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GAMSAT 2017 Exam Info & Study Group
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04-04-2016 1:31pm#1Hey,
I am in my final year of a BA in Psychology and next March in Dublin I have decided to sit the GAMSAT. I finish my final exams mid May - thats when I plan on beginning to prep for the GAMSAT. I am interested in setting up a study group (Dublin or Kildare as I am willing to travel, I am based in Kildare) in order to bounce ideas off each other and share information and hopefully increase productivity for anyone in the area that is also thinking of sitting the same exam in 2017. If anyone is interested in joining me, you can PM me or comment below.
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I'm also considering sitting the GAMSAT in March 2017, I've only really started looking into it the past couple of days. I'm coming from a business background, but would have done Physics and Chemistry in the LC many many years ago!
Any idea when the closing date for applications is? And do most people do classes or just study by themselves?
Total newbie to all of this so would appreciate any info/advice from those more in the know! 0 -
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Just thought I'd chime in here with my own experience in case it could help anyone.
I sat the gamsat 3 times, first time in my last year of college where I got 51 points, second in UK last September where I received 58 points, and finally in March of this year where I achieved a score 61, which should secure me a place this September.
The science section was always what held me back as I come from a non-science background. What really helped me in this was going to a science tutor and running through the test papers with them. A lot of the time the questions did not actually require prior knowledge of science but just needed careful deconstruction.
Sometimes though you absolutely need to understand scientific concepts/formulas in order to succeed. The tutor really helped with this as did the Khan Academy website.
Of course the price of private lessons with a tutor can be prohibitive but if you are working as I was it is manageable. I think it's probably cheaper overall than the gold standard courses too, although I don't know much about them.
Anyways keep at it and good luck with your studies you guys!
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Lady is a tramp wrote: »Nope it's obviously an advantage for when you're sitting the GAMSATs, but it's not a requirement.
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Just thought I'd chime in here with my own experience in case it could help anyone.
I sat the gamsat 3 times, first time in my last year of college where I got 51 points, second in UK last September where I received 58 points, and finally in March of this year where I achieved a score 61, which should secure me a place this September.
The science section was always what held me back as I come from a non-science background. What really helped me in this was going to a science tutor and running through the test papers with them. A lot of the time the questions did not actually require prior knowledge of science but just needed careful deconstruction.
Sometimes though you absolutely need to understand scientific concepts/formulas in order to succeed. The tutor really helped with this as did the Khan Academy website.
Of course the price of private lessons with a tutor can be prohibitive but if you are working as I was it is manageable. I think it's probably cheaper overall than the gold standard courses too, although I don't know much about them.
Anyways keep at it and good luck with your studies you guys!
Same both as you, scoring a 60/60/39
My Science is just woeful, with the exception of Physics (A in Higher LC) I never did any in secondary school, now granted I did 2 weeks study for the GAMSAT and hadn't wrote an essay in a couple of years prior to the sitting but I think a 55 in the science section would have brought me up to a 58.
I might give it a go in September, However I think it would be just as a means of besting the exam itself. It would be hard for me to give up my job now with a wife and kids to support to go back to school for 4 years.0 -
sReq | uTeK wrote: »Same both as you, scoring a 60/60/39
My Science is just woeful, with the exception of Physics (A in Higher LC) I never did any in secondary school, now granted I did 2 weeks study for the GAMSAT and hadn't wrote an essay in a couple of years prior to the sitting but I think a 55 in the science section would have brought me up to a 58.
I might give it a go in September, However I think it would be just as a means of besting the exam itself. It would be hard for me to give up my job now with a wife and kids to support to go back to school for 4 years.
That's still such a good score for just two weeks study!
I can relate to wanting to best the GAMSAT. Even if I don't get to get into a med school, sitting the GAMSAT has been a personal goal for me for a long time!0 -
Hi Guys,
I was on FB searching for the group but it didn't come up in searches. Who can I PM to get involved? Thanks for any info.
Just started to study...a little. It's a big change but I must admit but feels good to be learning and reasoning again after baby brain To become a doctor has been a dream of mine for years but between one thing and another it just hasn't happened...yet. Step 1 is just to achieve a good score in the GAMSAT. To put myself in a place where I could get a place in med school would be an achievement in itself at this stage. Just going to break the process down and take it one stage at a time because thinking about it too much introduces the element of fear. And there's certainly no place for FEAR at the moment. 0 -
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