GAMSAT 2018

louiselennonm · 26-11-2017 6:15pm #1

I was wondering if anyone had any experience with GRADMED And the course they run and if it’s worth it and useful, any information would be appreciated, thanks

Celestial12 · 26-11-2017 8:17pm

How much does it cost? I've heard people say prep courses are overpriced and not worth it, but perhaps they work for some people. I sat the exam in September and there wasn't any courses available at the time so I didn't do any. I think it depends on your circumstances, are you hoping to start GEM next year? If not, then I definitely wouldn't do a prep course as you'll have more than one chance to sit the exam.

I found the Des O'Neil material good prep for the exam.

louiselennonm · 26-11-2017 8:28pm

It costs just over 2000 I think for the science which is where I need the most work as I come from a non science background. The reason I like the idea of the course is structure and guidance on how to go about study etc however if it is a waste I of course don’t want to spend the money. I have the des o Neill prep stuff so will be using that too. What did you get in the exam If you don’t mind me asking?

Celestial12 · 26-11-2017 8:47pm

louiselennonm wrote: »

It costs just over 2000 I think for the science which is where I need the most work as I come from a non science background. The reason I like the idea of the course is structure and guidance on how to go about study etc however if it is a waste I of course don’t want to spend the money. I have the des o Neill prep stuff so will be using that too. What did you get in the exam If you don’t mind me asking?

I got 63 in the exam (SI 56, SII 64 and SIII 67). Work your way through the Des material, Khan academy videos are good too (I used them to brush up on Chemistry). Biology I just briefly bushed up on, my degree was biology based though. Didn't have time to cover physics! I don't think the Des O'Nell notes are great, but their practice tests are. I also briefly used some of the Berkeley (MCAT) notes.

I think €2000 is very expensive for the course, but if you think you'll benefit then go for it!

louiselennonm · 26-11-2017 9:04pm

yeah i agree it is a lot! just so unsure how to begin, I'm in 2nd year of a 3 year degree so do have some time and three chances to sit GAMSAT before i finish my degree, just the amount of science there is i find very daunting, well done in the exam!

Celestial12 · 27-11-2017 11:47am

louiselennonm wrote: »

yeah i agree it is a lot! just so unsure how to begin, I'm in 2nd year of a 3 year degree so do have some time and three chances to sit GAMSAT before i finish my degree, just the amount of science there is i find very daunting, well done in the exam!

Thanks! There's lots of online resources. Did you do any science subjects for the LC? The biology is pretty straight forward in the GAMSAT, a lot of it is data interpretation and any info you need is given in the question. If you're good at section I and II, good scores there can compensate for a weaker score in section III. You'll figure out a strategy that works for you as you get into the study.

medennial · 27-11-2017 11:17pm

Celestial12 wrote: »

I got 63 in the exam (SI 56, SII 64 and SIII 67). Work your way through the Des material, Khan academy videos are good too (I used them to brush up on Chemistry). Biology I just briefly bushed up on, my degree was biology based though. Didn't have time to cover physics! I don't think the Des O'Nell notes are great, but their practice tests are. I also briefly used some of the Berkeley (MCAT) notes.

I think €2000 is very expensive for the course, but if you think you'll benefit then go for it!

€2000 is definitely very expensive. Doing the exam without a science background is completely possible. I sat it for the first time there in September and scored 60. I did law and finance in undergrad, so have no science backing whatsoever and did very limited study for the GAMSAT. I worked a full time job and started to study about four months before the exam. I found a combination of Khan Academy and Des O’Neill worked really well and it saved me a lot of money rather than shelling out for a prep course.

You’ll get a lot of great material on Adverts.ie , maybe have a look here before you spend a couple thousand on a course. I’m now using the time before starting GEM to do free chemistry courses to brush up on my own knowledge at an easier pace, rather than trying to cram it for the exam

e1994 · 06-01-2018 3:58pm

This might be a ridiculous question but are you allowed to write on the paper that the essay questions come on? i.e. to make a quick plan?

