My name’s Adam 👋🏻 I’m a junior doctor from Australia and I make videos about medicine, food and health.
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Thank you, this video was super informative. For the standardised interview score, is it possible to receive multiple place offers from different unis? Or can you only get one place offer per round?
Glad it was helpful! If you’re applying to universities that operate through the GEMSAS system, you can only receive interviews/offers from one university - this will be the highest university on your preference list that grants you an offer. For e.g even if you theoretically are ‘accepted’ by universities ranked 2,4,5 and 7 on your preference list, you will only get an official offer from #2 and you will not have the ability to ‘choose’ from any of the universities below. Of course, when you apply to universities that are external to GEMSAS (USyd etc), you can get multiple interviews/offers from each university that you apply to. Hope this helps!
Hey mate, how're you going? Just a heads up, I had purchased the essay feedback service from you on the 11th May, but haven't received anything yet. I also emailed you about the delay, and still didn't get back a response. I understand you may be busy, but is it possible if you get back to me on the feedback. If you're unable to, thats fine, but please let me know. Thanks
Hey there, sincerely apologise for the delay, I hadn’t seen the confirmation come through! Will send through the feedback in the next 48-72 hours but Ill also send you a refund for your troubles! Thank you for letting me know and appreciate your understanding!
Hey there, i’m from india and i’m Pharm D graduate. i want appear for GAMSAT. please guide me regarding how to prepare for gamsat and as you said in your video about getting bonus from universities when somebody has high qualification background. will you please explain that again? i want to know whether i’m eligible or not. Also is there any other exam that i need give before giving GAMSAT? sir i request you to please make a video for international students who wish to appear GAMSAT exam.
Hey there, thanks for your question. The best advice I can give would be to check out the GEMSAS Guide. This outlines the admission requirements for each university and the bonuses they offer. Some universities will offer bonusus for PhDs or Masters qualifications but this varies extensively between each university. Regarding other exams - typically the GAMSAT is the primary exam for entry into graduate medicine but again, take a look at the GEMSAS guide, some universities may require the SJT (Situational Judgement Test) and they may also have specific English language requirements. Will try and put together a video for international students 🙏🏻 Hope you found this helpful!
@@adam_is Thank you so much for replying. and please do make a video for international students, specially for those who complete 6yr course such as Doctor Of Pharmacy and want to get into med school to pursue doctor of medicine.
Very helpful video. What was the name of the book you mentioned?
Thanks! It’s called Des O’Neill
I just sat my first Gamsat this march and Sections 1 and 2 went decent but Section 3 was horrible, I had a migraine, and I didn't understand any of the content. Would be cool if you could make a section 3 study guide, particularly what to do for new students, how to improve incrementally, and what resources to use including the effectiveness of paid resources. Thank you and lovely video!
Good job on your attempt, sounds like you had a solid crack at it 👏🏻 Great idea!
Great Template ! I have repurposed it for my EMT class
Great to hear!
Been contemplating on passmedicine, defo gonna get it now!
Passmed was solid!
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Just curious, in the first part of the video you said that if we took the September sitting you wouldn't be able to use it for the following year but the year after. Does this mean that if I sit the GAMSAT in September this year I won't be able to use my results in a 2025 application starting in 2026?
Fair question - to clarify: If you sit in September 2024, you will be able to use your score to apply in 2025, will the aim of starting medical school in 2026. What I was getting at in the video is that if you sit the GAMSAT in September, you are not able to then begin medical school the year after as the application period for the following year would have already closed and therefore your GAMSAT score cannot in that same year that you sat the exam. Hope this helps :)
I was checking University of Sydney and I saw this sentence: “Offers may continue to be made until January”. So I think who sit in Sep 2024 may have chance for 2025
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best section 3 topics to revise in final week?
@@innishooper5508 I reckon physics questions would be the way to go! Organic chem as well if you're not already feeling good about that :P
Loved the video, thanks for sharing your experience🙌💯. One thing i wanted to confirm with you is that, with mcqs in section 1 and 3, there is no negative marking right? So if we have doubt between two, we can still answer without worrying about a mark penalty.
Thanks, glad you found it helpful! Marks aren’t taken off for wrong answers, only awarded for correct responses.
Do i have to respond to all quotes or just pick one easier?
I would always recommend responding generally to all quotes.
Thanks Adam! 2 questions Which med school did you go to? And rhetorical questions in Task A are pretty ill-advised and frowned upon, what are your thoughts on using them in task b?
Glad I can help! I went to Deakin. Regarding rhetorical questions, I think it’s case dependent. They’re never really something Ive opted for in my writing. I think if you are asking a rhetorical question of the reader, there can often be a better way of framing/phrasing the question you ask/issue at hand. Hope that helps!
