Gamsat Practice Test

[Platypus]

From my experience, yes you are right. Just remember - don't panic during the exam and you will be fine.

[joanne82]

Yep- Im already starting to panic that in the exam im going to panic! I think ill be using a lot of rescue remedy on the day. Once i get going ill be fine i hope. Im just worried obout section 1 cause im not too great at this anyway and if im in a panic ill be rubbish.
Platypus how did your scores on gradmed compare to your gamsat scores?

[ciderfinder]

Joanne82

Gradmed are definitely the one for section I. The ACER exams are the most accurate but they only publish one exam! I noticed on the ozimed papers (and in the griffiths gamsat review) that you have ten minutes perusal time for all sections. It says you can't mark the question or answer paper in this time. Do we have rough paper that we can plan our essays on and if so are we allowed to during this time?

[Crimson Phoenix]

Section one from the GRADMED papers are aparently harder that you would get in the real exam, so if you can work through the GRADMED stuff, the exam shouldnt be too hard (hopefully)

[auden]

you don't have paper to plan on and you're not allowed to write anything during the 10 mins 'reading time' for each section.

Invigilating, I've even seen someone try to cheat by writing out thoughts on the desk (!) - don't do it, it's really annoying and the invigilator will come and tell you not to....

however, it is a good time to organise your thoughts and at least get a head start on thinking about the questions.

[montreux]

Originally Posted by auden

you don't have paper to plan on and you're not allowed to write anything during the 10 mins 'reading time' for each section.

Not sure if it's been mentioned already this time round but you don't actually get ANY scrap/rough paper - you have to do all your working out on the exam booklet (not the answer sheet) for the multiple choice sections. For the essay questions you can do drafts/plans in the answer booklet and cross them out but I believe you only get 1 answer booklet which should be plenty as long as you don't use up several pages on drafts.

In reality I don't think having no scrap paper is an issue but it can throw you if you get into the exam expecting to have some only to find it's not allowed.

Good luck to all!