For SECTION 1, to which of the following would you attribute this result the most? You may select more than one resource. Please specify any resource not listed in the space provided.
| My brain |
| General Reading |
| you tube videos |
| High school English, personal interest in current affairs |
| Previous education and personal ability |
| Life experience! |
| General knowledge |
| just reading in general |
| humanities background |
| Reading topical magazines |
| IELTS |
| Not spending too much time on any question and rushing towards the end like 2010. |
| Common sense |
| Unknown combination |
| newspaper |
| Very Short Introductions, having completed the International Baccalaureate |
| General reading (of difficult material) |
| research training |
| reading in general |
| Reading lots |
| wide reading |
| General Reading |
| improved timing |
| history of being good at reading comprehension sections |
| Being well read |
| lots of reading |
| Newspaper |
| Previous writing/critical thinking experience |
| Literature Texts |
| Practice sitting the GAMSAT previously |
| general reading and a new attempt |
| An abiding interest in literature and puzzles :) |
| General Reading |
| A strong humanities focused-job |
| Journal articles/CPD |
| Broad reading from a young age |
| Reading literature |
| undergraduate studies (literature) |
| Reading of novels |
| previous experience |
| I didn't use any resources |
| Knowing how test day was structured. Relaxing more. |
| Read widely & voraciously since childhood. |
| Genetics |
| Innate ability |
| Just made fewer silly mistakes due to previous GAMSAT experience |
| Many years of reasing High Fantasy novels, starting from the age of 8 |
| Reading newspaper etc |
| Personal Prep, lots of readings. |
| luck |
| mcat style questions |
| Actually doing the GAMSAT before |
| Group study |
| Law Degree |
| High school English |
| self motivation to utilise a wide variety of resources and dedication to prepare |
| own knowledge |
| Reading Newspapers and popular fiction books |
| personal life experience |
| remaining calm and thinking clearly |
| hard work using a variety of resources |
| Being generally well read |
| I just winged it |
| Speed reading I learnt from a book |
| Years of reading for pleasure |
| Tertiary level english |
| Own notes |
| Knowledge from schooling and personal readings |
| Reading broadly |
For SECTION 2, to which of the following would you attribute this result the most? You may select more than one resource. Please specify any resource not listed in the space provided.
| My brain |
| general knowledge reading - newspapers etc |
| General reading |
| previous education and personal ability |
| Life experience! |
| None, fluked it |
| past gamsat essaystd> |
| A.C. Grayling, other books |
| "They say, I say" |
| humanities background |
| Reading topical magazines, practising timed essays |
| 'The Meaning of Things' by A.C Grayling |
| www.revisegamsat.com |
| More practice |
| Lots of hard work |
| simply practicing |
| Very Short Introductions |
| research training |
| More ass then class???? |
| time |
| Own abilities in writing essays |
| Reading |
| self study and preparation |
| No preparation for this section |
| professional writing experience + PhD |
| The Economist |
| Natural ability |
| Reflection and practice |
| reading current affairs |
| books/ newspaper |
| Previous writing experience |
| Pracice essays |
| Literature Texts |
| Practice sitting GAMSAT previously |
| newpaper editorials |
| Being opinionated, and a nagging editor. |
| Google! |
| More practice essays |
| Regular practice of writing essays to time. |
| A job which required lots of writing |
| Just writing essay after essay |
| I didn't prepare for this section |
| Again, broad reading - TED talks, IQ2 debates |
| Practice with partner |
| MissG |
| People reading my essays |
| undergraduate studies |
| Reading of novels, opinion pieces, philosophy book |
| Watching news/current affairs programs. |
| Knowing how test day was structured. Relaxing more. |
| Q&A and Late Night Live with Phillip Adams and copious amounts of reading throughout my life |
| My S2 study-buddy sat GAMSAT twice & both times scored above 80 for S2! So that was awfully lucky for me. |
| Essay writing skills developed in high school and university |
| Internet sources/videos by far the most helpful for finding good quotes, good reading material, improving knowledge etc |
| Writing my own essays based on current editorial themes in major newspapers. |
| A Student's Writing Guide |
| Finding extra essay topics and practicing writing |
| The ability to talk alot about not much and write a structured argument for it. |
| reading |
| Analysis of what I did wrong last year, more integration of news-related articles |
| Good luck, I didn't really do much preparation, less the second time round - the first time that just had weird topics (it is like the |
| Doing the GAMSAT before |
| Peers |
| Yr 12 advanced English |
| as per above/td> |
| Undergraduate degree |
| reading articles in science journals/papers |
| ABC's big ideas |
| Experience |
| essay practice on topics i had no prior knowledge of |
| Practice |
| As above |
| I just winged it |
| High School English Literature? Reading Newspapers etc Being well read. |
| Read heaps of Johan Hari and other journalists |
| other general essay texts |
| wide reading and thinking |
| practice, practice, practice! |
| Writing essay plans to time (topics set my a friend) |
| More Quote Garden practice; got luckier on the topics; watched more current events TV |
| tertiary level english |
| answer structure |
For SECTION 3, to which of the following would you attribute this result the most? You may select more than one resource. Please specify any resource not listed in the space provided.
| multiple choice question tests my friend found, can't remember where from |
| My brain |
| you tube |
| Zumdahl |
| Organic Chemistry for Dummies |
| Lots of hard work |
| Undergraduate lecture notes |
| corri baker chemistry course in Adelaide |
| research training |
| ACER for test format, General Chemistry for Dummies for content |
| Practice sitting GAMSAT previously |
| Lecture notes from uni |
| Organic Chem book. Multiple Practice questions |
| Science degree |
| Knowing how test day was structured. Relaxing more. |
| Thank you dear Science degree |
| For Dummies |
| Youtube |
| Good luck, I didn't really do much preparation, less the second time round |
| Doing the GAMSAT before |
| Study Experience in Science |
| Organic Chemistry for Dummies |
| Group study |
| freelanceteach.com |
| You Tube |
| as per above |
| YouTube Tutorials |
| Doing another year in my undergrad (B.Sc) |
| Corri Baker CB squared |
| Studty group |
| As above |
| Summer School |
| Textbooks - eg Zumdahl |
| Berkley Review |
| Acer practice books |
| Own notes |
| Books |
| exam technique |
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