My New Best Friend For the Summer - Mr GAMSAT

I was sitting at my desk the other day and I had NO IDEA where to start with revision and preparation for the GAMSAT. So I had a search around the internet at lots of sites written by people who had already sat the GAMSAT and had written about their experience. These are a list of the sites that have saved my life:

http://e-gamsat.com/  - e-gamsat is a beauty, it has tips and information about each of the sections, what to expect and some helpful hints and tips for each of them. It then also has a huge section on revising for the science part of the test, and gives you a list of topics you should probably cover for the Chemistry, Physics and Biology parts.

After looking online, the tip that seems to come up the most is to do as many practice questions as you can, so you can become familiar with the GAMSAT style of question.

Tip=DO LOTS AND LOTS OF PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Many websites offer practice questions you can download as an e-book for a price and some websites just charge a silly amount for practice questions. But if you dont want to fork out your monies,they also have a section that you can use your email address to sign up for a sample of some practice questions, so it is worth doing that as well.
So here is a list of sites that you can sign up to, or already have questions on their websites that are FREE

http://www.medprepinternational.com/?gclid=CIuG9NvKhrgCFYXMtAodjlUAgQ

http://www.slideshare.net/akspar/gamsat-practice-test-v015

http://www.gamsatsamplequestions.co.uk/

http://www.gamsatpreparationcourses.co.uk/free-GAMSAT-practice-test

http://prepgenie.co.uk/gamsat/free-quiz/

ACER (the official peeps for GAMSAT) also offer booklets of practice questions at a fairly low cost, which is cheaper than buying the hugely expensive book they also sell.

As a science student, I obviously feel more confident going into the science section (even if my physics is a little rusty), and although I studied English Lit at A-Level, I haven't had to write an essay or deal with poems for a good 3 years.

Tip = Work out your strengths and weaknesses within the test and use this to structure your revision.

So I'm gunna be spending a lot more time on brushing up on my physics skills and practicing the humanities and written communication sections.

Books To Use

After my nosey around online, I have come to one conclusion, books for the GAMSAT are bloody expensive. The one book that they officially endorse costs £90 to buy from Amazon....
So after a nosey around online, these are the books I will be buying to help with my revision:

Griffiths GAMSAT Review - £62 They offer different bundles at different prices, depending on what you want, but I'll be buying the review and practice questions
http://www.gamsatreview.com/Gamsat_Review_Order_Page.html

ACER Practice Question e-Book - £30 per book  These are the only official materials that GAMSAT advise you to use, so I shall buy these ones as well!
http://gamsat.acer.edu.au/prepare/preparation-materials


The Gold Standard GAMSAT Preparation Book - £90 This is the big daddy of GAMSAT revision, from what I have read about it, it has EVERYTHING you need in here, practice questions, mock exam, all the science you need to revise etc etc. But its soo much money for a book! UH
http://www.amazon.co.uk/tag/gamsat%20books/products

A Dummies Guide to Sociology - £10 As I am really struggling with the whole underlying social themes thing, I read online that this was a really useful book that summarizes main concepts and ideas etc.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sociology-For-Dummies-Nasar-Meer/dp/111999134X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1372418429&sr=8-1&keywords=dummies+guide+to+sociology

A Dummies Guide to Philosophy - £10 I do enjoy reading philosophy books, but I dont feel I have read anywhere near enough to excel on the written communication section, so this book will summarize the main ideas I need to know from history.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philosophy-Dummies-UK-Martin-Cohen/dp/0470688203/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1372418520&sr=1-1&keywords=dummies+guide+to+philosophy

I will also make a lot of trips I'm sure to my library in town, to read as much as I can! The advise given is to read widely, remember and write down quotes to use in the written communication section, read newspapers, online articles, anything! Obviously you have to make sure you've read your classics, 1984, Great Gatsby, Day of the Triffids, Great Expectations etc etc, as they will come in handy.

 Must resist the temptation to watch the Great Gatsby film and call it revision! Leonardo doesn't give a crap about your GAMSAT Hannah.