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    #392
    little sis...
    Registered Users Posts: 910 ✭✭✭little sis...


    Glee_GG wrote: »
    Pick The Middle questions genuinely make me want to have an emotional breakdown.

    me too I never know where to start? :confused:


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    #393
    0mega
    Registered Users Posts: 850 ✭✭✭0mega


    I'm finding it weird how I still haven't heard anything back from the UK yet..


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    #394
    CookieMonster.x
    Registered Users Posts: 1,049 ✭✭✭CookieMonster.x


    0mega wrote: »
    I'm finding it weird how I still haven't heard anything back from the UK yet..
    You only applied to Queen's didn't you? Apparently they only give around 1 weeks notice (last year it was late November/early December) so there is time yet! Two of mine have started giving interviews for graduates and those in close proximity to the university so I'm not too worried. I just want Queen's tbh!


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    #395
    0mega
    Registered Users Posts: 850 ✭✭✭0mega


    CookieMonster.x wrote: »
    You only applied to Queen's didn't you? Apparently they only give around 1 weeks notice (last year it was late November/early December) so there is time yet! Two of mine have started giving interviews for graduates and those in close proximity to the university so I'm not too worried. I just want Queen's tbh!

    Yeah! One week's notice! :eek:

    I need to start preparing for my interview then, just in case..

    Thanks :)


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    #396
    cian casey
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭cian casey


    Anyone need a partner for the Med-entry course


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    #397
    Skinhead Kane
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 150 ✭✭Skinhead Kane


    cian casey wrote: »
    Anyone need a partner for the Med-entry course

    Yeah I might...


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    #398
    GoldenPoppy
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭GoldenPoppy


    How do you prepare for an interview? :/


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    #399
    Skinhead Kane
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 150 ✭✭Skinhead Kane


    GoldenPoppy wrote: »
    How do you prepare for an interview? :/

    We have interviews? Explain...


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    #400
    GoldenPoppy
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭GoldenPoppy


    Skinhead Kane wrote: »
    We have interviews? Explain...

    For UK colleges, you have to do an interview before you're accepted. For Irish colleges, it's just based on the HPAT and LC points :)


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    #401
    Skinhead Kane
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 150 ✭✭Skinhead Kane


    GoldenPoppy wrote: »

    For UK colleges, you have to do an interview before you're accepted. For Irish colleges, it's just based on the HPAT and LC points :)

    Ah apologies, I was under the impression he was referring to HPAT Ireland.

    UCAS/UK, although it seems like a good back up, I'm contemplating on if its worth it and how much it will cost to actually be a student there... Any information?


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    #402
    GoldenPoppy
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭GoldenPoppy


    Skinhead Kane wrote: »
    Ah apologies, I was under the impression he was referring to HPAT Ireland.

    UCAS/UK, although it seems like a good back up, I'm contemplating on if its worth it and how much it will cost to actually be a student there... Any information?

    The deadline has passed to apply for medicine in the UK (sorry!) In Scotland, your fees are paid if you aren't from the UK but from the EU. In England and Wales, fees can go up to 9,000 a year. In NI, fees are about 3,500 sterling. I think it's a brilliant back up!


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    #403
    Skinhead Kane
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 150 ✭✭Skinhead Kane


    GoldenPoppy wrote: »

    The deadline has passed to apply for medicine in the UK (sorry!) In Scotland, your fees are paid if you aren't from the UK but from the EU. In England and Wales, fees can go up to 9,000 a year. In NI, fees are about 3,500 sterling. I think it's a brilliant back up!

    The deadline? I'm in 5th year lol and yeah I'll talk to my principal and career guidance teacher more about it and consider it, seems pretty expensive though.


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    #404
    kundan2012
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭kundan2012


    Skinhead Kane wrote: »
    The deadline? I'm in 5th year lol and yeah I'll talk to my principal and career guidance teacher more about it and consider it, seems pretty expensive though.

    In UK there are some sort of loans and scholarships available. How's the situation here?


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    #405
    KristineKJ
    Registered Users Posts: 145 ✭✭KristineKJ


    So it seems like most of you have applied now then? I'm in the process of doing so, but I hate the fact that by just taking a year here in Norway now and studying nutrition (which will not give me any degree or anything) I cannot apply to free frees.

    You might be shocked to hear though, all higher education is free in Norway. But it's almost impossible to get into medicine and I'm not willing to spend 5 years taking up silly subjects like french and norwegian to get it (which will cost a fortune). And I've always wanted to go abroad to study, so I'm giving Ireland a shot. (It was either that, Poland or Denmark).

    Anyhow, how are ya'll finding the HPAT samples then? (I will be applying hopefully this weekend and then sign up for HPAT soon). :-)

    -Kristine


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    #406
    randylonghorn
    Registered Users Posts: 29,509 ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    kundan2012 wrote: »
    I found this <snipped>. Can have a look. Doesn't help much for interview preparation.:P
    Really? How did you manage to lose it since early November when your last posts promoting it were deleted?? 0_o

    Don't pimp that website again.


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    #407
    Skinhead Kane
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 150 ✭✭Skinhead Kane


    randylonghorn wrote: »
    Really? How did you manage to lose it since early November when your last posts promoting it were deleted?? 0_o

    Don't pimp that website again.

    Explain


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    #408
    612flombie
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭612flombie


    Hi all:)
    Anyone interested in signing up for med entry with me to get the discounted rate?


