentist]

There are SMP's that are either designed for dental students or have dental school classes. Most SMP's require GRE scores, but there are some that take DAT scores instead, including the ones for dental students. For those schools, DAT scores do matter, but the requirements are usually lower than those of dental schools.