When you get your GAMSAT ® results back, you will be presented with an array of numbers. You might be wondering: What on earth do they mean? Is my GAMSAT ® Score good enough? This presentation summarises the answer to your questions. For more information, check out our detailed article on this topic here: https://gradready.com.au/gamsat-scores

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The Definitive Guide to GAMSAT ®
Results 2020

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What do your GAMSAT Scores Mean?
• The scores themselves will be expressed on a scale of 0 to 100 and it’s
important to remember that these are not percentage marks
• Overall Score = (1 x Section I + 1 x Section II + 2 x Section III) / 4
• Results are scaled based on ACER’s calculations based on distribution of
all raw scores
• These numbers are not your percentile. The percentile is a separate
number you will be given that essentially takes your scaled scores and
ranks them compared to everyone else who sat that session of the
GAMSAT ® exam.

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How are GAMSAT ® Results calculated?
• Whilst the specifics of how scores are calculated are reasonably inscrutable
and the process is intentionally opaque on behalf of ACER, we can make
some general insights into how they are calculated. The results are based
on what is called Item Response Theory (IRT).
• Item Response Theory (IRT) : Simply put, a form of statistical manipulation
intended to take into account factors such as Cohort Capability & Exam
Difficulty.
• The marks are adjusted so that an equivalent performance in any given
GAMSAT ® exam will score within an appropriate tolerance margin.

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When are GAMSAT ® results released?

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What is a good GAMSAT ® score?
● What defines a good GAMSAT ® Score will ultimately depend on factors
such as your GPA and the medical institution you intend to apply to.
● You can find further information of past cutoffs here:
https://gradready.com.au/medical-school-entry-requirements

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Why can your GAMSAT ® Score vary between sittings?
● The key reason why ACER manipulates and scales your GAMSAT ®
score is to ensure that results remain comparable across different
sittings by compensating for factors such as cohort performance and
exam difficulty.
● A number of variables are responsible for ultimately calculating a
GAMSAT ® score and because of this, it is understandable that your
score may be different when you sit two tests.

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What is the GAMSAT ® Percentile Curve?
● The purpose of the curve is to establish comparatively how well each individual
performed on a particular sitting of the GAMSAT ®.
● The majority of people (>95%) will rank somewhere around the middle of the
curve, the 50 th percentile, with increasingly fewer the farther you go in each
direction.

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What is the GAMSAT ® Percentile Curve?
● You want to be better than the 50 th percentile. For the March 2019 GAMSAT ®
Exam, this roughly equates to a GAMSAT ® score of 59. Even better would be to
aim for the top 25% of applicants.
● A score of roughly 63 will put you in the 75 th percentile. A score of 73 will place
you around the 98 th percentile.

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GAMSAT ® Score Cutoffs - Is my GAMSAT ® Score Good Enough?

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Medical School Applications and Entry
Requirements
• To learn more about sitting the GAMSAT ® exam in 2020, visit GAMSAT ® Preparation 2020
• To learn more about applying for Graduate Entry Medical Schools in Australian and the different
admissions criteria and weightings, visit our guide: Australian Medical Schools - Entry
Requirements.

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Improving your GAMSAT ® Score – Free
Resources
1. What is the GAMSAT®?
2. How to study for the GAMSAT ® Exam
3. How to prepare for GAMSAT ® Section 1
4. How to prepare for GAMSAT ® Section 2
5. How to prepare for GAMSAT ® Section 3
6. GAMSAT ® - 10 Year Retrospective Review