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11/12/2023

The GAMSAT AI revolution is here.

Unlock your potential with 90plusgamsat's new proprietary AI. 6000+ essay corrections, 450 transcripts of videos of Michael teaching, all of our collection writing and knowledge on the topic - and data from years of helping students for free in the Section II Sorted group have been used to train an AI which can mark essays just like Michael.

LikeMike can provide numerical feedback across 10 parts of yours essays (intro, bp1, bp2, conclusion, overall, quote interpretation, structure, ideas, expression, psychometrics) as well as textual (written) feedback to tell you why marks were gained or lost and what to do to improve.

50 presale spots are available. Half are already gone. See more at in the description of the video below!

I can't believe we actually did this. The extraordinary capabilities of AI have reached the GAMSAT space - watch this video to hear more. For 6 months, mysel...

06/08/2023

6 day's until our ideas class starts.
https://www.crowdcast.io/c/intruiging-ideas-for-gamsat

This is not a theory, but an applied class. By the end of the 3 sessions (2 weeks prior to your GAMSAT), you will have a thorough mind map showing not only most of the main themes that would come up in the GAMSAT, but high scoring relationships between these ideas mapped, as well as a wide variety of insights relating to each topic.

This will help you plan with greater agility, score higher, have and more confidence in what to say.

Those who struggle with ideas, what to say, timing, planning - this is the class for you.

See you then!

Register now for Intriguing Ideas for GAMSAT on crowdcast, scheduled to go live on August 12, 2023, 11:30 AM GMT+10.

31/07/2023

Hi team, with 5 weeks until GAMSAT you should all have honed in on a structure/s or approach to the way you approach Section II.
There are three parts to a high scoring response:

1. Structure (sets the foundation)
2. Quote interpretation (sets the ceiling value of the mark)
3. Ideas (bridges the floor to the ceiling).
Ideas are the single biggest thing that separates 60s from 70s-80s. But where do you find them, how do you record and organise them in ways that make the difference, and where do they go?
I've variously touched on these concepts in free materials such as:
The Philosophy Primer for GAMSAT S1 & II | https://www.90plusgamsat.com/the-h/
The use of evidence in an ideal GAMSAT Section II Task A response | https://www.90plusgamsat.com/the-use-of-evidence-in-an... response/
but I've found over the years teaching that it's not quite as intuitive to students as I originally thought it was. So, I'm running an online 3-session event that will take you from scratch to the development of an ideas bank of your own, like the ones you may have seen me posting here recently.
This will:
Dramatically increase agility and precision (thereby increasing clarity, and improving timing)
Help with planning
Increase the quality of what you are discussing in your essays.
Tickets are from $49 for standard entry at this link: https://crowdcast.io/c/intruiging-ideas-for-gamsat
I'll see you in class.
M

31/07/2023

Assalamu Alaykum dear brothers and sisters.

This initiative by UMIS connects Muslims students in Melbourne with premium GAMSAT tutoring by 90plusgamsat - completely free of charge.

Sessions are run by Michael John Sunderland (91 in
S2, 82 overall) - founder of 90plusgamsat and author of 7 books on Section II covering two theses of material. Every sitting since he began tutoring, a 90plus student has scored 90 or higher, and 40% of his students score above 80 (approximately the 100th percentile).

Sessions will be held weekly between now and the September GAMSAT - covering Quote
Interpretation, Ideas (finding, organising, using), Structure, Contentions and Planning, Mindset, and Psychometrics.

Link for the stream is here: https://www.crowdcast.io/c/umis-90plus/VRxCf , join every Monday from 7-8.30pm inshaAllah!

13/01/2023

Here's a common story: Student writes a paragraph, it follows the PEEL structure except they believe the Example "proves" the Topic Sentence (an example proves nothing, and also tells me nothing about your suitability to be a doctor except that you know a thing), and the Explanation is of the Example.

No.

Since an Example, ideally, should exist to resolve the ambiguity of the Topic Sentence, it should require no explanation of how it relates to the Topic Sentence as, if it did, it wouldn't sufficiently resolve the ambiguity of the Topic Sentence.

The Explanation is of the Topic Sentence: the rest of what you had to say about it. An exploration of it as a social phenomena. When you do that I, the marker, can see YOU and what YOU think. And I can mark you for that.

Watch to learn how to do it.

Here's a common story: Student writes a paragraph, it follows the PEEL structure except they believe the Example "proves" the Topic Sentence (an example prov...

05/01/2023

https://youtu.be/pUefqAIsPlY

Here's Fadi reflecting on the mentoring he received from Michael.

He describes it as the most life changing experience of his life, and tells you a little bit about his experience.

Have a listen to what he has to say.

Here's Fadi reflecting on the mentoring he received from Michael.He describes it as the most life changing experience of his life, and tells you a little bit...

05/01/2023

https://youtu.be/WveCbUHchJo

The most common difficulty mans hears from S2 students is "I struggle to come up with contentions in time."

What's really going on more often than not is "I think my contentions need to be xyz way (sophisticated, interesting, complex etc) and I'm throwing away all the ones I DO come up with away."

I did a quick 35 mins for free with Pat to record this for you and I think it's going to make your lives a great deal easier. Listen in to find out why.

