This document provides tips and examples for creating an effective study plan to revise for the GAMSAT exam. It recommends using the SMART goal setting technique and creating daily to-do lists. Long, medium, and short-term goal examples are given focused on completing practice multiple choice and essay questions over various time periods ranging from months to weeks. The document also lists additional free GAMSAT preparation materials and recommends downloading a study guide to help structure a study plan.

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How to Revise for the GAMSAT

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General Tips
● Set goals using the SMART algorithm, which will help frame
the rest of your study. Goals help you stay focused and
monitor your progress.
● At the beginning of the day, write a list of all the things you
must complete in the day. As you sit down in each session
(which should be ~45 mins each), write on a post-it exactly
what you want to achieve in that time (for example, “complete
30 Section 3 Multiple Choice Questions”).
● Importantly, your planning should consider the vital necessity
of looking after yourself!

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Example #1: Long-term goals (2.5 – 3 months)
● Complete 100 chemistry multiple-choice questions
(MCQs) successfully;
● Complete 70 physics MCQs successfully;
● Complete 50 biology MCQs successfully (notice the
changing numbers of questions here – these reflect the
student’s respective confidence with each section);
● Complete 100 humanities MCQs successfully; and
● Complete 15 argumentative and 15 creative essays that
have been submitted to my tutor, friend or family
member

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Example #2: Medium-term goals (1 month)
● Complete 50 chemistry MCQs successfully;
● Complete 30 physics MCQs successfully;
● Complete 20 biology MCQs successfully;
● Complete 50 humanities MCQs successfully;
and
● Complete 10 argumentative and 5 creative
essays that have been submitted to my tutor,
friend or family member.

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Example #3: Short-term goals (this week!)
● Day one: Review information about the GAMSAT – the sections, the
questions, etc. Then, identify supports and tutors, and begin
documenting the targets of questions completed by certain dates.
● Day two: Review natural sciences high school/year one curricula.
Collect resources that were previously identified and create a formal
calendar of study. Collate short stores and novels to read for section
II.
● Day three: Begin practicing chemistry MCQs, as I find chemistry the
most difficult natural sciences subject and want the most time to
improve. Begin practicing humanities MCQs as I am unfamiliar with
these types of questions. Begin reading program of short stories,
novels and poems.
● Day four… etc.

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Further GAMSAT Preparation Materials
1. Free GAMSAT ® Practice Questions
2. Free GAMSAT ® Example Essays
3. How to prepare for GAMSAT ® Section 1
4. How to prepare for GAMSAT ® Section 2
5. How to prepare for GAMSAT ® Section 3
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