Great video! Just a quick question. How do you feel about introducing your contention in essays by saying “I believe that” because I felt like looking back at some of my essays it might a little hard to identify the contention without prefacing it like that
Thanks! I definitely think that this is a good way to make your contention clear for assessors. For sure this isn't the most organic way of weaving your contention into your introduction but bottom line - your assessor has to be able to clearly see what you're contending. I feel that it's more important that your contention is crystal clear than necessarily how you word it. Hope this helps!
@@adam_is Thank you sm man!
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just found your channel! great content! First time sitter in march and am consistently getting 65-68. Any high yield tip ?
Appreciate it, thanks for watching! These are solid scores. I've harped on about how using quality examples and having solid structure are important. However, to take it to the next level, try to focus on how you analyse your ideas and your examples. Having good ideas helps, but try to be really clear and succinct. Be specific to the argument you are conveying in that body paragraph and ensure it is relevant to your contention. I think that this often separates the good from great essays! Obviously I've never read your essays but just general advice - hope this helps!
Great video!! I just am concerned about the example that I have to provide since I don’t have that wide knowledge around historical topics. Any tips?
It can be tough but I think the best examples are ones that are relevant but also not totally generic. As Ive mentioned in a couple comments, have a look through the quote generator and common essay themes and try to research/brainstorm according to these themes. Themes often overlap and repeat themeselves and eventually you’ll have a good bank of examples to use. Examples also can come from weird and wonderful places - watch netflix docos and go on wikipedia - youll end up finding some cool examples and youre more likely to remember them as well. However, most importantly, a good example is one that is relevant, succinct and implented nicely into your essay. This will always trump how ‘out there’ and creative your example is.
Is the GAMSAT still going to put the name of the person who said those quotes?
It’s a good question! Not 100% sure but I reckon you could be right, don’t think they include the names on quotes anymore. Anyone able to confirm?
Thanks for the video! It was informative.
Thanks for the feedback! Appreciate it :)
There isnt reading time anymore, you have the entire 65 minutes
Thanks for letting me know!
Do you think a reflective style of essay is suitable for task A?
As I've mentioned, I don't think there is any one best way to write an essay and I've seen a variety of essay styles score well. However, in my experience, I believe that Task A should be approached in a more analytical, discursive way whereas reflective writing is best kept for Task B.
Thanks bro. Do you have any tips for any high yield ways to increase my knowledge of good examples to use? I struggle with recalling good examples to use off the top of my head in the small time limit, especially high quality ones like the ones written in the essay shown.
Thanks mate. When I started my essay prep I had zero good examples, so it's definitely possible to build your way up! Examples can come from the most unexpected places. Scroll through documentaries on netflix and youtube - watching something often helps me remember details better. Dive into wikipedia. Check out Paging Dr - I vaguely remember there being a thread about different examples. Pull together a list of common Task A/B themes from the quote generator and go through them one-by-one then scour the internet and try to find a few relevant examples for each. Once you have developed a list, you can read through this list in your study time, although another great way to practice using them is by doing essay plans. This forces you try to think of arguments and examples on the spot. Again, use the quote generator and jot down a plan for an essay that you might write for a given quote set - then plan out the examples that you would use. This repetition helped to learning and apply examples. Hope this helps!
I struggle with the analysis part. I feel I don’t do it enough when I write. Any tips for this? Also I’m always worried about not having a unique contention. Like is it still possible to still do well with a generic contention? Thank you this video though!!
Appreciate it and thanks for your question! Regarding analysis: I think this is an important part of your body paragraph but it doesn’t have to be longer than 2-3 sentences. Try to make sure it’s specific to your contention and to the argument you are making in that paragraph. Outline why the example you’ve used is important and why it’s relevant to your contention and to the society that we live in. This would be my main focus. When I’m writing my analysis and link, I often re-read my contention from the introduction just to make sure my analysis is targetted and relevant. Re: having a unique contention. I think this comes with time and repetition. Ultimately, I think that having good structure and strong arguments are more important than having an ‘intetesting’ or ‘unqiue’ idea. But if you want to work on idea generation then try using a quote generator online and practise essay plans. Try to think of contentions that have a bit more ‘flavour’ and arguments for your body paragraphs and jot it down in dot point form. This will get you into the mindset of finding different contentions. Ideas and themes also repeat themselves, so this activity will help you build a bank of contentions/examples. Hope this helps!
@adam_is do you have any tips for S1?