Recap · 08-01-2018 10:46am

medennial wrote: »

Celestial12 wrote: »

I got 63 in the exam (SI 56, SII 64 and SIII 67). Work your way through the Des material, Khan academy videos are good too (I used them to brush up on Chemistry). Biology I just briefly bushed up on, my degree was biology based though. Didn't have time to cover physics! I don't think the Des O'Nell notes are great, but their practice tests are. I also briefly used some of the Berkeley (MCAT) notes.

I think €2000 is very expensive for the course, but if you think you'll benefit then go for it!

€2000 is definitely very expensive. Doing the exam without a science background is completely possible. I sat it for the first time there in September and scored 60. I did law and finance in undergrad, so have no science backing whatsoever and did very limited study for the GAMSAT. I worked a full time job and started to study about four months before the exam. I found a combination of Khan Academy and Des O’Neill worked really well and it saved me a lot of money rather than shelling out for a prep course.

You’ll get a lot of great material on Adverts.ie , maybe have a look here before you spend a couple thousand on a course. I’m now using the time before starting GEM to do free chemistry courses to brush up on my own knowledge at an easier pace, rather than trying to cram it for the exam

I just want to reiterate this point. My advice is the following:
- Get yourself acquainted with the test format and do tons of past papers;
- Understand the basic concepts in chemistry, physics and biology;
- I would rather spend the £260ish on sitting an extra session and better grasping the test conditions.

AthenaFortuna · 08-01-2018 2:28pm

For those sitting in March, can this result be used to apply for courses beginning in 2018? I also sat in September but am resitting to try and improve my mark a bit.

Celestial12 · 08-01-2018 2:47pm

AthenaFortuna wrote: »

For those sitting in March, can this result be used to apply for courses beginning in 2018? I also sat in September but am resitting to try and improve my mark a bit.

Yes, you can use the March score. September 2016 & 2017, March 2017 & 2018 can all be used for 2018 entry.

yamadeejit · 18-01-2018 7:18am

I am doing a full time pharmacy internship at the minute so I am finding it difficult to squeeze in study time. Anyone have any advice? Would 2 and a bit months be enough? Starting to lose hope a bit.

Celestial12 · 18-01-2018 12:18pm

yamadeejit wrote: »

I am doing a full time pharmacy internship at the minute so I am finding it difficult to squeeze in study time. Anyone have any advice? Would 2 and a bit months be enough? Starting to lose hope a bit.

It's more than enough time! I'd recommend doing practice questions. Des O'Neill and the Acer questions are good.

ilovesmecounty · 27-01-2018 10:41am

Hi guys, repeat gamsat refugee here. I sat it with very little prep in September (due to full time job) and zero science background. I had to learn what an atom was. So out of my depth completely. But the experience was great to have going into March. So if money is tight, I'd recommend you study as much as you can and give the exam your best go, even if you feel you aren't ready. At best, you might be pleasantly surprised, at worst you repeat with the knowledge of how better to go about it. I scored a 55 and nearly fell out of bed when I opened it. However, my science really let me down, while my essay writing really helped me out. So I'm going again. My progress in science is quite slow. I'm going through the papers, and I've reached the nearly always narrowing it down to two possible answers stage, but I always seem to go for the wrong one

I feel like I understand the concepts, but the way the questions are asked just don't suit my thinking process if that makes sense. I'm also worried that I might lose marks in Sections 1 and 2 due to lack of practice, and my marks were so good (especially in 2) that I can't possibly repeat that performance!

Celestial12 · 29-01-2018 4:19pm

ilovesmecounty wrote: »

Hi guys, repeat gamsat refugee here. I sat it with very little prep in September (due to full time job) and zero science background. I had to learn what an atom was. So out of my depth completely. But the experience was great to have going into March. So if money is tight, I'd recommend you study as much as you can and give the exam your best go, even if you feel you aren't ready. At best, you might be pleasantly surprised, at worst you repeat with the knowledge of how better to go about it. I scored a 55 and nearly fell out of bed when I opened it. However, my science really let me down, while my essay writing really helped me out. So I'm going again. My progress in science is quite slow. I'm going through the papers, and I've reached the nearly always narrowing it down to two possible answers stage, but I always seem to go for the wrong one
I feel like I understand the concepts, but the way the questions are asked just don't suit my thinking process if that makes sense. I'm also worried that I might lose marks in Sections 1 and 2 due to lack of practice, and my marks were so good (especially in 2) that I can't possibly repeat that performance!

