I had a virtual Brunch with my Bootcamp members last week.

It was fun.

We ate and talked GAMSAT.

The biggest question that kept coming up was…

What’s next?

What do we do once the GAMSAT is over?

=> Click here to learn about the applications and interviews.

I was like, “seriously!

Have a freakin’ holiday. Forget all about it.

I know I will be hahaha

And I’m not even sitting the exam. (Granted, I’m thinking about dozens of people’s exams rather than just one so a break is needed.)

So they were like, “Ok. Have a holiday. Will do.

…But then what?”

Hahaha

I love my Bootcampers – so committed and switched on.

Well, the next step is the interview.

And even before that,

It’s the application process because not everyone with a good score gets an interview.

We’re talking to people with scores in the high 60s, even in the low 70s, who didn’t get in.

One does not simply apply for a medical school.

As with the GAMSAT, there’s far more to the application process and the interview than most people realize.

Firstly,

There’s the portfolio – did you know about those?

And if you did, do you have a strategy to make sure you present your best self? This is your opportunity to showcase what you’re about and to stand out for the other applicants.

Plus there’s the personal steam – if you don’t like to talk about yourself or don’t want to come across as a show-off, then your personal statement will be weak. On the other hand, you don’t want to be condescending like you’re the best person in the world.

And if you’re not going for the portfolio universities then it’s about your strategy for how you order your preferences – do you have one?

Many people research the ‘cut-off’ scores.

They look at the minuscule details but don’t have an overall approach to it. They don’t think about it.

Btw you can’t believe everything you read online about the ‘cut-off’ scores. Just because one person got in with a score x doesn’t mean that’s the lowest cut-off, it might be higher, much higher. It’s counterintuitive at times.

And if your friend got in with score y it doesn’t mean you will too. They have things going on that have nothing to do with you.

I’ve helped people with a 57 get into uni.

Are you sitting on a score over 57?

Then we’ve got to look at strategy.

Obviously, this person had other things going for them. That’s not a normal, standard thing that happens. However, I use it as an example to show you what’s possible when you have a strategy, because if she did what she wanted to do – which was not good at all – she probably wouldn’t have gotten in.

And that’s just the application process.

Then there are the interviews. But that’s enough for now. I’ll get into that in my next email.

For now, if you answered ‘no’ to any, or all, of the above questions then you will find a lot of benefit from this.

It will give you insights and answers about the applications and interviews that you didn’t even know where possible (and I’m not even exaggerating – this stuff is next level)

Enjoy!

Dr “What’s next?” Tom