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When should you attempt the GAMSAT?

You can sit the GAMSAT Exam during the first, second, and third year of your degree. Each choice comes with advantages and disadvantages. We've put together these slides to provide you with tips about the best time to attempt the GAMSAT. For more information, read our detailed article here: https://gradready.com.au/posts/gamsat-preparation-courses/when-should-you-attempt-the-gamsat

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When should you attempt the GAMSAT?

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  1. When should you attempt the GAMSAT?

  2. When should you attempt the GAMSAT? • GAMSAT® Exam is a high-stakes, expensive test that can only be sat once a year. • The results are only valid for two years, so you do need to be a bit strategic in terms of when you should sit it. • So let’s take your average three year bachelors and look at the pros and cons of sitting the GAMSAT® Exam during each year of your degree.

  3. First year • If you’re in first year, you might be thinking of having a ‘practice run’ (remember, this won’t be valid for admission). • There is definitely some merit to this – a big part of the GAMSAT® Exam is exam technique and having gone through it before is a huge help – but you need to keep things in perspective. • Seeing as it’s not going to be valid, you need to ensure that you can afford it; the exam fee is $515 for 2021! And also that you won’t let it distract from your uni work, because your GPA is important and, depending on what schools you apply to, will probably contribute to your ranking for an interview and offer.

  4. Second year • If you’re in second year (and the penultimate year of a standard 3-year degree) you can sit the GAMSAT® Exam in March and then if you score highly enough, put off thinking about admissions for over a year and just focus on your degree. Then, in your third year, you can use that mark to apply and voilà! • Of course, not everyone will achieve a score that puts them in the privileged position of guaranteeing them an interview. So for most of us, even a competitive score in the 60s doesn’t really guarantee an interview, and many people will want to re-sit in their final year in the hopes of improving their score. • But that’s the beauty of it, if you can justify the expense of sitting it twice, why not?

  5. Third year • If you’re sitting GAMSAT® Exam for the first time in third year, you’ve got the benefit of an almost locked in GPA, and therefore may have a little more time to devote to the exam. • Another positive is that between GAMSAT® Exam and your uni assignments and exams, you’ll be so busy that all the admission milestones will fly by and before you know it you could have an offer for the following year. • However, what if you don’t get one? Not to be a massive Debbie Downer, but that’s something you’ve got to consider, so it really pays to have a ‘plan b’. This could include working to save up money, travelling to spend it all, doing an honours year to increase your GPA, or reevaluating your career goals.

  6. Further Materials • GAMSAT Section 1: How to prepare • GAMSAT Section 2 Essays: How to Prepare • GAMSAT Biology: How to prepare • GAMSAT Chemistry: How to Prepare • GAMSAT Physics: How to Prepare • Don’t forget to sign up for our GAMSAT Free Trial, which includes 50 MCQs from our Intelligent MCQ Bank, access to our week-by-week study guide for each section, and a wealth of our GAMSAT resources: https://gradready.com.au/gamsat-preparation-courses/free-gamsat-trial

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