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GOLD STANDARD GAMSAT Designing a Personal Study Schedule 1. Rank in order of difficulty* (1 = most difficult; 5 = easiest) ____Physics ____General Chemistry ____Organic Chemistry ____Biology ____Reasoning in Humanities and Social Sciences (understanding English passages) * Refer to the Gold Standard advice on how to use the study schedule effectively. 2. Do you have difficulties with essay writing? yes no 3. When are you writing the GAMSAT? 4. Are you cramming? (i.e. less than 6 weeks before the exam) yes no (not recommended) 5. When do I start studying? (i) Students who have taken all the science sections at the undergrad- uate level (or high school physics) and have averaged a- Grade A: 3 months Grade B: add 2 months Grade C or less: add 4 months (ii) Students who have not yet taken one of the required science cours- es should add 2 months. (iii) Add 1 month for each year since you have taken each undergradu- ate science course (MAX = 7). MY IDEAL STUDY TIME: _______months 6. Mark in the boxes an approximate but realistic number of hours available daily to study for the GAMSAT on an average week. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday N.B. The Personal Study Schedule is meant to accommodate the average student. Special circumstances may require either more or less time for preparation. If Reasoning in Humanities and Social Sciences ranks either 1 or 2 and/or if essay writing presents a diffi- culty, you must read from various sources (newspapers, magazines etc.) to build understanding, grammar, etc. Always time yourself when you do Reasoning in Humanities and Social Sciences Practice Items. Add the Written Communication to your Study Schedule and use the advice in The Gold Standard.
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GOLD STANDARD GAMSAT
Designing a Personal Study Schedule
1. Rankinorderofdifficulty* (1=mostdifficult; 5=easiest) ____Physics ____General Chemistry ____Organic Chemistry ____Biology ____Reasoning in Humanities and Social Sciences (understandingEnglishpassages)
*RefertotheGoldStandardadviceonhowtousethestudyscheduleeffectively.
2. Doyouhavedifficultieswithessay writing? yes no
3. WhenareyouwritingtheGAMSAT?
4. Areyoucramming? (i.e.lessthan6weeksbeforetheexam)
yes no (notrecommended)
5. WhendoIstartstudying?
(i) Students who have taken all thescience sections at the undergrad-uatelevel(orhighschoolphysics)andhaveaverageda-
GradeA: 3months GradeB: add2months GradeCorless: add4months
(ii) Studentswhohavenotyettakenone of the required science cours-esshouldadd2months.
(iii) Add1monthforeachyearsince
youhavetakeneachundergradu-atesciencecourse(MAX=7).
MYIDEALSTUDYTIME:_______months
6. MarkintheboxesanapproximatebutrealisticnumberofhoursavailabledailytostudyfortheGAMSATonanaverageweek.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
N.B. ThePersonalStudyScheduleismeanttoaccommodatetheaveragestudent.Specialcircumstancesmayrequireeithermoreorlesstimeforpreparation.
IfReasoninginHumanitiesandSocialSciencesrankseither1or2and/orifessaywritingpresentsadiffi-culty,youmustreadfromvarioussources(newspapers,magazinesetc.)tobuildunderstanding,grammar,etc.AlwaystimeyourselfwhenyoudoReasoninginHumanitiesandSocialSciencesPracticeItems.AddtheWrittenCommunicationtoyourStudyScheduleandusetheadviceinTheGoldStandard.
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