You should get an offer for UL with 55 even if you don't improve. Fingers crossed you will score better second time around. Would you accept an offer from UL? I think I'm going to put it as my second choice, I currently have it third.

ilovesmecounty · 29-01-2018 4:37pm

Celestial12 wrote: »

You should get an offer for UL with 55 even if you don't improve. Fingers crossed you will score better second time around. Would you accept an offer from UL? I think I'm going to put it as my second choice, I currently have it third.

I would yeah. I'd prefer Dublin as my life is here, but the only thing I have against UL is location. Knowing my luck as well there will be a huge jump in scores and cutoff in UL will probably climb to 56 and 57. So I have to retake the thing. Having the prior experience going in is great in that I know what to expect. However, because I know what to expect I have full knowledge of the torture of that ghastly exam!:eek:

Limk88 · 29-01-2018 4:41pm

ilovesmecounty wrote: »

Hi guys, repeat gamsat refugee here. I sat it with very little prep in September (due to full time job) and zero science background. I had to learn what an atom was. So out of my depth completely. But the experience was great to have going into March. So if money is tight, I'd recommend you study as much as you can and give the exam your best go, even if you feel you aren't ready. At best, you might be pleasantly surprised, at worst you repeat with the knowledge of how better to go about it. I scored a 55 and nearly fell out of bed when I opened it. However, my science really let me down, while my essay writing really helped me out. So I'm going again. My progress in science is quite slow. I'm going through the papers, and I've reached the nearly always narrowing it down to two possible answers stage, but I always seem to go for the wrong one

I feel like I understand the concepts, but the way the questions are asked just don't suit my thinking process if that makes sense. I'm also worried that I might lose marks in Sections 1 and 2 due to lack of practice, and my marks were so good (especially in 2) that I can't possibly repeat that performance!

I feel your pain ilovesmecounty - I spent 3 weeks learning everything in "Biology for dummies" to find that rote learning is not the best way to tackle the GAMSAT

I think I'm going to focus on chemistry topics, basic physics and maths for now while working through the Des O'Neill questions for the next 2 months.
This seems pretty good for brushing up on maths for GAMSAT : http://e-gamsat.com/gamsat-videos-maths.html. ; Did you do anything specific for section 1 and 2 for your September GAMSAT sitting?

ilovesmecounty · 29-01-2018 4:46pm

Limk88 wrote: »

I feel your pain ilovesmecounty - I spent 3 weeks learning everything in "Biology for dummies" to find that rote learning is not the best way to tackle the GAMSAT I think I'm going to focus on chemistry topics, basic physics and maths for now while working through the Des O'Neill questions for the next 2 months.
This seems pretty good for brushing up on maths for GAMSAT : http://e-gamsat.com/gamsat-videos-maths.html.  Did you do anything specific for section 1 and 2 for your September GAMSAT sitting?

Not really. Just the practice questions in the exam papers. I figured I knew how to read and write enough to at least give it a good bash and focused completely on science. I do a lot of writing in my job though, and I had just written an MSc thesis so I had the critical thinking homework done in that sense. Writing any decent essay in an exam is hard, but throw in that time pressure and it's really hard. I'm used to speed reading and writing and even I was writing to the end for the essays and only had about 5 minutes to spare in section 1. Thanks for that. I find the sums often catch me out.

