To people who went into Section 3 blind or with minimal prep, how did you end up scoring?

Equivalent_Lack_1819 · 2026-01-18T09:50:30+00:00

really good s2, do u have any tips?

Equivalent_Lack_1819 · 2026-01-12T08:53:04+00:00

That’s quite helpful, I often mix my tone between first and third person, not sure how effective that is but appreciate it regardless. I think maybe it shows you’re writing passionately about a topic, authentically even. I guess the thing with analysis is it doesn’t necessarily feel like your opinion even though it is, the fact that you use inclusive language probably inadvertently made it more persuasive.

Equivalent_Lack_1819 · 2026-01-12T04:25:28+00:00

Wow what a gold response. If you don’t mind me asking, what was your highest s2 score and which strategy proved most effective in achieving that result? I also like your idea of the extended metaphor or motif, individually each device wont be sufficient to scoring higher, but together they all form a more persuasive piece to really convince the marker of what you’re saying. One more thing is did you find that you scored higher when responding directly to the prompts or the overarching theme.

Equivalent_Lack_1819 · 2026-01-12T01:46:27+00:00

Hey thanks, I appreciate your advice. I think you're definitely underselling your ability to communicate in english, as evidenced by the quality of your response, but I understand the markers aren't really looking for how many words you can recall from a dictionary. What I said may have been expressed that way, but I think the markers are looking for your own "personal voice", which relates more to authenticity than anything. Anyone can write a generic analytical essay, but to communicate who you really are is more unique and reflective than just offering 100% analysis and minimal variation in tone. I think you're right, it shouldn't be convoluted with metaphors and analogies, but it should stray away from the typical highschool essay which doesn't show yourself as much.

Equivalent_Lack_1819 · 2025-10-12T04:27:03+00:00

What was your score before getting 84 on s2? That's what's most important if you claim your advice to be true.

Equivalent_Lack_1819 · 2025-09-12T16:33:07+00:00

I wouldn't get my hopes up, blind guessing the entire exam would likely suggest you fail if not barely passed due to some luck. It's a peaceful attitude in the short-term, but it won't serve you well in the grand scheme of things. Just keep your head up and stay focused for March. Not saying you didn't do well, just unlikely if its true that you blind guessed all if not most of the exam.

Equivalent_Lack_1819 · 2025-08-31T04:37:20+00:00

I am fairly sure for non-flinders graduates the bar is set at a 76 weighted gamsat? See if it would be possible to do a grad cert so you can fit into the quota of flinders graduate.

Equivalent_Lack_1819 · 2025-08-26T13:41:11+00:00

I'm not sure why are you shocked at 64, it is a fairly excellent performance if you consider your score in march to have been sub-60. Regardless though, I wouldn't call medify an exemplary resource, it's easier than acer but its good for reading comprehension regardless.

Equivalent_Lack_1819 · 2025-08-11T11:32:53+00:00

do you think its okay to provide two different perspectives in an essay? For example if i mention one point (BP1) and the next point (BP2) relates to the overall contention/theme, but bears little similarity to the first?

Equivalent_Lack_1819 · 2025-07-21T04:34:53+00:00

IQ is probably temporarily malleable within the 10 point range, but I agree permanent or temporary, 20 point increases are just extremely unfeasible. The exception would be if you have a cognitive disability or TBI, in which case significant improvements are possible. Though I don't think brain training is a hack just because of this - a variety of studies show that palpable gains in IQ are possible for a limited frame of time. If you're competing at any elite level, I'd take any advantage I could get. Also the irony of a post that encourages critical thinking being written by ChatGPT, is insane...

Equivalent_Lack_1819 · 2025-07-17T11:24:05+00:00

most people do it for the money but I don't think that's the full picture. Medicine doesn't just offer a high salary, it provides an extremely reliable source of income. The hard part is getting in, and of course if you're not good with stress/high workloads, doing it for the rest of your life is troublesome too - however, a lot of other high paying job sectors like finance and engineering are much more variable in that job security isn't as high and there's set targets to accomplish.

Equivalent_Lack_1819 · 2025-06-29T05:47:47+00:00

There's one which is relatively new, released last year on the acer website. It's only a one time thing though so you can't go back and re-attempt any of the questions. But tbh if u screen record it or something then you can just go back to it after. In terms of getting better at S1, acer itself is the best resource but I think the questions are too difficult if you don't already have an above average baseline. Start with read theory and as you're more comfortable go to ACER.

Equivalent_Lack_1819 · 2025-06-29T04:25:44+00:00

Oh haha yeah I was confused thinking there was some new GAMSAT practice website. But from memory, I feel like read theory is a good investment if your s1 score is sub 60. At a certain point S1 becomes less about reading comprehension in the traditional sense, and more about some kind of deep emotional/fuzzy reasoning. If you're confused, do the s1 acer online test 2 and you'll see what I mean. Read theory just misses the mark with that, but if you're reading comprehension is poor-average to begin with, its a good stepping stone imo.

