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I'm in the same boat as you, except I procrastinated myself to this point whereas you at least got to travel overseas:(. I do agree with the above two replies though. A clear head can really help to answer questions objectively, with the limited information provided; you don't want to panic yourself into doing poorly on the test day.

With these last two weeks in hand, I think it'd be best to first spend time writing essays for section II. m/c questions at least give us something to work with, but the essays are entirely up to us. Like ashtool said, a badly written essay will be obvious and will drastically lower section II's score. So if you spend just an hour every alternate day working on section II, you'll have written 10-12 practice essays by the time of the test. Given the short time frame, that's a lot of preparation!

As for section I, I think the only thing we can do is go through practice tests and try to understand why the correct answers are correct. Many times they seem debatable, so approaching the questions from a different perspective might help. After that, we can only be optimistic and hope for the best! Good luck~
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All you can do is relax and stay calm. A healthy mind and body goes a very long way.

section I & II are more demanding than many people plan for.

a poorly argued, unworldly essay is quite obvious from the outset.

for section I, I would try to cover ALL the questions in the gamsat booklet, and get a feel for how they work. There?s no set module of study for this section, as it is purposely designed to weed out the poor comprehenders.

for section II, I would write at least 3 practice essays under time constraints. first, put a little score out of 10 next to each option, in terms of how convincingly you could formulate an essay. then draw a map, starting in the centre with your main idea, and put satellite ideas around it. then start writing, sticking as closely to your map as possible.

all the best.

Hi everyone,

I am really stressed out for the exam, I was overseas and never had the chance to study much and just came back two days ago. I tried to do the practice questions and seem to find it a bit difficult. I can manage section three questions but have difficulties with the rest. I am now so stressed out and don't know where to begin from or what to do since there is not much time left.

Any advice will be appreciated,

Thank you.

Hi Alyano

Before you apply to any University, you need to have a GAMSAT score. That means you have to sit for the GAMSAT first and then apply to a university. University gives offers based on your GAMSAT score and other factors like GPA, interview. The selection criteria differs for each University. It is best to visit the individual University website (the ones you want to apply to) and get the details.

But before all this, if you have a Bachelor's degree then just sit for the GAMSAT first.

Hope this clears your doubts
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Hi Derek

First of all, forget that you have "just 1.5 min" to answer each question in Section 1. If you keep reminding yourself during the test that minutes are running out, you will only make yourself more nervous and lose more time thinking about it. You sure don't want that. Calm yourself before you start with Section 1.

To answer your question, well it is always best to skim read the passage and then move onto the questions. Make the first reading a slightly good one, you should pick up the main points and get a basic idea of what the passage is about. This also helps in knowing where to trace back the answer in the passage.

Hope this helps. Best of luck with the Gammy this year.

Cheers
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If there is anyone in the Warrnambool, Vic area that wants to catch up and help each other on Section III I'd be very interested.

Thanks

Hi all

I need some advice regarding section #1. I have started practicing section #1 (timed) - not good results. I have an ~50% success rate with questions. I find that reading the entire prose passage is extremely time consuming and I am rushing to answer.

Question is: how should section 1 be tackled - should I spend more time reading and then attempt question, or should I read questions first and then the passage? With 1.5 min per question feeling very stressed.

Any advice would be most appreciated, especially from any GAMSAT veterans out there.

Thanks

Derek

Haha, that wouldn't really make any sense ... No, you sit the gamsat first, and then apply to schools once you've received your results. The schools then reject or shortlist you based on your Gamsat scores and other factors (gpa and interview, typically).
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