Celestial12 · 29-01-2018 4:46pm

ilovesmecounty wrote: »

I would yeah. I'd prefer Dublin as my life is here, but the only thing I have against UL is location. Knowing my luck as well there will be a huge jump in scores and cutoff in UL will probably climb to 56 and 57. So I have to retake the thing. Having the prior experience going in is great in that I know what to expect. However, because I know what to expect I have full knowledge of the torture of that ghastly exam!:eek:

Hopefully there won't be a points jump! I know what you mean though. I'm on 63, and I'm starting to wonder if I should sit again in March. I have UCD down first, it hasn't been near 63 in years yet I'm starting to worry I won't be secure. :eek::P

Did you get practice test 3? They released it in November, so it should be more like the real exam. The thing that annoyed me most about the GAMSAT on the day was the Section III seemed much more reasoning focused than in practice papers. I felt I would have been better off if I'd spent more time practising questions, rather than trying to learn concepts!

ilovesmecounty · 29-01-2018 4:52pm

Celestial12 wrote: »

Hopefully there won't be a points jump! I know what you mean though. I'm on 63, and I'm starting to wonder if I should sit again in March. I have UCD down first, it hasn't been near 63 in years yet I'm starting to worry I won't be secure. :eek::P

Did you get practice test 3? They released it in November, so it should be more like the real exam. The thing that annoyed me most about the GAMSAT on the day was the Section III seemed much more reasoning focused than in practice papers. I felt I would have been better off if I'd spent more time practising questions, rather than trying to learn concepts!

I have it, I just haven't gotten as far as it yet. I felt I wanted to keep it til last, as hopefully I'll be improving as I go and don't want the psychological kicking of doing badly in it! If the cutoff was 58 last year, I think you're safe enough. It's not going to make that kind of leap. I just am not good at these kind of tests. I've gotten a bit better, but not quick enough.

ilovesmecounty · 29-01-2018 5:05pm

Also can I just double check with you guys as I'm really nervous about messing up this CAO application. I've applied, have a number, and I've posted off the original documents. I have updated my ACER account with my CAO number. Is that all I can do? There doesn't seem to be anywhere on the CAO website to add my gamsat score. Thanks!

e1994 · 29-01-2018 8:14pm

63 was a great score to get! Any other advice?

Celestial12 · 30-01-2018 12:07pm

ilovesmecounty wrote: »

Also can I just double check with you guys as I'm really nervous about messing up this CAO application. I've applied, have a number, and I've posted off the original documents. I have updated my ACER account with my CAO number. Is that all I can do? There doesn't seem to be anywhere on the CAO website to add my gamsat score. Thanks!

Fingers crossed you're right and the scores won't change much. That's all I did. I'm also paranoid that I'm going to mess it up. I'd prefer if the system was more like that for other postgraduate courses, and that offers were made throughout the year. I hate that we have to wait until August. The March GAMSAT results are out in May, and most colleges release their results in June so it's a shame that it can't be sooner.

e1994 wrote: »

63 was a great score to get! Any other advice?

Not really! I didn't think the exam went well on the day, and felt I got lucky. Section III was my best section. I felt I would have been better off focusing on data interpretation rather than knowledge acquisition. Know how to read different graphs, tables etc. I found a lot of the questions on the day very wordy, and easy to confuse what they were asking for.

ilovesmecounty · 30-01-2018 12:14pm

Celestial12 wrote: »

Fingers crossed you're right and the scores won't change much. That's all I did. I'm also paranoid that I'm going to mess it up. I'd prefer if the system was more like that for other postgraduate courses, and that offers were made throughout the year. I hate that we have to wait until August. The March GAMSAT results are out in May, and most colleges release their results in June so it's a shame that it can't be sooner.
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In total agreement with you here. The results in August leave 2 weeks to find a place to live etc. I know with the Leaving Cert they need the summer to mark their papers but in this day and age, coupled with the housing/rental crisis, the fact that they could tell us earlier is more than a little bit annoying. I really feel for anyone who might be borderline going to Dublin but won't know until the day of the offers, who then have to make their way through the property jungle here. Plus, since we're older, I'm assuming lives take more managing and organisation compared to the Leaving Cert cohorts who can just take off and sleep on a couch if they have to. Oh to be young again! :pac:

mesallat · 31-01-2018 2:44am

Hey guys, did anyone on here get a score of 61 in sept, and if so are you repeating in march ?!

I got 61; I feel that if I got 60 or lower i'd happily repeat, and if I got 62 i'd be pretty happy to sit and wait with that for UCD.

