Gamsat Notes

7/18/2019 Gamsat Notes

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Tonight's agendaWhat is the GAMSAT

What it’s composed of (the sections)

Section I

Section IISection III

General Tips

Checklist

Q& A session.



Gradate Astralian Medical StdentsAdmissions test.

!ntr" into Medicine# $entistr" and more.

%th March %'% *C! a "ear+ (nless "o do ,-)

GAMSAT 2012



Section Reasoning in the Humanitiesand

Social Sciences

Section % Written Communication Section / Reasoning in Biological and Phsical Sciences

What it is com!osed o"



!ncompasses hi0h order 1er2al reasonin03 empath"# process4ritten# 1isal and 0raphical information.

5reparation

*e4 6ork Times (if "o look at the 2ack of GAMSAT 2ooks "o4ill see a 2i2lio0raph") Wide readin0 7 histor"# philosoph"# literatre# 8ornal articles $o4nload 9MCAT ' passa0es: T!$

5ractice# practice# practice

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Timin0 '' mins ; ' mins persal 7 Which means<'' mins for == >estions (not incldin0

persal)

Appro? minte @ seconds>estion+ This is 4h" readin0 speed and processin0 is critical+

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Besorces that I sed and fond 0reat+

5rep material

1$ %&amracers ' 5assa0es in MCAT (er)al Reasoning

2$ *es + neil !ractise ,uestions

-$ Mention those that didn.t hel!/

For legality sake, I am not endorsing that one is better than the other, just for my personally some were!

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http://www.amazon.com/Examkrackers-Passages-MCAT-Verbal-Reasoning/dp/1893858243









Section ##WBITT!* CMM,*ICATI*

DEneral msic 2e0ins to pla"D



So 4hat the hell do I 4riteF . Eor ar0mentati1e essa"s. Topics ma" inclde3 War# edcation# po1ert"#

democrac"# censorship (%'') and armati1e action (%').

%.Ho4 do I come p 4ith points for somethin0 like censorshipF

(spend % mins comin0 p 4ith points)

/. Think of e?amples from3 Histor" (*ais) Jiteratre (K@) Becent times (S5A 7 Stop nline 5irac" Act and Wikileaks)

. Tr" to ha1e a spectrm of ideas 7 in this case# the positi1es and ne0ati1es

of censorship Its important to consider 2oth sides of the ar0ment (sho4s insi0ht) HW!L!B don’t let this detract from the stren0th of "or point

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So 4hat the hell do I 4riteF Eor discrsi1e essa"s topics inclde3 Jo1e# Eriendship# Inte0rit"# Happiness

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The 0reat thin0 a2ot this essa" is "o can approach it ho4e1er "o 4antas lon0 as it co1ers the >otes and themes.

This is 4here "o can sho4 air $iar" entr"# short stor" (Sarah)

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5ractice+ If "o are not a natral 4riter then practice is ke" Go to 0oo0le t"pe in >otes 7 "o 4ill Nnd 4e2sites of >otes

cate0oried into topicsthemes 5ick a topic then pick = >otes from that topic 5JA* "or essa" The main point of this e?ercise is to 2e a2le to strctre and plan "or

essa". Eleshes "or ideas ot

If "o are a crap 4riter# then strctre and coherence in "or 4ritin04ill 2e "or onl" friend (Sarah 4ill talk on this) $oin0 = minte e?ercisestopic 0i1es an added ad1anta0e of co1erin0 a

4ide ran0e of topics so there’s a 0ood chance "o 4ill 0o into the e?am4ith a Opreplanned’ essa" in "or mind

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5reparation Start a topics 2ook 4here "o pt all the plans for topics "o ha1e

pre1iosl" co1ered In this 2ook add somethin0 alon0 the lines of these topics Historical N0res (Gandhi# Mandela# *e4ton)

5ersonal reection a2ot 7 famil"# lo1e# happiness# friendships#P" feel 0ood etc

Becent e1ents (Ja2or inN0htin0# S5A5I5A) Aesop’s Ea2les

Com2ined 4ith "or Topic !?ercises this 4ill 0et "o read" forsection II A*$ section I (2ecase of all "or 4ide readin0)

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6o do not ha1e to 2e Charles $ickens or Tolsto" to do 4ell in this# nor do "o need toread e1er" $ickens or Tolsto".

