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Biomedicine at UoM or Biomedicine/Science at Monash University?
Alter:
I haven't sat the UMAT personally, but I know that you can sit the GAMSAT multiple times. The GAMSAT is also very much unlike the UMAT, but you can read up more about it as there's a whole subforum for the test here. There are tons of examples of people that have done not so well in the UMAT but gotten into the MD through the GAMSAT, so don't be demoralised by your past performance!
brightsky:
GAMSAT is a little less subjective than the UMAT. The test is divided into three sections. The first section examines your reading comprehension skills. The second section assesses your written communication skills. The third section tests your knowledge of biology, chemistry and physics. The entire test is multiple choice, with the exception of the second section. In a sense, GAMSAT is more akin to the GAT than the UMAT. See the following link for further details about the test: https://gamsat.acer.edu.au/files/GAMSAT_Info_Booklet_16.pdf.
The good thing about GAMSAT is that unlike the UMAT it can be sat multiple times starting from the penultimate year of your undergrad degree; GEMSAS will take your highest score. Generally speaking, your score on GAMSAT is proportional to how much effort you put in.
cosine:
--- Quote from: brightsky on December 20, 2015, 01:16:47 pm ---GAMSAT is a little less subjective than the UMAT. The test is divided into three sections. The first section examines your reading comprehension skills. The second section assesses your written communication skills. The third section tests your knowledge of biology, chemistry and physics. The entire test is multiple choice, with the exception of the second section. In a sense, GAMSAT is more akin to the GAT than the UMAT. See the following link for further details about the test: https://gamsat.acer.edu.au/files/GAMSAT_Info_Booklet_16.pdf.
The good thing about GAMSAT is that unlike the UMAT it can be sat multiple times starting from the penultimate year of your undergrad degree; GEMSAS will take your highest score. Generally speaking, your score on GAMSAT is proportional to how much effort you put in.
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Cheers guys, and so with the Melbourne University Biomedicine, what if you have the highest WAM in your cohort, do you still have to sit the GAMSAT? Like for Monash if you're top 7% then as Pi said you get a guarantee position. Also how many times can you sit the GAMSAT? And can you get into Medicine without it, via the Melbourne University Biomedicine?
warya:
--- Quote from: cosine on December 20, 2015, 12:57:05 pm ---Guys I want to do Biomedicine at Melbourne because its closer, but I know the GAMSAT will be deathly. I think if I went to Monash Biomedicine I would work very hard to be in that top 7% to guarantee my place in Medicine without GAMSAT. But the travel...
Opinions please? I know its my future but is the GAMSAT (from what I have heard) much like the UMAT? And we all know I have history, unpleasant one, with the UMAT, and I don't want hard work to vanish because of an overrated test ...
Thank you
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I have to travel 1.5hrs to Monash too, from what I've heard, you get used to it plus it's a good time to nap/watch TV shows/maybe even study.
brightsky:
--- Quote from: cosine on December 20, 2015, 01:23:50 pm ---Cheers guys, and so with the Melbourne University Biomedicine, what if you have the highest WAM in your cohort, do you still have to sit the GAMSAT? Like for Monash if you're top 7% then as Pi said you get a guarantee position. Also how many times can you sit the GAMSAT? And can you get into Medicine without it, via the Melbourne University Biomedicine?
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No, even if you have highest WAM you still have to sit GAMSAT. There is no limit to how many times you can sit the GAMSAT, but since you can only start sitting the GAMSAT in second year, there are a finite number of offerings (4-5 I believe), assuming that you are hoping to do med straight after third year. Those who have 99+ as an ATAR and have a GPA above 75 have a guaranteed full-fee paying place in med, but in order to get CSP, you have to sit GAMSAT unless as pi said you are a Chancellor's Scholar.
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