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Fraser's GAMSAT review
The most expensive GAMSAT course sold in Australia, and the one with the most quoted guarantee. Both deserve a closer read than they usually get.
Our position, up front
We earn nothing from this page.Fraser’s runs no public affiliate programme — we enumerated the site navigation and footer and found no affiliate, partner, referral or ambassador page. We have no relationship with them and no financial interest in what you decide.
We do hold an affiliate relationship with one competitor, which is exactly why this matters. See our affiliate disclosure.
- A$299cheapest tier — Mock Exams
- A$5,999most expensive — Comprehensive in person
- 10.6×the top tier, against ACER’s A$568 fee
- 0tiers with a money-back guarantee
Pricing
| Course | Price (AUD) | Core inclusions |
|---|---|---|
| GAMSAT Mock Exams | A$299 | Full-length mock(s); access for one GAMSAT sitting |
| GAMSAT Essentials | A$439 | Question bank and analytics, 2 diagnostic mini mocks + 1 full mock, skills libraries |
| GAMSAT Immersive | A$2,499 | 24 live PBL webinars, 5 full mocks, 12 live mock reviews, weekly marked essays |
| Comprehensive — online | A$5,399 | 20 bridging classes, 24 PBL webinars, 22 private 1-hour tutorials, 6 full mocks, personal mentor |
| Comprehensive — in person | A$5,999 | “100+ hours of classes, 600+ questions, 6 Mock Exams, 32 Essays, 20+ hours of Private Tutoring” |
The upgrade ladder is deliberate, and it is worth naming
Fraser’s states that if you upgrade from Essentials to a premium course, “the price you paid for the Essentials Package will be deducted from the fee of the premium course”.
That is a genuinely fair term in isolation. It is also a designed path from A$439 to A$5,399, and it is worth deciding in advance whether you are buying a question bank or stepping onto a ladder — because the deduction only pays off if you climb it.
The score-65 guarantee, read properly
This is the single most quoted thing about Fraser’s, and the quoting usually stops one clause early.
It is a re-enrolment right in a cheaper course, not a refund
Verbatim: “If you complete the full Comprehensive Course and don’t score 65+, you’ll be eligible for free enrolment in the next Immersive Program.”
So: you pay A$5,399 or A$5,999 for Comprehensive. If you miss 65, what you receive is a free place in Immersive — the A$2,499 course. No money is returned, and the remedy is listed at under half what you paid.
It applies to Comprehensive tiers only. Immersive and Essentials carry no guarantee at all.
Whether 65 is a demanding bar depends entirely on where you are applying — it clears the published minimums at most institutions and falls short of the competitive band at several. That is the substance behind the number, and it is on what is a good GAMSAT score and cutoffs by universityrather than in any provider’s marketing.
Access windows — better published than most
| Product | How long you keep it |
|---|---|
| Mock Exams | One GAMSAT sitting |
| Essentials | “4 months or until the next GAMSAT, whichever one is longer” |
| Comprehensive | Essentials-level resources across two consecutive sittings |
No free GAMSAT trial — but a large free tool set
And the tools are the interesting part, for reasons that have nothing to do with buying a course.
There is no free GAMSAT trial. What Fraser’s offers instead is a set of free calculators and utilities: a GEMSAS GPA calculator, a USyd entry calculator, a medical interview offer calculator, a Section 3 question log, an international grade converter, and a free UCAT practice exam.
These are lead magnets, and they work — their GEMSAS GPA calculator is one of the highest-traffic pages on their entire site. If you want those specific functions without entering anyone’s funnel, ours are free and ungated: the GPA and GAMSAT calculator and the score calculator. We are an interested party in saying so, and we would rather say it plainly than pretend otherwise.
What independent reports actually say
Thinner evidence than we would like, and we are going to say so rather than pad it.
Sourcing limit
Reddit blocks the automated fetchers we use. Our record of candidate opinion here comes from thread titles and search snippets, not full threads. We are reporting the shape of the discussion, not counting votes.
On that basis: long-running r/GAMSAT comparison threads treat Fraser’s and GradReady as the two default Australian options, and price is the dominant objection to Fraser’s specifically. That is not surprising at A$5,399–5,999 — roughly ten times the ACER registration fee, and more than most candidates spend on everything else in their application combined.
What is verifiable independently of opinion: Fraser’s is a broad, well-resourced multi-exam operation with in-house technology, separate product subdomains, and collaborations with university medical societies. It is not a thin operation, and the criticism in the market is about value, not legitimacy.
On the discount codes you have probably seen
Fraser’s codes circulate widely on coupon aggregators, and student influencers have documented multi-part “my Fraser’s Comprehensive journey” series on Instagram. There is no public affiliate programme behind either, which means these are privately negotiated arrangements.
That is legal and common. It is worth knowing because a documented course journey from someone who received the course is advertising, whether or not it is labelled as such — and it is the main form in which independent-looking Fraser’s content reaches candidates.
Who it suits, and who it does not
| If you are… | Then… |
|---|---|
| Wanting one-to-one tutoring hours | The clearest case for the price. 22 private one-hour tutorials is a real quantity that cheaper tiers elsewhere do not match. |
| Buying mainly for the score guarantee | Reconsider. It returns a place in a cheaper course, not your money. |
| Just wanting a question bank | Essentials at A$439, or Medify at £210/year, before considering anything above them. |
| Weak on Section 2 specifically | Compare essays marked, not hours taught — and compare against GradReady, whose essay marking is the more consistently praised. |
| Outside Australia | An International Pathways programme exists, but the product is built around the Australian cycle. Gold Standard sells locally in GBP and EUR. |
| Unsure whether any course is worth it | Start with ACER’s own material and a free timed test. Buy a course against a diagnosed weakness, not a general worry. |
The broader point applies to every provider on this site. ACER’s own position is that preparation courses are “not recommended, authorised by, or in any way associated with, ACER or the graduate-entry schools”. Start with the free official material, and buy against a specific identified weakness.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Fraser's GAMSAT course cost?
From A$299 for mock exams to A$5,999 for Comprehensive in person. The online Comprehensive is A$5,399 and Immersive is A$2,499. It is the largest ticket in the Australian GAMSAT market.
Is Fraser's score guarantee a refund?
No. If you complete Comprehensive and do not score 65+, you become eligible for free enrolment in the next Immersive programme — a course listed at A$2,499. No money is returned, and Immersive and Essentials carry no guarantee at all.
Is Fraser's better than GradReady?
They are the two default Australian options and neither is generally better. The useful comparison is by weakness: Fraser’s buys you private tutoring hours, GradReady’s essay marking is the more consistently praised component. See our GradReady review and the independent comparison of the best GAMSAT prep courses.
Does Fraser's have a free trial?
Not for GAMSAT. There is a free UCAT practice exam and a set of free calculators and tools, but no free GAMSAT trial equivalent to GradReady’s or Medify’s free tier.
Is this review sponsored?
No. Fraser’s runs no public affiliate programme and we earn nothing from this page. Where we do hold an affiliate relationship, we disclose it at the link — see our disclosure page.