61 is a tricky one cause it has to be 60 or lower to guarantee place, and it was 59 last year I think and has gone up by 2 pts before (rarely happens tho in fairness). Just wondering if anyone else in that predicament anyway ?

cheers

yamadeejit · 31-01-2018 12:48pm

ilovesmecounty wrote: »

Hi guys, repeat gamsat refugee here. I sat it with very little prep in September (due to full time job) and zero science background. I had to learn what an atom was. So out of my depth completely. But the experience was great to have going into March. So if money is tight, I'd recommend you study as much as you can and give the exam your best go, even if you feel you aren't ready. At best, you might be pleasantly surprised, at worst you repeat with the knowledge of how better to go about it. I scored a 55 and nearly fell out of bed when I opened it. However, my science really let me down, while my essay writing really helped me out. So I'm going again. My progress in science is quite slow. I'm going through the papers, and I've reached the nearly always narrowing it down to two possible answers stage, but I always seem to go for the wrong one
I feel like I understand the concepts, but the way the questions are asked just don't suit my thinking process if that makes sense. I'm also worried that I might lose marks in Sections 1 and 2 due to lack of practice, and my marks were so good (especially in 2) that I can't possibly repeat that performance!

Thanks for thus post. Was considering giving up and just sitting in Sept due to time constraints of working full time. You are right, it is expensive and I may as well give it my best shot.

Also- in terms of sending documents to CAO. Can I print off a copy of my transcript and send it off? Is that all that needs to be sent?

ilovesmecounty · 31-01-2018 1:03pm

yamadeejit wrote: »

Thanks for thus post. Was considering giving up and just sitting in Sept due to time constraints of working full time. You are right, it is expensive and I may as well give it my best shot.

Also- in terms of sending documents to CAO. Can I print off a copy of my transcript and send it off? Is that all that needs to be sent?

I've applied to CAO, and have my CAO number, and I've posted off the original documents to their office. Make sure they are original docs and not photocopies, grad med specifically needs original documents. I also updated my ACER account with my CAO number. I didn't send my gamsat score to CAO as I'll be re-sitting and according to their very confusing website, they will get the score from ACER but you need to keep an eye on your account in case it doesn't update.

Celestial12 · 31-01-2018 11:25pm

mesallat wrote: »

Hey guys, did anyone on here get a score of 61 in sept, and if so are you repeating in march ?!

I got 61; I feel that if I got 60 or lower i'd happily repeat, and if I got 62 i'd be pretty happy to sit and wait with that for UCD.

61 is a tricky one cause it has to be 60 or lower to guarantee place, and it was 59 last year I think and has gone up by 2 pts before (rarely happens tho in fairness). Just wondering if anyone else in that predicament anyway ?

cheers

You could maybe try to email UCD directly and see if they give you any information. In general, points here don't change much from year to year but the wait is nerve-wrecking!

yamadeejit · 02-02-2018 8:02am

What is everyone doing for the biology section? I have been making notes for physics and chemistry using the Gold Standard but I feel this would be too time consuming for biology given the amount of information.

Limk88 · 02-02-2018 11:54am

Hey Yamadeejit - have you looked at Kahn academy for videos on the different sciences; it might be quicker than reading books... Personally, I liked the Biology for dummies book.
Have any of you guys applied abroad? I stumbled across this today - https://www.nicosia.sgul.ac.cy/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/MEDICAL-DEGREE-BROCHURE-November-2017.pdf

Celestial12 · 02-02-2018 6:34pm

Limk88 wrote: »

Hey Yamadeejit - have you looked at Kahn academy for videos on the different sciences; it might be quicker than reading books... Personally, I liked the Biology for dummies book.
Have any of you guys applied abroad? I stumbled across this today - https://www.nicosia.sgul.ac.cy/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/MEDICAL-DEGREE-BROCHURE-November-2017.pdf

I didn't apply anywhere abroad. I thought the GAMSAT was a disaster on the day so didn't bother applying to the UK. I probably would have stayed in Ireland anyway, if given the choice.

GrabTheCREAM · 04-02-2018 7:23pm

How did everyone get along with the Online Practise 1? I did this for my prep for the Sept. 2017 exam and I got a score of I think 74-85 or something but this time I got 65-68.

