Course Description
1-on-1 personalised tutoring program offers students an opportunity to have a more tailored experience to tackle the GAMSAT. Based on a tutor matching system, students will get to pick their tutor based on their personal needs. We manage your entire preparation and plan everything from curriculum to homework and even GAMSAT-style question sets, all to ensure that you will be well equipped with the skills and exam strategies to sit the GAMSAT.
All of our tutors are specialised and highly trained in each GAMSAT section. Our tutors will ask for your personal goals, strengths and weaknesses, and in turn will guide you through comprehensive content topics and the exam required skills.
Details
Flexible Online Tutoring
Easily accessible tutoring classes that are online.
Tutor Matching System
Based on a tutor matching system, students will get to pick their tutor based on their personal needs.
GAMSAT Content Provided
Our tutors will manage your entire preparation and plan everything from curriculum to homework and even GAMSAT-style question sets.
Personalised Lessons
Based on your personal goals, strengths and weaknesses, our tutors will guide you through comprehensive content topics and the exam required skills.
Meet our Team of Specialised GAMSAT Tutors
PRAVIND
Hi there, I’m Pravind, though everyone calls me Prav. I am currently a fourth-year medical student at the University of Sydney; however, I am a proud Melbournian at heart. Before commencing my current degree, I was a Biomedical sciences student at Monash University.
The way I teach section 1 is all about approach-ability and personalisation. I hope to ensure that my students can confidently approach any type of S1 question and have a range of strategies to work through them. There is no one correct way to do/study for the GAMSAT (and in extension approach the whole medical school application cycle). I hope to be able to share my own experience and the experience of many others to help my students to discover their own personal way of approaching Section 1 and approaching their GAMSAT study more broadly.
AMLAN
Hi everyone, my name is Amlan and am currently in 2nd year of my postgrad MD at Sydney.
I am one of the Section 2 tutors and MMI markers at Halad and thoroughly enjoy my role in tutoring and helping aspiring medical and dental students achieve their goal. Having been fortunate to score in the 90th percentile for Section 2, I realise you cannot write something thoughtful if you haven’t thought about it before. Therefore, the way I teach section 2 is all about playing to your strengths and approaching essay writing in a systematic way using topics that you are passionate about. I will help you address common misconceptions and mistakes about Section 2, provide high scoring examples and live feedback for improvement. What I enjoy about Section 2 is that it is the easiest section 2 to improve as students notice the rapid improvement within a very short time.
GRACE
Hi, I’m Grace! I’m currently a third-year medical student at the University of Sydney, and I honestly have to pinch myself sometimes to remind myself I’m here. Although I am a Melbournian, I moved to Sydney in December 2020 and have loved every minute of it.
Part of what makes Section 2 so challenging is that you’re choosing something of yourself to put out there on paper. That can feel really difficult and can make you feel so vulnerable. I want everyone to be able to bring that same confidence to the table, with it will come your passion and a certain eagerness and the structure and cohesion is a simple flow on from there.
It might be controversial, and it might not work for everyone — but I’m here to tell you that you don’t necessarily need to be writing an essay a day leading up to the GAMSAT to do well. That is some people’s journey, but it wasn’t mine. I know what it’s like to feel shameful that it doesn’t look like you’re putting in as much effort as the person next to you, but everyone is on their own journey. Having tried out a couple of different techniques, I’m keen to work with my students on an individual level to find something that will enable their own personal active engagement. Work to your own schedule and strengths and you will be proud of the outcome.
MARK
Hey! I’m Mark. I am currently in my 4th year of Medicine at University of Melbourne.
Coming from a Biomed background and having been stronger at maths, chemistry, and physics than languages and humanities in school I felt far more comfortable with Section 3 than 1 or 2 initially. By having background knowledge such that I was not overwhelmed by long stems or complicated graphs, I came to realise that section 3 is primarily testing pattern & graph recognition, problem-solving, and numeracy ability rather than testing whether you know all the elements on the periodic table. I feel like many students fail to get past this intimidation factor which I believe holds back a lot of people from reaching their S3 potential and becoming mentally defeated by the exam in general. I hope to instill in my students an understanding of how to most efficiently approach Section 3 on exam day to give themselves the best chance of a score that exceeds their best expectations. If I can show my students alternative ways to think about problems or a more time-effective approach to questions… then that would be a very gratifying outcome.
KEELEY
Hey my name is Keeley and I tutor everything section 3 in the GAMSAT. I am currently a 4th year med student at Unimelb, and have an absolute love for the sciences (especially chemistry).
I had a pretty typical pathway into medicine (high school —> biomed —> GAMSAT x 2 —> med), however my passion for the sciences really stemmed from my chemistry major and all the research and contextual skills I developed. I sat the GAMSAT in 2018 and 2019, and despite excelling in section 3, I was (terrified) convinced that I had no chance of getting into medicine, a fear most experienced during this time of uncertainty.
When it comes to the GAMSAT, I believe the best way to study is to always practice skills and content within the context of answering practice questions, especially as section 3 has largely moved away from requiring pre-existing knowledge. The biggest piece of advice I like to instil in students is don’t freak out when first looking at a stem/question, you know so much more than you think and staying calm is the best way to harness and utilise these skills to get the answer 🙂
Tutoring
Packages
Single Session
- 1x Hour Session for S1, 2 or 3
- Total 1 hour of tutoring
- Is this tutoring pack for me? Recommended and suitable for Halad and non-Halad students who want to supplement their GAMSAT and course learning.
- What will I get out of this pack? This pack will allow students to have a 1-on-1 consultation with a specialised GAMSAT tutor to ask any questions or to bridge an existing knowledge gap in a specific section.
Starter Pack
- 3x 1 hour sessions for S1, 2 or 3
- Total 3 hours of tutoring
- Is this tutoring pack for you? Recommended and suitable for first-time sitters or students with little GAMSAT experience.
- What will I get out of this pack? This pack will allow students the opportunity to receive more personalised support and guidance in their preparation before beginning the Halad courses.
Advanced Pack
- 6x 1 hour sessions for Section 1, 2 or 3
- Total 6 hours of tutoring
- Is this tutoring pack for you? Recommended and for first-time sitters, who want comprehensive support and thorough preparation guidance; and for re-sitters who want to hone in on the challenging aspects of GAMSAT content.
- What will I get out of this pack? This pack will allow both first-time and re-sitter students to receive a personally curated GAMSAT plan of attack from our tutors. Students will also receive the individualised support and advice they need to prepare for any exam and content challenges.