FRASER'S

GAMSAT
JOURNEY
How to nail all sections of the GAMSAT

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 SECTION 1

SECTION 1
Students often feel that it is systematically improve those
impossible to improve in this skills.
Section. That is categorically not
the case.  From understanding the way
ACER designs their questions and
The difficulty with Section 1 is passages to the best methods of
reading comprehension. When elimination and the types of prose
one reads a passage and picks an you will face. Each of these
answer we rarely think factors when considered
analytically about the mechanical individually leads to progression
processes that underpin your and development.
decision making choices.
However, when you think In this guide we summarise the
strategically about the different curriculum we use at Fraser's
steps you take when performing and we hope this will guide you in
reading comprehension you can you journey through Section 1.
 THE ONLY SECTION 1
CHECKLIST 
YOU'LL EVER NEED

1
UNDERSTANDING THE DESIGN

How to Improve
2 STRATEGIC APPROACH

Cognitive Toolkit
☐ Guidelines for improving section 1 ☐ Logical Reasoning
☐ Vocabulary
Self Evaluation ☐ Comprehension
☐ Common mistakes ☐ Visual Comprehension
☐ Keeping a log ☐ Evaluation
☐ Test dynamics
☐ Review emotions The Best Approach
☐ Pace
Passage Design ☐ Reading
☐ ACER tatics ☐ Questions
☐ Dynamics ☐ Process of Elimination

3
☐ Main point
☐ Attitude
☐ Purpose
☐ Support
THE PROMPTS
Question Design
☐ Specific
Prose
☐ General
☐ Technical texts
☐ Reasoning
☐ Literary prose
☐ Application
☐ Proverbs and short comments

Creative
☐ Poetry
☐ Plays, dialogues

Visual
☐ Diagrams
☐ Cartoons
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SECTION 2
"The artist is nothing without the distinctly look for three broad
gift, but the gift is nothing without categories - Ideas, Structure
work." and Expression. This is reflected
in the curriculum we take here.
It is truly a blend of art, evidence Taking you step wise through
and expression that leads to each part of the "rubric". In order
success in this Section. Some to help you build deep and
unknown collection of meaningful essays.
psychometric principles ask of
you an introspection between The final, not-so-insignificant
societal and individual humanity , portion is building your general
as this is thought to lead to more knowledge in the liberal arts such
pensive and empathetic doctors. that you can formulate intelligent
discussion on most issues from
Whilst I cannot attest to the pets to nationalism to evil and
veracity of their process ACER racism.
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CHECK.

HOW TO ANALYSE THE QUOTES

1 General Theme
☐ Basic Assumptions
☐ Spectrum of views within the quotes
☐ Simple tricks to generate ideas (for,
against, switching the keywords around, etc)

Single Quote Response

BUILDING A COHERENT

3
☐ Hyperanalysis - words / connotations
☐ Best single quote response styles RESPONSE
☐ Is it better to respond to all of them?
Essay Styles
Discussion point
☐ Argumentative
☐ Personal
☐ Expository
THE HISTORY OF IDEAS

2
☐ Creative
History ☐ Meta-Modelling: Try each style
☐ Human history
Internal Structure
Psychology ☐ How to write a good plan (S3 and C3)
☐ CBT ☐ Compare and contrast
☐ Neuropsychology ☐ Before and after
☐ TAS - Avoiding the cliche, it is not for,
Philosophy against and on the fence, it means
☐ Types of love something more
☐ Key thinkers - Aristotle, Descartes etc
☐ Modern Philosophy - and its postulates
EXPRESSIVE EFFECTIVITY

4
☐ Epistemology - Matrix, Mind / Body
Techniques For Expressive Writing
Anthropology ☐ The basics of content and grammar
☐ Different ways of living - hunter gatherer, ☐ Using ideas appropriately and when
agrarian etc. Link to the development of understood
politics and the form of rule ☐ Mindful pauses (using punctuation
effectively)
Economics
☐ Orthodoxy 101 Essay Comparisons
☐ Capitalism - its effects ☐ Differences between good and great
☐ Taxation essays
☐ Banking system - What is money ☐ What your markers are looking for
☐ Schools of thought ☐ The difference between a shallow
analysis and a response with depth
Racism
☐ Colonialism and its impact
☐ Structural violence
☐ Modern cultural appropriation - white
people using the brown skin emoji (is it okay)

Politics 
☐ Socialism vs Conservative
☐ Nationalism vs Patriotism
☐ Liberalism
 SECTION 3

