Non-science students come from varying backgrounds – art, economics, law, or even the labor force itself! From the beginning, preparing for the GAMSAT exam, particularly for the science part (Section III), appears to be loathsome, shocking, and unfair to students from a non-science background. But it’s truly not that scary.
There's a deliberate method for offering yourself the best opportunity at crushing it come GAMSAT day. It's tied in with perceiving that regardless of your background, you have learned problem solving qualities previously, you have settled issues before, and you have prevailed over tests previously. This large number of abilities that are misperceived as being non-adaptable to a science-based exam are very much adaptable.
The most ideal guidance for the time being is to zero in on your planning for Section III, where you will be in a tougher spot contrasted with understudies with a science foundation.
In the event that the GAMSAT arrangement is altogether new to you, here's a concise overview of the test's three areas:
S1: Humanities and Social Sciences – 92 mins + 8 mins reading time, 62 MCQs
S2: Written Communication – 60 mins + 5 mins reading time, 2 essays
S3: Biological and Physical Sciences – 142 mins + 8 mins reading time, 75 MCQs. Segment 3 is parted into 40% chemistry, for which first-year college understanding is required, 40% biology and 20% physics, for which a degree of high-school understanding is required.
The general score is then determined using this formula:
Section 1 + Section 2 + (2 x Section 3)/4
Since there is double weighting to Section 3, there is specific significance on studying for those science questions, particularly for understudies without a solid science foundation. In any case, some schools, for example, the University of Melbourne, utilise an alternate equation, which doesn't make Section 3 double weighted.
The score for each part is a percentile of how one performs among their peers on that given test. Key achievements are that 56 is the middle score, 61 is the top quartile, and 66 is the top 10%.
The GAMSAT in general is a preferable indicator over the UCAT for a student’s performance at med school. There is some legitimacy to the test, and it is normally a fundamental piece of your application for post-graduate medicine in Australia.
Invest 40% of your energy on chemistry, 40% on biology, and 20% physics. In doing as such, ensure that you understand the fundamental standards.
For more information, check out our full article here: https://gradready.com.au/posts/gamsat-preparation-courses/the-non-science-backgrounder-s-guide-to-the-gamsat
