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GAMSAT Results 2022: The Definitive Guide

The hard work may be over but your GAMSAT Results are never easy to decipher. We've put together these slides to provide you tips on how GAMSAT Scoring works, when GAMSAT results are released, and what constitutes a GAMSAT good score. Click here to learn more: https://gradready.com.au/blog/gamsat-preparation-courses?utm_source=slideserve&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=slideserve_all&utm_id=postpromo_checklist

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GAMSAT Results 2022: The Definitive Guide

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  1. GAMSAT Results 2022: The Definitive Guide

  2. GAMSAT® Scores Explained: Raw Scores, Percentiles, Overall Scores • Raw Score • The number (or percentage) of questions you got correct in each section - This is not released or provided by ACER, and it’s a common pitfall for students to waste time in the GAMSAT® exam trying to calculate this. • GAMSAT® Scores • A scaled version of your raw scores that takes into account the performance of other students as well as the difficulty of the particular sitting you took - This is calculated using techniques based on Item Response Theory. • Percentiles • You’ll receive a percentile graph with your results that allows you to take your scaled scores and rank them compared to everyone else who sat that session of the GAMSAT® exam.

  3. GAMSAT® Exam: What do they mean? • What do your GAMSAT® Results mean? • Your GAMSAT® scores are what Universities will use to rank your application, and will ultimately help decide if you have a place in their Graduate Entry Medicine Course - Universities will not use your raw scores or percentile ranking. • Why can your GAMSAT® Score vary between sittings? • The IRT (Item Response Theory) that ACER applies to your GAMSAT® results is designed to account for these two factors (cohort performance and exam difficulty) and ultimately provide a comparable score for Universities to use. • How are GAMSAT® Results Calculated? Overall Score = (1 x Section I + 1 x Section II + 2 x Section III) / 4 *This formula means that your Overall GAMSAT ® score is 50% Science and 50% Non-science. Note that the University of Melbourne , University of Queensland and UNDF/UNDS weight all three sections equally (i.e. unweighted GAMSAT score) • Overall Score = (1 x Section I + 1 x Section II + 1 x Section III) / 3

  4. GAMSAT® Exam: What do they mean? • What is Item Response Theory? • Item Response Theory (IRT) : Simply put, a form of statistical manipulation intended to take into account factors such as: • Cohort Capability • Exam Difficulty (This measure is usually assessed by ACER for each individual section) • When are GAMSAT® results released? • The GAMSAT® exam runs on two separate occasions (March and September) • GAMSAT® Exam results are generally released within 2 months of the sitting.

  5. GAMSAT® Score • What is a good GAMSAT® score? • What determines a ‘good’ GAMSAT® score is relative to the university course that you want to get into as well as your specific cohort, but it is possible to give examples. • Using the March 2022 sitting as an example, an average GAMSAT® score was 59 - this was the 50th percentile, meaning that 50% of students scored below this and 50% of students scored above this. • What is the GAMSAT® Percentile Curve? • The essential purpose of the curve is to establish comparatively how well each individual performed on a particular sitting of the GAMSAT® • GAMSAT® Score Cutoffs - Is my GAMSAT® Score Good Enough? • As of 2022, there are currently 13 Medical Schools that provide a Graduate Entry Medical Program, 12 of which require the GAMSAT® exam (or MCAT® Exam for international students).

  6. Further Materials • Australian Medical Schools: General Overview • Australian Graduate Medical Schools - Admission Requirements • Medical Pathways in Australia • Free GAMSAT Practice Questions and Materials • GAMSAT Results: The Definitive Guide • Don’t forget to tune in to our GAMSAT To Med School Podcast! Listen as our experienced GAMSAT tutors explore diverse topics about everything from the GAMSAT exam to their journeys through medical school: https://gradready.com.au/gamsat-podcast

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