And don’t tr" to 2e+

It’s all a2ot< STB,CT,B!# STB,CT,B!#

STB,CT,B! (and a little a2ot creati1it"#and application of crrent aPairs kno4led0e)

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Introdction< 6o ha1e a 0ood intro# "o’rehalf 4a" there+

Thesestopic sentence Introdce each point of "or a0ment

State 4hat "or conclsion 4ill 2e.od" Three para0raphs 4ith distinct ideas.

Bemem2er to start 4ith a topic sentence

Conclsion Bestate "or ar0ments# sm p and ma"2e

0i1e "or o4n opinion if its rele1ant

STRCTR%



“Whether we know it or like it, politics isfundamental to everything”

H"pothesis3 politics is fndamental to!L!B6THI*G

5ara 3 fndamental in interpersonalrelationships 5ara %3 In the 4orkplace 5ara /3 In 0o1ernment

And 4h"F Hman desire for po4er.



#n the 21st centur3 4e as the !eo!le o" ade5elo!ed and 4estern countr are go5erned one5er le5el ) a seemingl inesca!a)le 4e) o")ureaucrac and !olitics/ Ho4e1er# at the heart andsol of e1er" commnit"# politics deNne the otcomeand the pro0ress of societ"R this occrs re0ardless ifone disagrees 4ith3 or is ignorant o" this !rocess.olitics, the activity of determining governance and

power within a community, is rife within the country asa democracy, within the workplace and even withingroups of friends socially interacting# prel" as thereslt of the innate hman desire to ac>ire po4er and2e in the position to make chan0e.

#ntroduction



6our turn7 8minute !lans7



Timing

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So "o ha1e /' mintes peressa" to 4rite 4ith = mins

persal+

Make sre to lea1e / mintesat the end to proof read+



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The Australian The meanin0 of thin0s A.C Gra"lin0 TIM! ma0aine (not heaps# its 2iased) http3444.>ote0arden.com 444./,uarsdail.com

Resources "or Section ##

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Timin0 What "o shold do Topics to co1er Mathematics ( oh dear+++) *o calclator++

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Timing

' Qestions# @' mintes (incldin0 per’s)

minte 'ish per >estion.

!asier method

:10 questions= 15 minutes

20 questions= 30 mins

40 questions= 1 hour

Last year the there were 20 questions er !olumn"

meant #a!h !olumn = 30 minutes$

%&an'y if you use the ()T

Te!hnique* later+

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#=+RGA=#C CH%M#STR6

5eriodic trendsBasic e,uations >)alancing3 !roducts3 !ercentage ields$L!S5B model and molecle shapes

ondin0Bed? reactions (o?idation nm2ers)Gas la4s (o"leVs# CharlesV# $altonVs# GrahamVs# A1a0adro# ideal 0ases)Roults la4 in solution chemistrColli0ati1e propertiesGi))s ree %nerg and s!ontaneit

Reaction inetics >rate3 order3 concentration3 units o" $%,uili)irum >?e Chatelier$Acids and Bases >!H3 dissociation3 )u@ers3 neutralisation$

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+RGA=#C CH%M#STR6Alanes3 Alenes >reactions3 tests$*omenclatreS*# S*% reactionsGri0nard rea0ents

Alcohols (test for alcohols)Car2on"ls (2asic reactions)Car2o?"lic acids# !sters (2asic reactions and tests)Amines (properties# Hofmann de0radation)Aromatic rings >sta)ilit3 resonance3 SBST#TT#+=>o3m3!

and or grou!s$Amino acids

Stereoisomers >chiralit3 R and S congurations$

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iolo0"D Beall" this section is literall" 0ettin0 information from the stimlsD.

D Jikel" to 2e a2ot a rat#"# horse rather than hman (ho4 fn)

D Good idea to nderstand ho4 o4 charts 4ork and ho4 0raphs can4ork

This does se more 1isal stimli and often lar0e amonts of te?t+

Some common repetitions ( So do 0o o1er these)

Genetics and !unnet s,uares

lo4 chart diagrams 4ith hormones: Dust learn ho4 to inter!ret

Cardio5ascular sstem >ho4 it 4ors3 4hat ha!!ens 4hensomething goes 4rong$

Hi)ernation t!e ,uestions

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5h"sicsEor those that ha1e done a ph"sic corse# 2est 2et is to re1ise that.Eor others# do "or 2est# it is a hard section+Bealise it is onl" %' of the test+ Most people 4ill not Nnish at least %' so if this is "or%'# reall" there is no lar0e loss.

