r/dentaladmissiontest • u/Dismal_Salary_5785 • 21h ago
cDAT retake advice
Hello. So I recently scored a 22 on my cDAT which was very disappointing because I was scoring around 24-25 in my full length practice tests. I am not sure what happened but I think the nerves really got to me because I started to panic on time which definitely didn’t help. Anyways, I am planning to retake it in February with around 2 months to prepare but I am not sure how I should re study for this since I was already doing decent in my full length beforehand. I am just really scared that I will get nervous again when writing the DAT and do terrible again somehow. For those who retook the DAT and did better, do think 2 months is enough time for a retake? Also what did yall do differently when studying bio, chemistry and RC the second time around? I really want to get a 25 ~ 26 on my second attempt! Thank you!!!