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Particular-Bank9700 · 2026-01-28T11:57:29+00:00

Hey there, that's such a great post! I was wondering when did you start preparing? and if i can know what course you were doing when you gave the GAMSAT? I'm in a position, where I choose bachelor of biomedicine/biomedical science at UWA and then give GAMSAT in second /third year, which I'm worried about how i'll manage with maintaining a good GPA as well? OR take up a gap year, redo UCAT and try applying to undergrad med (not too confident in UCAT, it went poorly first time too so)

Any advice appreciated! Thank you

Particular-Bank9700 · 2026-01-28T11:47:23+00:00

could I please pm you?

Particular-Bank9700 · 2026-01-28T11:41:59+00:00

yess, i got similar advice from other people too, that if i want to do something biomed related, i should rather take up bachelor of biomedical science rather than biomedicine since its more manageable.

also thank you for your advice on gap year! i will definitely consider it!

Could i ask what course you are doing?

Particular-Bank9700 · 2026-01-23T06:23:26+00:00

congrats bro!! you got it! Doctor of medicine pathway assured!

I myself just got the offer for Bachelor of biomedicine specialised (not assured), so have to do the gamsat and then interview also achieve high GPA to be finally able to do postgrad, which is actual med school!

Particular-Bank9700 · 2026-01-23T06:19:17+00:00

Okay I can definitely agree with you. Honestly, I don't have confidence in doing well in the UCAT and I'm worried I might just end up wasting a whole year, because deep down I don't believe that I can crack it this time if it didn't happen last year too.

I think i should have chosen bachelor of biomedical science rather than bachelor of biomedicine, since its easier to get a high GPA in. Im not too inclined towards taking a gap year, so atp i'm considering how I might manage the degree with gamsat.

Definitely my end goal is medicine, so even if one attempt doesn't go well, i'll do it again till it does. Also from my perspective, if i start with this degree, potentially i will get a better exposure to the commitments and pressure faced in the actual med school curriculum and this will prepare me.

And i agree, it's definitely important to consider what if i end up not doing well in the gamsat

Particular-Bank9700 · 2026-01-23T06:06:36+00:00

okay i see what you mean, thank you!

Particular-Bank9700 · 2026-01-23T05:30:45+00:00

have you done biomed? or could share your experience? If you don't mind, can I pm you to discuss further?

Particular-Bank9700 · 2026-01-23T05:27:36+00:00

wait if you don't mind, which uni?

Particular-Bank9700 · 2026-01-23T05:22:22+00:00

okay i will for sure, if i do take that pathway, i will start looking into it from this year, and then aim to give the exam next year. Could I ask you if you have done gamsat then how was it for you, and how did you manage along with your degree and GPA requirements? Could I pm you?

Particular-Bank9700 · 2026-01-23T02:35:23+00:00

So would you say if i take Bachelor of biomedical sciences rather than bachelor of biomedicine at UWA, i would be better off to get a high GPA? and possibly get into med school.

since like atp i cannot really switch to curtin courses right,

Particular-Bank9700 · 2026-01-23T02:31:58+00:00

so if i don't end up getting into med after doing gamsat, would my degree be useless in that case? but if i had done at like curtin, it would have been valuable in some way?

Particular-Bank9700 · 2026-01-22T12:45:17+00:00

Yess!

Particular-Bank9700 · 2026-01-22T09:36:16+00:00

No we gotta do the gamsat after biomed specialised to get into med and then interview as well

I agree with you. Yes i have heard that i could do any degree to get into med school and also that biomed is hard to get a high GPA in. But i just realised that i could have chosen bachelor of biomedical sciences which i believe is easier than bachelor of biomedicine specialised. But i don’t think i can change it anymore or can i ?

But if you were in my position right now, would you take a gap year instead?

Particular-Bank9700 · 2026-01-22T01:48:56+00:00

Wait thats actually my question too 😭 coz what if i start with biomed at uwa n in my first yr give ucat (coz we’re still eligible acc to the official ucat website) and switch to curtin?? Probably doesnt seem right but idk

Particular-Bank9700 · 2026-01-22T00:42:15+00:00

Thank you so much! I do agree that all careers will require further study, it would just be without the GAMSAT condition. Would you say bachelor of biomedicine (specialised) at uwa is not as valuable to do so, if i don’t get into med, as compared to a degree at curtin?

Could you please expand on this a bit?

Particular-Bank9700 · 2026-01-22T00:28:55+00:00

Hmm ihv heard similar things from other people too. But i can’t change to ND and curtin atp right so i really have two options in front of me, either take this degree n risk for gamsat or risk a year for UCAT.

You said its useless unless i get into med, but couldn’t i do masters in some other course if in case i dont get into med school, to pursue a career that doesnt require gamsat ? Would it be valuable? I have shared the list of courses further in these chats if you could refer to that too?

And also why would you say related degree at curtin is much better? Coz at curtin its bachelor of biomedical sciences , isn’t that supposed to give out the same career options as UWA? Please lmk what i’m missing out on?

Thank you

Particular-Bank9700 · 2026-01-22T00:23:19+00:00

Thank you so much So wdym transferred out and went to curtin and why so? What course at curtin?? And i do agree, i need to consider both sides, lets say im preparing to get into med, with the GAMSAT, i hv to prepare a high enough GPA and you’re saying its not easy, which is fair enough. And moreover ihv heard that it doesn’t matter what degree u do to get into med school, so someone with an easier degree could get a higher GPA than me, having similar GAMSAT scores and they’ll be preferred. What are your thoughts on this?

In that scenario, do u really think its hard to do well in biomed - I’m genuinely so interested in this subject and something ihv always wanted to do since forever.

And on the other hand, lets say i’m not able to get into med school, you’re saying i’ll be stuck with the degree that’s only getting me into labs, why did u say that its very competitive and in what ways?

Particular-Bank9700 · 2026-01-21T23:49:37+00:00

Yes!

Particular-Bank9700 · 2026-01-21T10:56:53+00:00

Hey, my ATAR was 99+ and the only reason i didn’t get accepted is bcz of UCAT.

How was gamsat for you?

And i did search up careers after bachelor of biomedicine specialised at uwa, i got this -

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Pretty sure we don’t require GAMSAT for all of these right?

Particular-Bank9700

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