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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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Hello guys

i just wanna know

Do you need to get a uni offer before you sit to the Gamsat?

thanks

You should contact ACER if you never received anything from them after paying for the test. I got a tax invoice/receipt via e-mail as soon as I'd paid, as well as an e-mail verifying my registration information. They respond pretty quickly through e-mail so it shouldn't be a problem, but they'll need your e-mail address and details soon to be able to send you the ticket on time. I hope they get it sorted out =)
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We get an email two weeks before the exam itself - that's how it has been done the past few years anyway.

Acer has an information booklet on the exam hosted at http://www.gamsat.acer.edu.au/images/infobook/gamsat_infobook.pdf, which gives the date of the exam (20 March) and says that we'll be sent our admission ticket about two weeks before then, i.e. first week of March.

I have received absolutely nothing from ACER so far. No receipt for the hundreds of bucks we paid or confirmation of successful enrollment or anything.

Others I've talked to have said they've not gotten anything either.

Is that right? Have they really not even emailed us anything, or have I only been talking to people with overly zealous spam filters?

Hi!

I have decided to take the GAMSAT exam, hopefully this year!

I don't have a science background except an A level in Human Biology (degree in Criminology a few years ago doesn't really count!)

Can anyone recommend any good texts/resources that introduce topics gradually. By far the most difficult thing for me will be chemistry (despite my brother and father having masters degrees in chemistry I never got on so well in school!) The biology and physics I can handle.

I know it is only 7 months but I am pretty good at studying and have some time on my hands. Would love to hear from anyone in a similar situation or who has done the same thing before from pretty much zero.

I would much rather get this done this year rather than wait until the 2011 test as I am getting older

Any advice greatly appreciated!

Nick

eternal.abyss wrote:

For those few that do consider international applicants, most require them to have completed at least 1 undergrad year at a US/Canadian uni.

That too - I remember looking at some of the great US Med Schools and saw that. You are probably better off studying here, doing your internship here then take the US medical exams (you can look up this stuff on the USyd website) then go there to work.

Thanks guys! That's really helpful. I couldn't seem to locate the information anywhere, so I really appreciate it. My Irish cousin got a soccer scholarship and is studying Law in the US, so I thought it would be a possibility. But she is undergrad, so that makes sense now. So, cheers again all! GAMSAT here I come haha

From what I know it's virtually impossible for non-US citizens/residents to gain admission into a US medical school. For those few that do consider international applicants, most require them to have completed at least 1 undergrad year at a US/Canadian uni. I found some websites that sum it up better than I ever could; sorry in advance for the long post =):

From the Uni.of Georgia,
http://premed.uga.edu/guide/four.htm#international
"International students in the USA... often find it surprising that it is much more difficult to enter a U.S. medical school (M.D. or D.O) than it is to enter a U.S. university graduate school to study for a Ph.D. or M.S. degree. Many U.S. medical schools give preference to legal residents of the geographic state in which the school exists, as they operate under instructions from the state governmental officials to 'produce' to meet the health care needs of the specific state. Eligibility for many U.S. Federal Government sponsored financial loans may well be defined by being a U.S. citizen, or a U.S. permanent resident ("Green Card"), or PERHAPS being designated sometimes as a 'political refugee', fleeing violence in their homeland."

"It is extremely difficult for international applicants who are not citizens or permanent residents of the United States to gain admission to American medical schools. State-supported medical schools rarely consider international applicants for admission, and those private schools that do accept applications generally require that international students place in escrow the equivalent of one to four years tuition and fees (U.S.$40,000-$200,000). Unlike undergraduate education there are virtually no scholarships available for medical school, and in order to qualify for U.S. government-sponsored loans the applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States."

Here's a list of all the medical schools' policies regarding international students, in case you're still interested - http://naahp.org/resources_InternatMed_Article_June09.htm

I think a better approach would be to hone those problem-solving skills and take the gamsat . US med school admissions consider the MCAT score, gpa, interview, recommendations, personal essay(s), relevant extra-curricular activities and/or personal experiences, completion of prerequisite courses, etc... It's basically a long process!

Hope that helps a bit, good luck ~
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Coming here to be a doctor isn't a big problem, it is pretty expensive to study there. I remember seeing UC Berkeley's accommodation was over twenty thousand (USD) a year.

Almost every college there need a 4-year undergrad with a broad range of subjects (including humanities).