@inishooper5508 I personally found S1 the most difficult to improve and my scores only slightly improved between my two attempts. However, my approach was similar to preparing for the other sections in that I would read about some of the question types in books and online, do prac questions and then prac exams. One thing I did find that helped was reading the mcq options before reading the stem - might not be right for everyone but found it helped me frame the question stem. Hope this helps! If anyone else has S1 tips, feel free to drop them in the comments!
Anyone else waiting for him to take his shirt off?
Hahah 😂 wrong platform for this
Thanks, this really helped me for the GAMSAT
Glad to hear!
📍Essay gang! Drop any questions you have in the comments. What’s your biggest challenge when it comes to essay writing?
I enjoy the format and content of the essay edit video! thank you. looking forward to more videos.
Thanks for the feedback, appreciate it! More to come soon :)
Thanks for watching! Comment below if you have any questions about essay writing or the GAMSAT more generally 👇
Great video, really informative! Just wondering, have you got any idea on how to approach beginning to study section 3, more specifically chemistry as I’m a bit of a novice
@@diegoalcosta4746 Thanks a lot! Section 3 can definitely be a bit tricky and it covers quite a few different topics. My advice would be to find a book/course or watch as many much online content as you can find on chemistry specific to the gamsat. You could also try to get a general understanding of basic chemistry by reading a bit about organic chemistry specifically - I think that might be the biggest barrier. As I mentioned in other videos, I used the Des O'Neil books back in my time, which had some great notes and prac exams (although may be a bit outdated now - would need to do some research). Otherwise, finding notes and practice questions would be the best way to go for Section 3 in my experience! Hope that helps :)
Finally someone who tells it like it fuking isss god bless u
Hahaha love this. More to come!
Amazing template 👍🏾😁
Thanks a lot! Appreciate the kind words
Great job 👍 "Sorry, this template is not available in my location. Can I get it plz"
Sorry! Unfortunately unable to change location settings!
Can you post a clickable link. I am not able to access it
Fixed! Hope it helps
Thank you so much 😊
You’re welcome!
do u k where i can scab the acer practice tests for free instead of paying for it, I heard there is some google drive with everything but I cant seem to find it (I'm too broke to pay for anything atm).
Unfortunately not! Agreed, the exam process is expensive :(
Such an informative video. Super helpful, thanks!
Thank you!
This was great! The free notion template was really helpful!!
Thanks, great to hear!
Are the paid Fraser resources helpful?
As I said, I reckon these courses can be super helpful! They have fantastic resources and help guide you through the gamsat ‘curriculum’ so to speak with practice exams etc. The one consideration I would say (aside from cost) is that it’s not a replacement for doing study in your own time. The course is only helpful if you utilise it alongside regular study to build up your skills in each area. Hope that helps!
Are the paid Fraser resources helpful?
As I said, I reckon these courses can be super helpful! They have fantastic resources and help guide you through the gamsat ‘curriculum’ so to speak with practice exams etc. The one consideration I would say (aside from cost) is that it’s not a replacement for doing study in your own time. The course is only helpful if you utilise it alongside regular study to build up your skills in each area. Hope that helps!
Are the paid Fraser resources helpful?
As I said, I reckon these courses can be super helpful! They have fantastic resources and help guide you through the gamsat ‘curriculum’ so to speak with practice exams etc. The one consideration I would say (aside from cost) is that it’s not a replacement for doing study in your own time. The course is only helpful if you utilise it alongside regular study to build up your skills in each area. Hope that helps!
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thanks for the video! Very helpful
Thanks, glad it helped!
Do you HAVE to write an essay? I've seen some people mention that the instructions only ask you to provide a piece of writing. Unless this is outdated? Just curious
Good question! @flyson01 You're right, the writing task doesn't have to be a traditional 'essay' and can take the form of another piece of writing. However, keep in mind that you will still need to explore the ideas and issues in the prompt, maintain good structure and be clear with your ideas. Often, the safest way to do this is with the traditional essay format - but if you're more comfortable writing in another way then that's fine too! I talk more about this in an upcoming video :)
@@adam_is Does this mean you can do a discursive, rather than a traditional essay?
@@carryofallcarrieslol5338 Technically yes - you may write in a variety of different styles, so long as it still addresses the key criteria the GAMSAT markers are looking for - I have a video on this coming shortly so stay tuned! Obviously I am not a GAMSAT assessor, but based on my experience, I recommend a traditional essay structure as I feel this is the safest way for students to write a well structured essay! My next video should hopefully speak to this more - its in the works!
Can you make a video for International students willing to come to Australia for medicine
Yeah, that's a great idea! I will see if I can include perspective from one my international student colleagues. Thanks for following along!
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