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    #409
    Slow Show
    Registered Users Posts: 4,248 ✭✭✭Slow Show


    Was all happy doing a ******** practice exam, ended up doing very well in section 1 and 2, up in the 80th percentile for both and then boom, section 3. 0-20. Talk about disheartening... The thing is I didn't think my score was altogether bad. I mean, I got 20/42 which isn't exactly good or even average but I think it'd be somewhat passable if I did particularly well in the other two sections. Would've thought it'd be a little bit higher than 0-20 anyway. Looking back at my first practice exam I got 12/42 though so I suppose I am err slightly improving. :pac: Ah well, there's still more than four months to go and in the end the only score/percentile that matters is the one you get at the end of June.

    Think I needed that pep talk... :p


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    #410
    little sis...
    Registered Users Posts: 910 ✭✭✭little sis...


    Slow Show wrote: »
    Was all happy doing a ******** practice exam, ended up doing very well in section 1 and 2, up in the 80th percentile for both and then boom, section 3. 0-20. Talk about disheartening... The thing is I didn't think my score was altogether bad. I mean, I got 20/42 which isn't exactly good or even average but I think it'd be somewhat passable if I did particularly well in the other two sections. Would've thought it'd be a little bit higher than 0-20 anyway. Looking back at my first practice exam I got 12/42 though so I suppose I am err slightly improving. :pac: Ah well, there's still more than four months to go and in the end the only score/percentile that matters is the one you get at the end of June.

    Think I needed that pep talk... :p

    Thats great though that you're in the 80th percentile for the the other two! I get 60-70 ish percentile in section 1, then like 40ish percentile in section 2 and 0-20 in section three...... it just gets worse :p And the strange thing is , I find section 1 horrible and the other two simple ? :confused:


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    #411
    0mega
    Registered Users Posts: 850 ✭✭✭0mega


    Slow Show wrote: »
    Was all happy doing a ******** practice exam, ended up doing very well in section 1 and 2, up in the 80th percentile for both and then boom, section 3. 0-20. Talk about disheartening... The thing is I didn't think my score was altogether bad. I mean, I got 20/42 which isn't exactly good or even average but I think it'd be somewhat passable if I did particularly well in the other two sections. Would've thought it'd be a little bit higher than 0-20 anyway. Looking back at my first practice exam I got 12/42 though so I suppose I am err slightly improving. :pac: Ah well, there's still more than four months to go and in the end the only score/percentile that matters is the one you get at the end of June.

    Think I needed that pep talk... :p

    Impressed at your section 1 score, wish I was as good at that section. :p


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    #412
    KristineKJ
    Registered Users Posts: 145 ✭✭KristineKJ


    What med entry is it that ya ppl sign up to? Is it a course or something? Cause, yeah, across the north sea I'm kinda...not getting it :P


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    #413
    CookieMonster.x
    Registered Users Posts: 1,049 ✭✭✭CookieMonster.x


    How much preparation is everyone doing per week? And study? I am feeling quite stressed these days!


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    #414
    0mega
    Registered Users Posts: 850 ✭✭✭0mega


    CookieMonster.x wrote: »
    How much preparation is everyone doing per week? And study? I am feeling quite stressed these days!

    Nothing major, I did maybe 2 hours this week. I realise I need to do more but school keeps managing to become a priority.

    You?


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    #415
    CookieMonster.x
    Registered Users Posts: 1,049 ✭✭✭CookieMonster.x


    0mega wrote: »

    Nothing major, I did maybe 2 hours this week. I realise I need to do more but school keeps managing to become a priority.

    You?
    Oh God :P I did a section 1 exam today but that's it! I mean to do more as with study but I actually just don't have the time! Homework takes up my whole evening an weekend. So yeh I need to do more!


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    #416
    Skinhead Kane
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 150 ✭✭Skinhead Kane


    CookieMonster.x wrote: »
    Oh God :P I did a section 1 exam today but that's it! I mean to do more as with study but I actually just don't have the time! Homework takes up my whole evening an weekend. So yeh I need to do more!

    I haven't started yet, I'm feeling worried...


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    #417
    CookieMonster.x
    Registered Users Posts: 1,049 ✭✭✭CookieMonster.x


    Skinhead Kane wrote: »

    I haven't started yet, I'm feeling worried...
    You're in 5th year, no?


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    #418
    Skinhead Kane
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 150 ✭✭Skinhead Kane


    CookieMonster.x wrote: »
    You're in 5th year, no?

    Yeah but still I'm worried, I'm enrolled for 2 HPAT taught courses but it may not be enough or am I overreacting?


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    #419
    CookieMonster.x
    Registered Users Posts: 1,049 ✭✭✭CookieMonster.x


    Skinhead Kane wrote: »

    Yeah but still I'm worried, I'm enrolled for 2 HPAT taught courses but it may not be enough or am I overreacting?
    I don't think you need to do so much this year tbh! I got the med entry course last year but rarely used it. You may burn out so don't do too much!


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    #420
    0mega
    Registered Users Posts: 850 ✭✭✭0mega


    Skinhead Kane wrote: »
    Yeah but still I'm worried, I'm enrolled for 2 HPAT taught courses but it may not be enough or am I overreacting?

    Just a little..

    ;)


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    #421
    kundan2012
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭kundan2012


    randylonghorn wrote: »
    Really? How did you manage to lose it since early November when your last posts promoting it were deleted?? 0_o

    Don't pimp that website again.

    Apologies :o


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