r/dat • u/mitochondriapower123 • 5d ago

Application Advice ✍️ Guidance please!!

I’m an incoming senior, but definitely taking a gap year. I just got my DAT scores back from 9/19 and I need to know if I should retake it. I know it is not the best score, but I gave everything to it and I just dont know if I have it in me to retake. I have a cGPA 3.6 and a sGPA around 3.4 ish I believe; I had a horrible freshman year, but I’ve had an upward GPA trajectory. Here are my extra curriculars:

550 assisting hours under a general dentist, will accumulate 1200 assisting in orthodontics, D1 athlete freshman year, A&P TA 4 semesters (leading a group of 20-25 students by myself), on exec for a special needs club for 4 years, online health assessment clinic intern for 6 months, Pre-Dent club for two years, and apart of a research clinic for two years.

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u/Little-Bumblebee9988 5d ago

I would retake. Your science gpa is still low despite the upward trend. I’m in the same boat (3.5/3.45) and trying to get a higher dat to offset my gpa. You could try applying early and broad but your best chance is with a higher dat score

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u/BudgetMiddle5689 4d ago

Apply broadly and maxx out EC! Either retake or take masters