SECTION 3
Students often focus here, both molecules in the air exert on their
rightly and wrongly. It is, surroundings, not that PV = nRT.
important to focus on your
strategy and how that integrates With that in mind there is an
with the theory you know and amount of concepts that need to
understand is vital. be covered in order to maximise
familiarity with GAMSAT
A caution here, avoid falling into questions. It is akin to learning a
the content trap. Trying to different language, if you've never
continuously consume ever more seen a hydrocarbon it makes it
theorems, rules and facts. very difficult to do a GAMSAT
Without doubt the GAMSAT will question on alkane combustion.
punish you for rigids frameworks
in your approach and In our curriculum we cover every
understanding of scientific theoretical concept you should
concepts. Understand understand, to allow you to
that pressure is the force that approach most GAMSAT
questions comfortably.
 SECTION 3 MATHS, PHYSICS

MATHS

The Basics
☐ Adding and subtracting
☐ Multiplying and dividing
☐ Algebra and ratios

The Middle Ground

☐ Powers / roots
☐ Logs / exponentials
☐ Scientific notation
☐ Rounding and errors
☐ Trigonometry and symmetry

"Probably" the Higher Ground

☐ Probability and statistics

PHYSICS

Forces and motion Applications of Forces and Motion

☐ Vectors and scalers ☐ Momentum & impulse
☐ Origins & types of forces ☐ Applied Circular Motion
☐ Linear motion ☐ Biomechanics
☐ 2D motion ☐ Bodily fluids/ pneumatics
☐ Circular motion
Light & Sound
Energy & Materials ☐ Hi, we're waving at you
☐ Mass, energy, conservation and the systems
☐ Sorry I tricked you i'm a particle
/ surrounding dichotomy ☐ Mirrors & optics
☐ Potential & kinetics ☐ The EM Spectrum and radiation
☐ Springs & pressure (Nuclear physics)
☐ Gasses and liquids in physics ☐ Sound Intensity
☐ Solid materials
Electricity & Magnetism
Equilibrium & Statics ☐ Origins of charge and electrical
☐ Work forces
☐ Torque ☐ Basics of circuits
☐ Mechanical advantage ☐ Applied Circuits
 SECTION 3 CHEMISTRY &
BIOLOGY

CHEMISTRY BIOLOGY

Fundamental Chemistry Acid/Base Chemistry Cellular Biology

☐ Atomic structure ☐ Definitions ☐ Cells and cell types
☐ Periodic table ☐ Strength vs stuff ☐ Cellular physiology
☐ Electronic configuration ☐ Indicators / titration ☐ Cellular transport &
☐ Intramolecular bonding I communication
☐ Intermolecular bonding Applications of Equilibrium &
☐ Stoichiometry & conservation Acid/Base Animals (and not)
☐ Electrochemistry, K & Gibbs ☐ Single cell exceptions
Organic Chemistry 101 ☐ Henderson Hasselbach ☐ Cellular analogy
☐ Molecules and shape ☐ Physiological analogy
☐ Intramolecular bonding II Isomerism & Equivalent Structures
☐ Families of molecules ☐ Structural Biological Biochemistry
☐ The main functional groups ☐ Geometric ☐ Central dogma of Biomolecules
☐ Naming and IUPAC ☐ Stereochemistry ☐ Cellular metabolism
☐ Inorganic Isomerism and ☐ Cellular catabolism
Physical Chemistry 101 Prochirality
☐ Gas behaviour ☐ Benzene Genetics
☐ Liquid behaviour ☐ Affects of Functional groups on ☐ DNA, RNA and Replication
☐ Solid behaviour Benzene ☐ Genes / Genotype and Phenotype
☐ Colligative properties of phases  ☐ Modes of inheritance
Common Chemical Reactions ☐ Epigenetics
Thermodynamics & Kinetics ☐ Functional groups and reactions
☐ Modes / types of energy ☐ Basic reactions Population Health
☐ Internal energy, heat and work ☐ Reactions of Benzene ☐ Medical Epidemiology
☐ Overview of the laws of ☐ Statistical Inference
thermodynamics Obscure Chemical Reactions
☐ Enthalpy ☐ Modifying functionality Systems Biology
☐ Entropy ☐ Rearrangements ☐ The immune system
☐ Gibb's free energy ☐ Non-standard naming ☐ The nervous system
☐ Reaction rate ☐ The  endorince system
☐ Rate constant Biochemistry and Analytical ☐ The circulatory system
☐ Rate expression Chemistry ☐ The respiratory system
☐ Biochemistry 101 ☐ The excretory system
Equilibrium and REDOX ☐ Reactions in Biology ☐ The musculoskeletal system
☐ Equilibrium expression ☐ Rates of reaction
☐ K vs Q ☐ Basic Spectroscopy
☐ Le Chateliers Principle ☐ Advanced Spectroscopy &
☐ Kc, Kp, Ksp  separations science
☐ Determining REDOX
☐ Half Equations and the ECS
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