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DAT coaching through dental school acceptance

Get the score,then get the seat.

I'm Thomas. You work with me directly: you take a practice test, I read every miss, and I rebuild your study week around what it showed. That's how scores actually move. And when yours is done, my team carries your application the rest of the way.

Two ways in this fall: 1:1 coaching with me, five students a month, or a seat in Fall Cohort 1.

510
Founder AA Score
99th
National %ile

Your Path to Dental School

One team across both phases, no gaps.

Thomas Cordell · Founder
DAT Strategy & Every Section
Bio, GChem, OChem, SNS, PAT, QR, RC – full coverage, conceptual mastery, error analysis, test psychology
Built-In Support
PAT & QR Reinforcement Sessions
Included in select programs · 580 QR · 490 PAT · section-specific drilling built into the system
DAT Complete → Application Phase
Add-On · Post-DAT
Farwa H. · Application Strategist
Personal Statement & Full Application
Essays, AADSAS narrative, secondary prompts, interview prep – turns your score into an acceptance
The Outcome
Dental School Acceptance
The score you need, and an application that earns the seat.
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Thomas · DAT Lead
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Farwa · Applications
410 → 450 AA · Score goal reached · Accepted to target schools
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Thomas

Diagnose Your Starting Point

Full diagnostic across every section. Score mapped to the 200–600 scale. A personalized roadmap built before Session 1 ends.

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Thomas

Build the Score You Need

Two 75-minute sessions per week on sciences, strategy, and every section. Progress tracked against your target school averages. Additional PAT & QR reinforcement built into select programs.

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Thomas

Peak and Execute

Final two weeks of full simulations, test-day protocol, timing calibration, and mental performance prep. Walk in with a plan that's been tested, not improvised.

04
Farwa

Build the Application That Gets You In

Personal statement, AADSAS narrative, secondary essays, and interview preparation. Farwa turns your score into the application that earns the acceptance.

New for fall · applications open

Fall Cohort 1: eight students, coached live by Thomas.

Sept 22 to Dec 3 · Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7:00pm CT · the full portal and Ace Labs · built for December and January test dates. Eight seats, then it closes.

See the Fall Cohort
How it works

Three steps. Your number, hit.

We find the real gap

Week one is a diagnostic. I map your scores against your target schools, so you know your number and where the points are actually hiding.

I build your week

You get a weekly schedule I build and rebuild from every practice test, plus the portal, the Ace Log, and the Ace Labs tools to run it.

You walk in ready

We work it together to test day. On the 30- and 45-hour programs, there's a score safety net if you follow the plan and still fall short.

Inside the program

Your week, rebuilt every week.

Every student runs on real software we built for this. You take a practice test, Thomas reads every miss, and your next week appears in your portal, planned down to the session.

The weekly scheduleBuilt and rebuilt from your practice tests, never from a generic calendar.
The Ace LogEvery practice-test miss captured, so your drills always aim at real weaknesses.
Ace LabsInteractive science, PAT, and QR engines that teach the way Thomas teaches.
See what's inside
portal.acethedat.com/student/schedule

This Week

Week 9 of 12 · rebuilt after PT #5
Mon
Rest dayProtected. Recovery is part of the plan.
Rest
Tue
Full-Length Practice Test #6Real timing, full simulation
4h 15m
Wed
Deep review of PT #6Every miss: why the right answer is right
Today
Thu
Session with ThomasOChem: the substitution decision tree
75 min
Fri
Sciences blockBio endocrine set + Ace Labs GChem
Drills
Sat
PAT with SarahAngle ranking, keyhole reps
60 min
Sun
Targeted drillsPulled from your Ace Log misses
Focus

A week inside the student portal. Every row traces back to a practice test.

Who you'll work with

You work with the people responsible.