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Here's a link to some of the resources I mentioned at the start of the video. Part of his actual question pertained to coming up with ideas which is a different problem than coming up with the contention. Here are some resources addressing the ideas issue:

Having a foundation of better ideas and examples:
The Philosophy Primer for GAMSAT S1 & II | https://www.90plusgamsat.com/the-h/
The use of evidence in an ideal GAMSAT Section II Task A response | https://www.90plusgamsat.com/the-use-...
Map of Humanities and Social Sciences for S1 and 2 of the GAMSAT - PART 1 | https://youtu.be/C1U8g1ErdOI
Map of Humanities and Social Sciences for S1 and 2 of the GAMSAT - PART 2 | https://youtu.be/NbxvhZjuuZc
GAMSAT Master Series - The Ideas in Humanities Primer with Shabeer Zacky | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcHCR...

Generating an idea in response to a prompt:
Interpretation of GAMSAT Section 2 Quotes - The 90+ Way | https://www.90plusgamsat.com/gamsat-s...
GAMSAT SII Ideas masterclass | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InRhn...

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Website: 90plusgamsat.com for more
Facebook group for free feedback on your writing: https://www.facebook.com/groups/90plu...

The most common difficulty mans hears from S2 students is "I struggle to come up with contentions in time."What's really going on more often than not is "I t...

05/01/2023

My recent student Achuthan letting you know what's up.
He went from mid 60s to mid 80s in 2 months with me.
Have a listen to the message he has for you :)

My recent student Achuthan letting you know what's up. He went from mid 60s to mid 80s in 2 months with me. Have a listen to the message he has for you :)

05/01/2023

How to order your thinking in more sophisticated ways - the Horizontal/Vertical trick | https://youtu.be/2ZTHcBDMOEo
One of the biggest concerns I often hear from students is that they just don't know what to say in the body paragraph. They have a point, but nothing more of substance to say about it. OR, I often hear that students struggle to come up with ideas in response to the prompt. Well, here's a nifty solution I've been teaching my private students lately. Thought you'd like the heads up. It works great. Enjoy!

One of the biggest concerns I often hear from students is that they just don't know what to say in the body paragraph. They have a point, but nothing more of...

29/12/2022

Here's an answer to one of the most common GAMSAT problems I hear from students: "How do I come up with contentions under time pressure?"

Here it is. Solved!

The most common difficulty mans hears from S2 students is "I struggle to come up with contentions in time."What's really going on more often than not is "I t...

19/12/2022

Most GAMSAT students, in my experience, write in ways that are terribly vague. This isn't a problem due to it's impact on the writing per se, but it is a problem in terms of what it says about the writer: that they are either unsure and pretending that they know, that they are sure and don't care about communicating clearly, or that they do know and are unable to communicate clearly. This is a problem as they are all things that aren't ideal qualities in a doctor and S2 exists to identify those who would be good doctors. So, how can you strip ambiguity from your writing? Just learn this nifty little trick.
https://youtu.be/NDgQeiP6LDI

29/11/2022

This playlist of free 90plus popular materials has been in the SII Sorted facebook group for some time. Thought i'd post it here for you guys that aren't there, too

Big love,
M

(Highly recommend you start with the Map of the Humanities and Social Sciences PI/II)

Having a foundation of better ideas and examples:

The Philosophy Primer for GAMSAT S1 & II | https://www.90plusgamsat.com/the-h/
The use of evidence in an ideal GAMSAT Section II Task A response | https://www.90plusgamsat.com/the-use-of-evidence-in-an.../
Map of Humanities and Social Sciences for S1 and 2 of the GAMSAT - PART 1 | https://youtu.be/C1U8g1ErdOI
Map of Humanities and Social Sciences for S1 and 2 of the GAMSAT - PART 2 | https://youtu.be/NbxvhZjuuZc
GAMSAT Master Series - The Ideas in Humanities Primer with Shabeer Zacky | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcHCRqQil1E

Generating an idea in response to a prompt:

Interpretation of GAMSAT Section 2 Quotes - The 90+ Way | https://www.90plusgamsat.com/gamsat-s2-quote-interpretation/
GAMSAT SII Ideas masterclass | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InRhngCXTVI

Ordering your ideas:

The Ontology of ideal Task A Structure - Logic | https://www.90plusgamsat.com/the-ontology-of-structure.../
GAMSAT Section 2: The Ontology of Task A Structure - Logic! | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrMp1ZSNoh4
Task B Aesthetic in a 90+ GAMSAT Section 2 Essay | https://www.90plusgamsat.com/task-b-aesthetic-in-a-90.../
Advanced S2 Skills: The origin of 90+ Task B structure A live spoken essay | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPqFFa8VP1I

Introductions:

The Task B Hook | https://www.90plusgamsat.com/the-task-b-hook/
How to write Task B Intros | https://thejohnfox.com/.../30-superb-first-paragraphs.../
The Art of the Task A Introduction | https://www.90plusgamsat.com/the-art-of-the-task-a.../

Integration:

Two 90+ essays deconstructed live | https://youtu.be/249ZZr3cIS0

Mindset:
https://youtu.be/N15-8YdrhSc
https://youtu.be/YLwI1CA2IX0

Writing Better

Where to find figurative ideas | https://thejohnfox.com/2021/08/100-beautiful-sentences/
How to write short sentences | https://thejohnfox.com/2015/07/short-sentences/
Clarity, concision, comprehension, cogency, cohesion | https://www.90plusgamsat.com/the-five-cs/

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