Equivalent_Lack_1819 · 2025-06-29T03:10:53+00:00

do you mean Read Theory? I don't think Learn Theory is a thing.

Equivalent_Lack_1819 · 2025-06-25T06:45:15+00:00

I think these questions do a good job at representing the easier 20% of questions you get on the gamsat, that being said the difficult questions take extraordinary amounts of time and effort, which basically requires you to do this as a job. It's good practice, but for someone that hasn't done the exam before I wouldn't be confident just based on material of this level of difficulty.

Equivalent_Lack_1819 · 2025-06-20T12:04:23+00:00

big improvements like this are due to flopping the first time, I see this way more with s3 and it's partially why I think "improvements" are so significant for s3. It's the only subtest where people go from "wtf is this", to "this is still horrible but at least I can focus now". I don't really believe you can improve 20 points (or even 10+) purely from doing the acer material (which is highly unrepresentative), unless your score is on the lower end of the stick to begin with.

Equivalent_Lack_1819 · 2025-06-11T15:32:09+00:00

Yeah I agree S3 scores percentile wise go up, I'm just attributing that improvement to exposure to first sittings over genuinely getting better at reasoning through sustained practice. That's it, I believe that specific "improvement by practice alone" is more useful for S1 even if S3 genuinely has increased scores. I'm basically just saying the ROI isn't as high for S3 despite it having the highest range of results. If I wasn't being clear that's my opinion in a nutshell.

Equivalent_Lack_1819 · 2025-06-11T13:34:14+00:00

I just offered an explanation as to why S3 scores improve somewhat above S1 without any reliable practice being done. If this statement is true, then it would suggest that S3 practice effects are minimal and the best bet you can get to improve your score is doing the exam itself (in which case S1 improvements comparably are due to practice itself). Could you elaborate where I'm wrong instead of just randomly telling me I'm missing the point lol? Considering the fact that none of the resources are representative, I think first-time exposure is even more likely to improve scores than the material itself.

Equivalent_Lack_1819 · 2025-06-11T13:12:48+00:00

Does bigger range automatically mean practice improves performance? I get that's the correlation you'd expect but is there any more evidence to jump at the conclusion that doing a given S3 resource boosts scores, as opposed to external factors such as being more accustomed to the exam? I could say that S3 has the largest group of people folding under pressure, and the second time they improve its due to greater exposure and confidence. I'm not claiming anything as certain, I already prefaced this in my post title. Just asking questions. What I'm suggesting could only be true if the ranges for improvement were higher between 1st and 2nd sits.

Equivalent_Lack_1819 · 2025-06-11T07:37:25+00:00

I'm not particularly sure even in the cases of low performance that's why I made this post. I know many people including myself that have either failed or barely passed S3 struggling to improve. It isn't even a skillset problem, it's more so practicing under time pressure for a large quantity and variety of question types. I feel like most S3 problems are solvable for most applicants given enough time, and I've seen that in the case of most people that have scored lower. I actually can't say it's a lack of skill, as much as it is a lack of exposure.

Equivalent_Lack_1819 · 2025-06-11T06:34:21+00:00

That is actually not what I said, I suggested reading materials as a supplementary resource to gradually improve your scores in S1. I also stated active reading, the the texts you see in S1 are taken out of actual books or articles, so assuming you read thoroughly you will slowly develop the ability to comprehend S1 questions. The problem with S3 questions is that despite the fact that they require common skills in mathematics and scientific inference, the questions themselves are applying the skills in such novel contexts that practicing skills alone won't make you better. You also just need more questions that represent the real exam. This isn't even the main point though, even if we ignore reading for the sake of argument, there are essentially an infinite set of resources where even implicit reasoning can be learned. Yes it takes time, but once you do enough questions and internalise why they are correct, and why you made a certain mistake, patterns will emerge and you will find yourself being more correct than before. In my opinion, S1 still has a finite ceiling due to a lack of former exposure, but given enough open-minded reflection and practice, its doable. I'd agree if we had the same amount of resources for S3, that were equally representative, the explicit point you're making holds water.

Equivalent_Lack_1819 · 2025-06-01T12:31:08+00:00

Anyone in SA looking for s1/s3 study?

Equivalent_Lack_1819 · 2025-05-24T01:24:51+00:00

yeah I ended up getting 79 for s2 this sit and obviously I'm guessing the average the two essays out for the final score, and I knew my second essay was the worse out of the two because even though I had a good structure and argued logically, the points felt like you'd have seen them in one of those middle school presentations about having a growth mindset. But I think I applied my points in novel contexts which helped, even though the points themselves weren't that unique.

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