If you already hold a bachelor's degree and you're set on studying medicine in Australia, the GAMSAT is almost certainly standing between you and an offer.
It's the entry test for graduate-entry Doctor of Medicine (MD) programs at universities across the country, and for international students it's often the more practical route into medicine here. No centralised application system, no ATAR, just your degree, your GAMSAT score, and an interview.
That said, "practical" doesn't mean simple. Here's what actually matters.
Your degree can be in anything
You don't need a science background to sit the GAMSAT. Universities accept a completed bachelor's degree in any discipline, usually from within the last 10 years, alongside a competitive GPA. Some schools do prefer applicants with science prerequisites, so it's worth checking each university's specific requirements before you apply.
The test itself has three sections
GAMSAT covers reasoning in the humanities and social sciences, written communication, and reasoning in the biological and physical sciences. That third section is the one that catches most international students off guard. It draws on chemistry, biology, and physics content, so if your degree was outside the sciences, you'll need to build that knowledge from scratch rather than just sharpen test technique.
English requirements are often higher than they look
Most universities publish a general international postgraduate English threshold, typically IELTS Academic 7.0. But the medicine faculty's own requirement is frequently higher than that general figure. Always check the faculty page directly, not just the university's international admissions page.
Applications go straight to the university
International applicants bypass GEMSAS entirely. You apply directly to each medical school (or through an approved agent), submit your GAMSAT score and transcripts, and if you're shortlisted, you'll usually sit a Multi-Mini Interview. Some schools add CASPer as an extra screening step before that.
Where Fraser's students land
Fraser's GAMSAT students average a score of 71/100, and typically cut their number of sittings from 2.7 down to 1.4. That's the difference between one long GAMSAT journey and getting it right the second time around.
Get the full breakdown, free
We've put together a complete guide for international students weighing up the GAMSAT pathway: entry requirements, English thresholds by university, the application and interview process, visas, costs, and what happens after you graduate.
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