[advice needed] should i even consider applying?

[beau0905]

Hi, all.
The posts here has been very informative and helpful! I just have a question. So, I took my DAT today and it didn't go that well.

here is what I got:
PAT: 23
QR: 19 (Got so many word problems and lost track of time on one😨)
RC: 14 (I just struggle so much with reading, but I was hoping for 17 or 18 my English is just bad i guess)
Total science: 20 bio:18 gen chem: 20. orgo: 23
AA: 19

My undergrad GPA is around 3.3, and science GPA is around 3.1.

And I haven't taken orgo II yet. (idk if this is okay to apply first).gen chem2 orgo1 from community college.

For DAT, I was aiming for around 23 on DAT, but I didn't expect reading and math to be that difficult at att.

With this score and GPA, should I even bother trying to apply to any dental schools?

I have shadowing hours and been working as dental assistance for almost 5 years now.I am also trilingual if this helps anyhow. 😭😭

I was also looking in to this 30 credits masters pre-dental program. Should I just apply to masters instead?

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[Bigjt1420]

I don’t think you should apply, the odds of you getting an interview is slim given your GPA and DAT. I had a slightly lower overall GPA, same science GPA, but I got a 24 on the DAT (applied to 20 schools) and only got 2 interviews. And this was 5 years ago when it was “easier.” Sorry if it’s not the advice you’d like to hear! Good luck

 

[beau0905]

I don’t think you should apply, the odds of you getting an interview is slim given your GPA and DAT. I had a slightly lower overall GPA, same science GPA, but I got a 24 on the DAT (applied to 20 schools) and only got 2 interviews. And this was 5 years ago when it was “easier.” Sorry if it’s not the advice you’d like to hear! Good luck

thank you. I think im gonna apply for the master program and get better GPA there

 

[sobertiger]

RC is one of the more important scores. Retake the DAT, raise your GPA and try again. Good luck!

 

[PerioDont]

I don’t think you should apply, the odds of you getting an interview is slim given your GPA and DAT. I had a slightly lower overall GPA, same science GPA, but I got a 24 on the DAT (applied to 20 schools) and only got 2 interviews. And this was 5 years ago when it was “easier.” Sorry if it’s not the advice you’d like to hear! Good luck

agreed