Comments about individual services to follow
| Your comments about ACER |
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| Not representative of the difficulty of the actual exam (questions are easier). Ok for the style of questions asked. |
| doesnt help a lot with S1 and definitely not S2 |
| Only for Section I. The real thing is much much harder |
| They don't change, and the questions are too easy |
| official material |
| Q's are not tough enough, find they lulled into a false sense of security |
| Leave this until last or you will panic. |
| As real as it gets |
| Although they are useful they shouldn't be your sole method of preparation as they are generally much easier than the actual exam. |
| Practice as much as you can |
| Closest than any other material to the nature of questions. |
| Use of these ALONE would never adequately prepare you, especially for section 3 |
| Too easy. |
| bad misinterpretation of the what actual GAMSAT is...not very hard and can give false hope...still good for a general rundown |
| These are most similar to the real test |
| Your comments about Des O'Neill |
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| The Essay course was not that helpful, the responses given to my essays were very generic, and I felt that the essays I wrote later on in the course were marked higher simply to make me think the course was working and that I had improved. |
| S3 questions |
| absolute waste, specially science and interview prep classes |
| they go into far too much detail and make you feel like you have to memorize a lot of specialized principles and ideals, which is not the point of the GAMSAT at all. |
| Overwhelming for section 3, a lot of the info is irrelevant. |
| Expensive and useless. I did worse on the science section after buying his book! |
| Expensive, and not very helpful. |
| For the science courses there is a huge amount of assumed knowledge, the attendance course was useless without having a solid background |
| Way too expensive and no help if your not from a science background |
| Essay Writing Course - bad feedback, not worth the money. |
| ridiculously expensive |
| Essay writing course - amazing. science course-not nec. for science students! |
| good level of challenge |
| Although I have not used this resource, it's materials seem far too expensive for anyone to waste their money on. |
| I would be cautious. It is too hard to pick up and read without having done science. And if you have you should use your text books and not waste the $200. Felt like a rip off. |
| The interview prep course was useless and over priced. I got more help from practice with my friends. |
| Close enough and decent explanations |
| Avoid the science lectures, way too info delivered way too fast, stick to textbooks and other sources |
| Bad for Section 2 - Attendance courses are a waste of time |
| Science part is important |
| Too much info in section 3, not all useful. |
| It's useful and I'd recommend it but its value is debatable due to it's very steep price |
| Not exactly gamsat similar, but appropriate to focus on specific skills and to identify areas that need improvement. |
| Strongly advise against the attendance courses, which are expensive and absolutely useless. |
| Interview preparation course was rubbish |
| Essay Course was not useful, comments seemed to be generic and unclear |
| If no prior science knowledge, I think the course could overwhelm. |
| lots of content. need to cover it thoughly. may not be able to do in one year etc.. |
| Do not do his science attending course unless you have done a bridging course or have studied chemistry and physics previously. It is too in-depth and intense and a waste of money. You are better off doing a 12 week bridging course for a base knowledge that costs less. |
| Wouldn't recommend science courses, they were useless and didn't teach well - waste of money |
| Way overpriced and arrogant. Ridiculous. |
| prcatice tests and essays are highly recommeded |
| Your comments about ExamCrackers |
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| Great for S1 ans S3 |
| timing purposes |
| Limited use to understand concepts, good for general practice only. |
| Too detailed; completely different emphasis for MCAT than for GAMSAT |
| The 101 passages is a fantastic resource for S1. Very easy to measure your improvement, and focus on time management. |
| Too many errors in their source material. |
| Your comments about GAMSAT GURU |
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| multiple incorrect answers |
| timing purposes |
| Been receiving their emails and they seem spammy and only repeating advice found on pagingdr |
| Practice questions not reflective of GAMSAT questions |
| Waste of time. |
| Your comments about Gold Standard (GAMSAT / MCAT) |
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| timing purposes |
| This textbook is poorly put together, with only brief (and sometimes inaccurate) information on each topic. It worked as a framework, but it does not at all succeed in being what it advertises itself as. |
| More content knowledge needed to answer these questions than anything else. I don't think the questions are designed in the same way as the GAMSAT ones. |