Granted I did take my time in the first prep and gathered loads of info whereas I timed myself in this one I still see it as progress haha

Also has anyone taken the Griffith's Essay Course? It's 200 big ones so I'm a little skeptical but I would like to know how to maximise my points and how I'm getting on..

Kirby2k07 · 04-02-2018 7:59pm

Limk88 wrote: »

Hey Yamadeejit - have you looked at Kahn academy for videos on the different sciences; it might be quicker than reading books... Personally, I liked the Biology for dummies book.
Have any of you guys applied abroad? I stumbled across this today - https://www.nicosia.sgul.ac.cy/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/MEDICAL-DEGREE-BROCHURE-November-2017.pdf

27,500 year tho excluding living expenses

ilovesmecounty · 04-02-2018 8:55pm

Hi gang. I've worked my way through the Des and Acer papers and I know that PBL is the best way for me to learn. Can you recommend any other sample papers? Preferably papers with worked solutions, rather than just the answers.

Celestial12 · 14-02-2018 11:47am

The exam is creeping up so fast now! Hope the preparation is going well for everyone.

I have PDF's of the Acer papers and Des O'Neill notes if anyone wants them.

GrabTheCREAM · 15-02-2018 4:09pm

Has anyone done the Griffith's Essay writing course at all? I'm doing it now and I find it very very basic. But using des o'neills essay advice, it was completely different in comparison and I ended up getting 61 in the September 2017 sitting which I wasn't too happy with

anyone have any experience with this?

Limk88 · 15-02-2018 4:41pm

GrabTheCREAM wrote: »

Has anyone done the Griffith's Essay writing course at all? I'm doing it now and I find it very very basic. But using des o'neills essay advice, it was completely different in comparison and I ended up getting 61 which I wasn't too happy with

anyone have any experience with this?

I'm doing it at the moment but haven't gotten my marks for this week yet - are you doing the 5 week course or the 10 week course? Is the feedback good?

GrabTheCREAM · 15-02-2018 4:46pm

Limk88 wrote: »

I'm doing it at the moment but haven't gotten my marks for this week yet - are you doing the 5 week course or the 10 week course? Is the feedback good?

I'm doing the 5 week course, got a C- in the parentage essay and a D+ in the second one so definitely room for improvement. The feedback is very thorough but it really contradicts Des O'Neills guide for structure, etc. so I'm a little hesitant but I'll see how I get on as it goes on

How have you found it?

Limk88 · 16-02-2018 6:58pm

GrabTheCREAM wrote: »

Limk88 wrote: »

I'm doing it at the moment but haven't gotten my marks for this week yet - are you doing the 5 week course or the 10 week course? Is the feedback good?

I'm doing the 5 week course, got a C- in the parentage essay and a D+ in the second one so definitely room for improvement. The feedback is very thorough but it really contradicts Des O'Neills guide for structure, etc. so I'm a little hesitant but I'll see how I get on as it goes on

How have you found it?

I got a C+ in parentage and a D in the selfishness essay so not best pleased with myself. I suppose the only way to test the theory of which method works is to do the official essay on the acer website using both methods and seeing how it goes? I'm going to stick to the Griffiths one for now anyway...

mesallat · 16-02-2018 7:05pm

Anyone interested in going halves on the new pink acer practice paper? 32 euro for a crappy pdf is criminal ...

GrabTheCREAM · 16-02-2018 7:11pm

Limk88 wrote: »

I got a C+ in parentage and a D in the selfishness essay so not best pleased with myself. I suppose the only way to test the theory of which method works is to do the official essay on the acer website using both methods and seeing how it goes? I'm going to stick to the Griffiths one for now anyway...

I actually did the first and second ACER ones before I started the course just to see where i was at (first was v easy so I’d base my real score on the second)

First time around I got a 55 to 59 on the score and this time before I started the course I kinda followed the structure of the essay in Griffiths and got (I think) 62 to 65 so could’ve been a fluke not sure lol

Will try the ACER ones again after this module

Limk88 · 23-02-2018 4:04pm

GrabTheCREAM wrote: »

Limk88 wrote: »

I got a C+ in parentage and a D in the selfishness essay so not best pleased with myself. I suppose the only way to test the theory of which method works is to do the official essay on the acer website using both methods and seeing how it goes? I'm going to stick to the Griffiths one for now anyway...

