MCFMP Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 As far as I know, I'm doomed for the coming DAT simply because it's my first year in university and I had misjudged the workload. I did, however, study the material during the summer, but I have forgotten most of it already. In any case, I was wondering about how Canadian dental schools (especially McGill) view an applicant who has rewritten the DAT? Do they only consider the most recent result? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mare Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 I've written it 3 times and was accepted to McGill as OOP, lol. I don't really think it matters. Some schools will take your highest scores, others will take your most recent, and other schools will look at each component of the DAT and take your individual highest score for each section... Overall, I don't think it hurts an application to write it more than once. Best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coreascott Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Most of the times they only take the highest score. Many people usually write 2 or 3 DATs so dun worry ^-^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shimmer2006 Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 this is my sixth time writing the dat! big deal.How could one have a killer GPA and do the DAT so many times? Anxiety on test day my friend. Hopefully this year I will kill this b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mare Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 this is my sixth time writing the dat! big deal.How could one have a killer GPA and do the DAT so many times? Anxiety on test day my friend. Hopefully this year I will kill this b You can do it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contach Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 this is my sixth time writing the dat! big deal.How could one have a killer GPA and do the DAT so many times? Anxiety on test day my friend. Hopefully this year I will kill this b Either that.... or you are going to a ****ty school that inflates your grades to make you think you are smart, but in the larger scheme you aren't. Six times is a lot, have you sought professional help on dealing with anxiety? just thinking out loud... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contach Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 I love seeing keen 1st years thinking they can fast track everything and then get screwed over. Did you also know that your DAT score has an expiry date? In that after 2 years (I think) you can no longer use your DAT score to apply to a school? As you go through school you learn skills that will help you do well on tests. You learn discipline, how you study best, and how you can work together with others to do well on tests (collaborate). In first year, you have gained little proficiency in these skills. Do yourself a favour and sign up for the DAT in your 3rd or 4th year and get it over with once: spend the first two years doing meaningful things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCFMP Posted October 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Thanks for the help guys. And Contach, I agree with you. People think they're invincible when they're still young. Unfortunately, I had one of those invincible moments when I decided to sign up for the DAT this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnie Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Whoah. People write the DAT in first year? Talk about gunner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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