Thomas Cordell
Thomas Cordell
Founder · DAT lead
510 AA
Chapman
Chapman
Science coach · Bio, GChem, OChem
530 scorer
Sarah
Sarah
PAT · QR · RC coach
99th %ile QR
Farwa H.
Farwa H.
Applications & essays
14+ years
Dr. Ginger, DMD
Dr. Ginger, DMD
DMD · Application review
Chief Resident
Student Results

Students, in
their own words.

Score jumps, plateaus broken, acceptances earned. In their own words.

+100 points · on the real exam

From a 350 on her first practice test to a 450 on the real DAT.

One of the biggest jumps I've been part of. This is Kalea's story, in her own words. She started below the national average and walked out of the real exam with a competitive score, after closing the gap section by section.

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Kalea
AceTheDAT student

Individual results vary.

Her story · in her own words

From the 350s to the score that made her cry with relief.

Kyra started her practice tests in the 350s and climbed from there, section by section. When her real DAT score came in, she cried in relief — and Thomas was the first person she called. This is her story, in her own words.

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Kyra
AceTheDAT student

Individual results vary.

Coached by Sarah · PAT & QR

"Don't be afraid to reach out – one of the sweetest, most knowledgeable tutors out there, and she recently took the DAT herself. Responded within the day and we met that same day."

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Anonymous Student
Session with Sarah, our PAT & QR coach
~400450AA
real DAT

"Studying for the DAT felt overwhelming at first, but Thomas helped me get organized and craft an effective study schedule. With his guidance, I gained confidence and was able to truly master the material. He was very responsive to my concerns and consistently supportive throughout the process."

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Maddie F.
DAT Prep with Thomas
410450AA
accepted

"I honestly feel relieved that I don't have to wait and worry anymore. When I checked average accepted student DAT scores at the schools I applied to, my new score definitely made the cut. Now I can rest easy. Couldn't have done it without you, Tommy."

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Anonymous
Score goal reached · Accepted to target schools
Work with me this fall

The personal way in, or a seat in a cohort.

Every option runs on the same system: the portal, weekly plans built from your practice tests, the Ace Log, and all of Ace Labs. What changes is how much of it is just you and me.

Work directly with the founder

1:1 Coaching with Thomas

I take only five new students a month. We start with a call, then I build a plan and a package entirely around your practice tests, your target schools, and your test date. Every session is with the person who scored a 510.

  • Built around you, start to finish, by the founder
  • Weekly plans driven by your own practice-test misses
  • Five seats a month, by application
Apply to work with me
$150per hour · five students a month
Thomas Cordell
Thomas Cordell
Founder · 510 AA · 99th percentile
Launching this fall

Or join a cohort. Three ways in.

Fall Cohort 1 opens September 22. The same system, coached live in a group by Chapman and Sarah.

Cheapest way in
Crash Courses
$49
per session · or $129 for a bundle of three
  • One topic, one live session, on the stuff people lose points on
  • Question-driven with instant explanations, taught by Thomas, Chapman & Sarah
  • Keep the recording · no commitment
Get the schedule
Best value
The one most people want
The Cohort
$799
ten weeks · cheaper than a self-serve course, and actually coached
  • Live weekly group sessions across sciences, PAT, and QR
  • Coached live by Chapman (530 scorer, Sciences) and Sarah (99th %ile, PAT/QR/RC)
  • The full system, and a group testing on the same schedule
Claim a seat
Premium · with Thomas
Founder Cohort
$1,450
ten weeks · a small room, coached live by me
  • Eight seats, capped. Small enough that I read your practice tests
  • 20 live sessions with me, Sept 22 to Dec 3
  • Built for December and January test dates
Apply for a seat

Prefer to sharpen a single section? Chapman and Sarah coach one-on-one at $80/hr. Application coaching starts at $600.

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You already know
what's at stake.

The strategy call is free. I'll look at where you are, which schools you're targeting, and what your score needs to be, then give you an honest read on what it'll take and whether AceTheDAT is a fit. No pressure either way.