I actually did the first and second ACER ones before I started the course just to see where i was at (first was v easy so I’d base my real score on the second)

First time around I got a 55 to 59 on the score and this time before I started the course I kinda followed the structure of the essay in Griffiths and got (I think) 62 to 65 so could’ve been a fluke not sure lol

Will try the ACER ones again after this module

How is your essay prep going? I got Ds in both this week - I am really liking the feedback but feel like the subjects are a bit complex. I don't know if this is the standard on the actual GAMSAT essay...

GrabTheCREAM · 23-02-2018 4:08pm

Limk88 wrote: »

How is your essay prep going? I got Ds in both this week - I am really liking the feedback but feel like the subjects are a bit complex. I don't know if this is the standard on the actual GAMSAT essay...

I got a D and C- this week, but the marker said one of them was my best essay to date... but gave me the same mark as before hmm ðŸ€”

Yeah the subjects are a little complex but I think it’s close enough to what you see in the gamsat anyway maybe a little less specific if you get me

Consonata · 25-02-2018 12:34am

Anybody here applying to Scotland or Derry. They both seem significantly cheaper, and I'd rather finish college loanless.

Celestial12 · 26-02-2018 1:11pm

Consonata wrote: »

Anybody here applying to Scotland or Derry. They both seem significantly cheaper, and I'd rather finish college loanless.

I didn't apply to the UK because I didn't think my GAMSAT went well enough in September to justify applying. Not going to put off starting for another year though.

Limk88 · 27-02-2018 4:37pm

Consonata wrote: »

Anybody here applying to Scotland or Derry. They both seem significantly cheaper, and I'd rather finish college loanless.

That sounds like a great incentive to apply! Do you have a link to more information on the courses?

Consonata · 27-02-2018 6:49pm

Limk88 wrote: »

That sounds like a great incentive to apply! Do you have a link to more information on the courses?

Scottish GEM:
https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/subjects/medicine/scotgem-mbchb/#12958

Derry:
https://www.ulster.ac.uk/faculties/life-and-health-sciences/graduate-entry-medical-school

Celestial12 · 28-02-2018 1:06pm

ScotGEM are accepting a second round of applications for September entry! Closes in March.

I seriously need to consider applying. Has anybody sat the SJTace?

ilovesmecounty · 15-03-2018 11:57am

Just over a week to go! How's everyone feeling??

Limk88 · 15-03-2018 5:14pm

ilovesmecounty wrote: »

Just over a week to go! How's everyone feeling??

Hey ilovesmecounty - getting a bit nervous! Have finished the ACER practice questions and sample questions and going through practice test 3 now and plan on doing practice test 2 next week before the exam. Looking at the gold standard youtube channel as I am correcting the ACER material as I find the videos very good!!! As for the essay course, my score has reached an all time low of D's last week so don't really know what to do about that!
How are preparations going for you?

ilovesmecounty · 15-03-2018 5:22pm

Limk88 wrote: »

Hey ilovesmecounty - getting a bit nervous! Have finished the ACER practice questions and sample questions and going through practice test 3 now and plan on doing practice test 2 next week before the exam. Looking at the gold standard youtube channel as I am correcting the ACER material as I find the videos very good!!! As for the essay course, my score has reached an all time low of D's last week so don't really know what to do about that!
How are preparations going for you?

That youtube channel is the biz. He explains it really well. Any improvements I make are all down to those videos. I have neglected my S1 and S2 as I did really well in them last September, but now I'm afraid I've let it go and I'll end up dropping my scores there. So I need to cop on now and focus for the week we have left. I'm annoyed at my own brain at this stage. I feel like I understand the science concepts quite well, but I just can't *think* the same way as the questions are posed, if that makes sense. If the exam is org chem heavy, I'm screwed.

GAMSAT 2018

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