Advantages of taking the UK GAMSAT

There are a number of advantages to taking the UK GAMSAT® Exam. First and foremost the best way to prepare for an exam is to practice sitting the same exam. What better way to practice GAMSAT® Exam than to sit the exam twice in the same year. Regardless of how much preparation you do and how many courses you may undertake, the most valuable learning experience will be when you sit the exam under the real conditions.

Students can use the UK GAMSAT® Exam to launch and direct their preparation for the Australian GAMSAT® Exam. Most of the preparation for the Australia GAMSAT® Exam in March is done in the three to four months before. By sitting the UK GAMSAT® Exam in the preceding September, students can get a good idea of how difficult the exam is and which areas they should focus their study on before the commence most of their preparation.

Remember that the results for UK GAMSAT® Exam are valid for two years, as with the Australian GAMSAT® Exam. This means that while you will not be able to use that score to apply for medical school in the same year you sit UK GAMSAT® Exam, you can use it to apply for medical school in the next two years. For students who may have to save up some money or tie up other commitments before starting medical school, preparing for and sitting GAMSAT® Exam over two years before you actually start medical school might give you the time you  need.

Finally, the most important and obvious advantage of sitting UK GAMSAT® Exam is that it gives you another chance at pushing up your GAMSAT® Exam score without having to wait a whole year in between. If you are taking GAMSAT® Exam in the second last year of your degree, then you can attempt the exam three times (twice in March in consecutive years and once in September) before applying for medical school in your final year.

If you're struggling with Section 3 of the GAMSAT exam, and specifically Biology, check out our guide on GAMSAT Biology: How to Prepare.