GAMSAT Ireland for UK entrants

**Mysterio** · 04-02-2010, 02:17 PM

Hi All it's been fairly quiet over the last few weeks just wondering if anyone heard from GAMSAT Irelend? How's the studying going?

**Professor B** · 11-03-2010, 07:00 AM

Originally Posted by ozy123

Excellent, will book into the stillorgan park hotel and hope its close enough that I can just jump into a cab on the morning. Thanks.

Hi Ozy,

It seems the location is different this year. It's in the city centre. Just letting you know it's not the usual location in case you'd like to cancel your hotel reservation and make another one more central.

**ozy123** · 11-03-2010, 07:13 AM

Originally Posted by Professor B

Hi Ozy,

It seems the location is different this year. It's in the city centre. Just letting you know it's not the usual location in case you'd like to cancel your hotel reservation and make another one more central.

Oh hey,

I changed it to the London location but thanks anyway pal

**Mysterio** · 17-03-2010, 04:16 PM

Not long to go now - has anyone received a timetable? I got my ticket last week but no timetable for London!?

**ozy123** · 17-03-2010, 06:27 PM

Originally Posted by Mysterio

Not long to go now - has anyone received a timetable? I got my ticket last week but no timetable for London!?

Yeah I havent got a timetable either. Super nervous, but I'm applying for 2011 entry in the UK so I get another shot in September if it doesnt go well! Think stamina is going to be the main issue, does anyone know if we're allowed food and drink in the hall? Thinking lucozade and pro plus is gng to be needed.

**Mysterio** · 17-03-2010, 06:33 PM

Yeah it is strange how lax they are about it compared with GAMSAT UK in sept - don't know if that's a good or bad thing. I'm quite looking forward to this one - as you say nothing to lose and see it as a dry run for this September. They've not placed any restrictions on drinks etc so can't see why not. Got an idea of turn out this year?

**ozy123** · 18-03-2010, 04:03 AM

Originally Posted by Mysterio

Yeah it is strange how lax they are about it compared with GAMSAT UK in sept - don't know if that's a good or bad thing. I'm quite looking forward to this one - as you say nothing to lose and see it as a dry run for this September. They've not placed any restrictions on drinks etc so can't see why not. Got an idea of turn out this year?

I know the normal UK sitting has a fairly large turnout but not sure of turnout on Sat. Just got an email saying no food but you can take bottles of water. Hopefully bottle of lucozade and a pack of pro plus will be the same thing, emailed them to check tho.

**Mysterio** · 21-03-2010, 02:21 AM

All rather quiet.... How do you think it went?

**Mysterio** · 21-03-2010, 03:42 AM

Yep - I thought the whole experience was pretty abysmal. Looks like a retake in September.

**Lauren_T&O** · 21-03-2010, 03:08 PM

I thought the first and second sections were ok. Decent topics to write about for the essay and I think there's always going to be the odd question in the first section where you just think, huh?! and have to guess. But the science was haaaard I thought. I haven't done much preparation as I'm planning to do it again properly in September, so I knew coming in I would fail, this was (hopefully) my practice run. It was harder than I thought it would be though, and even with the questions where they provide you with the information seemed difficult to me. I just couldn't get my head around that salmon and the acclimation temperature question at all. And more formulas, equations and general mathematical things than I'd expected. I just put C for about 50% of the paper!