ome topics you could cover"" # ,ol' means ( woul' !oer these .rst+/

LectorsEinematics (motion# 1elocit"# acceleration)Mechanics (*e4tons la4s# friction)%nerg (e>ations# momentm etc etc)!lasticit"%lectricit and Circuits (calclatin0 resistance etc)!lectric and Ma0netic NeldsBadioacti1e deca" (also in chemistr"# half life# rate# sta2ilit")

Elid d"namics (1elocit" and )uoanc)

$now some basic formula%s if you can" &ften they give you some but it can make it hard touse them, often easier if you have your own formulas"

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Besorcesor organic chemistr3 ,se r0anic chemistr" 2" Mc Mrr"+++ (Great2ook+)

#norganic chemistr3 !XAM CBAC-!BS IS AMAYI*G (Search !?amcrackers Inor0anic chem). $es neil is 1er" complicated+ I fond Med prep

4as easier to nderstand if "o 4ere 4eak in this. !?am crackers 4orked2est tho0h

Phsics3 I sed e?am crackers ph"sics and also re1ised m" entire ph"sicscorse ( To 2e honest I onl" sed a little 2it of this in the test# the >estionshad all the information I needed)

BiologF I personall" didn’t need to do an" as m" de0ree 4as fll of this. I4old se -han and a Nrst "ear te?t2ook. Eor anatom" and ph"siolo0"Marie2 Hman anatom" and ph"s (reall" not re>ired tho0h+). Eor pnnetts>ares# http3anthro.palomar.edmendelmendelZ%.htm

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http://anthro.palomar.edu/mendel/mendel_2.htm

http://anthro.palomar.edu/mendel/mendel_2.htm



Besorceshttp3444.khanacadem".or0 [[ Amain0 ?'''.

ractise e'am (uestions from prep material and )cer"*here is +& substitution"

y techni(ue- I studied all the above as a basis and thendid (uestions" I developed my problem solving

techni(ue by doing more and more practise (uestions" Ifthere was a topic that I found hard to understand in thetest, I did some study on it so I knew it for ne't time,should it arise!

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http://www.khanacademy.org/

http://www.khanacademy.org/



$o practice e?ams# do more than one# do it properl" Item response theor" !?periment 4ith (le0al) dr0s Sta" at a hotel close to "or e?am 1ene 7 1isit "or e?am 1ene Timin0 is essential ("o 4ill not Nnish the e?am)

As hard as it is# 0et a 0ood ni0hts sleep+ Stop std"in0 science %da"s 2efore hand and 4rite a fe4 essa"s and read somene4spapersno1els as a 9rela?ation: phase.

$on’t compare "orself to others arond "o# it 4ill pt "o oP. $*’T think a2ot past sections# keep mo1in0 for4ard+

General ti!s ad5ice



Tr" and practise 4ith friends ( helped me) $on’t tr" and speed read if "o don’t take an"thin0 in e smart and do the >estions "o kno4 "o can do+ This

doesn’t mean pick and ick++ Take a decent lnch+ (lo4 GI# apples ect) Media 2lock Remem)er it.s not the end o" the 4orld

to not get in rst time77

General ti!s ad5ice



5ractised not sin0 a calclator5ractised at least essa"s of each t"pe

5ractised at least ? fll test (timed)

Bead the ne4spaper and ha1e an idea of recent e1ents

Applied for earl" 1otin0 (state elections)

If in ris2ane# 2ooked a place p there to sta"Co1ered the 2asics of chemistr"# 2iolo0" and ph"sics (as listedpre1iosl")

Had a ick thro0h some scientiNc 8ornals sch as cienti.c )merican

Eond a comforta2le pen to se in SIIHa1e tho0ht a2ot the clothes I 4ill 4ear on the da"# I ha1e a

8mper read"+

!?perimented 4ith dr0s and stimlants 2efore the da" (sleepin0ta2lets# nodos# Ginko)

I ha1e I$ (either a passport or dri1ers I$ (*T A 5HTC56)

Chec list



Some ,uotes to tae home



Ask 4hat "o 4ant+ If 4e rn ot of time#4e 4ill han0 arond for >estions after

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