| Currently appears a bit too MCAT based which is different from GAMSAT. The science knowledge however is fair game. |
| Your comments about Griffiths GAMSAT Review |
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| Not worth the money. |
| Nothing in this you dont already know. They are attempting to teach you how to cut corners - to pass gamsat cut these corners. Useless if you want to do well. |
| Your comments about Kaplan |
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| not very effective for physical sciences. a lot of the questions required assumed knowledge over reasoning ability. it is fine to use for verbal reasoning and biological sciences |
| Maybe too much info for the GAMSAT |
| Your comments about Khan Academy |
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| Good background knowledge |
| lots of topic are too broad and not specific enough/hard enough to challenge you. gives a false sense of understanding of which is not enough to do well in GAMSAT. i.e the organic chemistry in GAMSAT is a puzzle question but indiviuals would benfit greatly if they understood SN1 and SN2 and E reactions would help greatly |
| super useful and very straightforward resource but YOU MUST practice the matetia |
| Your comments about Medired |
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| Limited in scope and I was doubtful of accuracy in some parts |
| Your comments about MedPrep |
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| This is very expensive and you could learn a lot of it yourself. |
| Poorly written and edited |
| If not used in conjunction with other textbooks, or if "starting from scratch" in any science disciplines. |
| In retrospect, i do not think this is better then textbooks. |
| Purchased some practice tests online - had some questions that were incorrect |
| Not great for science prep (seems to give you the wrong detail- this was a number of years ago however. They may have improved) |
| the sample exam was too simplified |
| Science info was condensed to the point of uselessness; practice exams did not closely resemble the ACER practice tests or the real thing. Don't waste your money. |
| Your comments about OziMed |
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| Not reflective of the questions at all way too easy or content unrelated |
| the questions were either too hard or too easy; section three was either you knew it or not instead of problem solving |
| Section 1 too easy, section III too hard. |
| Good for timing yourself and practice, but I find section 1 too easy. |
| It's good for SI but not for science as it requires you to have prior knowledge |
| be careful- while I found them somewhat helpful, as I had the time to do a lot of practice they do not resemble the real thing |
| Questions are not up to the GAMSAT standard |
| The exams are not reflective of what the gamsat is actually like, especially the science section |
| Your comments about Paging Dr |
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| really helpful with study tips, past experiences, and just general gamsat questions |
| You name it, They got it! |
| Great resource to compare experiences and perspectives on revision techniques, other resources and the entire application process. |
| A forum containing very little useful/relevant information cluttered by too many chat posts, inaccurate information, and rentacops forum moderators who are pedantic and completely unhelpful - apparently their sole purpose is to arrogantly shoot down members who have valid questions, and who realise that the search function is actually dysfunctional and, well, shit. |
| Your comments about passGAMSAT.com and masteringGAMSAT.com |
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| Useless, forced marketing techniques, annoying emails |
| timing purposes |
| Money making scheme |
| n00b random offering nothing legit. |
| Your comments about personal tutoring |
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| I asked a friend to tutor me (they were free and excellent) |
| From what I've seen, tutoring does not increase the likelihood of success very much, but it costs lots |
| Your comments about Undergraduate / other textbooks |
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| Flirted with the practice of reviewing section 3 concepts in ugrad textbooks, but found that the depth provided was excessive, given the time constraints |
| Good background knowledge |
| Useful for basic info |
| Physics, chemistry books from Uni library |
| For section 3, with only a high school science background, I thought I could just buy a few textbooks and study them. But I realised that's a terrible way of studying because it is very unfocused and the topics are too wide ranged. Also it is often more important to learn about how to approach a question (which you learn from Des O'Neil and ACER) rather than learning the theory only. |
| High school level textbooks good to brush up simple ideas. |
| Especially the chemistry text book for first year science students. There is enough detail and practice questions in these books. |
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