GAMSAT scores are mapped onto a scale which ranges from a high of 100 to a low of 0.
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Year | March Sitting | September Sitting |
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2024 | May 17, 2024 | TBD |
2023 | May 19, 2023 | November 14, 2023 |
2022 | May 18, 2022 | November 19, 2022 |
2021 | May 15, 2021 | November 15, 2021 |
2020 | July 2, 2020 | November 16, 2020 |
2019 | May 10, 2019 | November 8, 2019 |
2018 | May 18, 2018 | November 9, 2018 |
2017 | May 18, 2017 | November 10, 2017 |
2016 | May 12, 2016 | November 10, 2016 |
Ireland Medical Schools | GAMSAT (Cut off scores -2021) |
GPA |
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UL - Medicine | 58 | 2.1 (NFQ Level 8) |
UL - Physiotherapy | 58 | 2.2 (NFQ Level 8) |
RCSI - Medicine | 63 | NFQ Level 8 |
UCD - Medicine | 62 | 2.1 (NFQ Level 8) |
UCD - Veterinary Medicine | 62 | 2.2 (NQAI Level 8) |
UCC - Medicine | 61 | 2.1 (NFQ Level 8) |
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GAMSAT scores are mapped onto a scale which ranges from a high of 100 to a low of 0.
A 'good' GAMSAT score depends on a cohort's performance and the medical school's requirement.
GAMSAT results are released within 2 months of sitting the exam. See previous release dates.
Average, good and high GAMSAT scores are relative terms and, as such, are dependent on perspective.
There are 4 medicals schools in Ireland which require the GAMSAT as part of their admissions criteria.
GAMSAT preparation requires, on average, 3-6 hours per day for 3-6 months depending on your academic background, availability and personal circumstances.
Improve your GAMSAT score in 4 key steps: self-assessment, a study plan with realistic goals, implementation, "rinse and repeat"!
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GAMSAT scores are interchangeable and can be used to apply to any university that requires the GAMSAT. You may sit the GAMSAT in March or September to apply to any medical programme that requires this exam - irrespective of the country (i.e. Ireland, the UK and Australia). You must ensure that your scores have not expired if you are using a score from a previous sitting of the GAMSAT (i.e. GAMSAT scores cannot be more than two years old). Otherwise, you choose the GAMSAT score that you wish to submit for consideration for admissions. To examine some of the prerequisites for various medical schools/programmes, click here: Irish Medical Schools, UK Medical Schools.
As suggested above, since there is no limit to the number of times you can sit the GAMSAT, you may even choose to sit the exam twice in one year.
Any two tests on different examination dates will have, essentially, the same format; however, the great majority of the questions are different for each exam.
GAMSAT March 2024 | GAMSAT September 2024 | |
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Testing Window | Part 1: Written Communication March 2025, TBD Part 2: Humanities and Biological Sciences - Sciences March 2025, TBD |
Part 1: Written Communication - TBD Part 2: Humanities and Biological Sciences - TBD |
Standard Registration Period | Early November 2025 | Early May 2025 |
University College Dublin (UCD) Graduate Entry Medicine
University College Dublin (UCD) Graduate Entry Veterinary Medicine Programme
Royal College Of Surgeons In Ireland (RCSI) Graduate Entry Medicine
University College Cork (UCC) Graduate Entry Medicine
University Of Limerick (UL) Graduate Entry Medicine
University Of Limerick (UL) Physiotherapy
GAMSAT Ireland test centres are located in Dublin, Cork and Limerick. For an additional fee, it is possible to sit GAMSAT Ireland in the UK (Liverpool, London and Derry/Londonderry, NI); in Melbourne, Australia; Singapore or Washington, DC. Space at international locations is limited and allocated on a first come basis, so please register early.
GAMSAT UK Test centres are located in Cardiff, London, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Sheffield in the UK and Derry/Londonderry Northern Ireland (September). As described above, students applying to medical schools which accept the GAMSAT in the UK, Ireland or Australia can sit GAMSAT UK. Overseas testing centres are also available in Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Dubbo and Sydney, Australia, and Dublin in Ireland. Students in the UK can sit GAMSAT Ireland in London (March) to apply to any medical school that requires the GAMSAT in any of the UK, Ireland or Australia.
In Australia, there is a GAMSAT testing centre in Townsville, Dubbo and in each of the capital cities of Australia (Sydney • Wollongong • Ballarat • Melbourne • Canberra • Brisbane • Adelaide • Perth • Hobart • Darwin • Dubbo • Townsville), GAMSAT test centres outside Australia include Wellington, New Zealand; Liverpool, London, UK and Derry/Londonderry, NI; Singapore and Washington, DC. There are no additional GAMSAT Australia test centers. There are supplementary fees for international locations. Space is limited and allocated on a first come basis, so please register early. If your chosen centre is no longer available, ACER will book your exam at the nearest available testing centre.
Washington, DC in the US, Singapore and Dubai are the only international testing centers where you can sit the GAMSAT outside Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Ireland. Space at international locations is limited and allocated on a first come basis, so please register early. Currently, there are no GAMSAT test centers in Africa nor elsewhere in Europe, Asia or America besides the testing centers already described above. ACER is not expecting any change in this policy but if you are hoping otherwise, email ACER directly.
To examine some of the prerequisites for various medical schools/programmes in the UK and Australia, click here: UK Medical Schools Australia Medical Schools Irish Medical Schools