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*Everything HPAT and Medicine 2013*

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    #632
    locarush101
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭locarush101


    hey! I'm trying to get the Pre Med Premium Package- I'm thinking of doing the two day course in February 16-17 in Dublin, Griffith College so if anyone's interested in joining a group or is forming one, pm me and let me know within these few days !!!! : )


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    #633
    Tomas18
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭Tomas18


    anybody know anything about the revision course in IOE. I registered today for the one on 5th and 6th Jan but never got email verification, just wondering if i should contact them about it ?


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    #634
    little sis...
    Registered Users Posts: 910 ✭✭✭little sis...


    Are the courses for h-pat just for 6th years? Can 5th years go? i.e. ME? :rolleyes:


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    #635
    Tomas18
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭Tomas18


    As far as i'm aware all of them are for 6th years. Think about it if a 5th year who isn't even registered to sit the hpat got a place over a registered 6th year it wouldn't quite be fair but then again there may be some courses that take 5th years but as I said none i'm aware of.


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    #636
    Just Like Heaven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,132 ✭✭✭Just Like Heaven


    little sis... wrote: »
    Are the courses for h-pat just for 6th years? Can 5th years go? i.e. ME? :rolleyes:

    Yes you can of course of go, nothing to lose by it if you can afford it.


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    #637
    little sis...
    Registered Users Posts: 910 ✭✭✭little sis...


    getting mixed messages here o_O


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    #638
    amicus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 301 ✭✭amicus


    ye i go institute anyone can go :D


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    #639
    Just Like Heaven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,132 ✭✭✭Just Like Heaven


    little sis... wrote: »
    getting mixed messages here o_O

    Trust me I'm far more handsome.


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    #640
    little sis...
    Registered Users Posts: 910 ✭✭✭little sis...


    fewtinsoffroth wrote: »
    Trust me I'm far more handsome.

    I'm a guy.......




























    LOL jk


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    #641
    Just Like Heaven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,132 ✭✭✭Just Like Heaven


    One of the lads I was talking to at ME was only in fifth year, wish I had gone in fifth year myself.


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    #642
    amicus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 301 ✭✭amicus


    Did u do the online course last year aswell?


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    #643
    Just Like Heaven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,132 ✭✭✭Just Like Heaven


    No when I was in sixth year I did the independant academy one. And this year I've done ME and I'm gonna do CS next week.


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    #644
    amicus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 301 ✭✭amicus


    much of a comparison?


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    #645
    Just Like Heaven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,132 ✭✭✭Just Like Heaven


    Well the independent academy one was completely rubbish before you compare it to anything else anyway. I didn't think an awful lot of the ME weekend course but the online material is great. The stuff CS posted out to me seems good too.


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    #646
    amicus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 301 ✭✭amicus


    how many people sat the hpat last year does anyone know?and how many is it likely to be this year?just undergrads


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    #647
    Just Like Heaven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,132 ✭✭✭Just Like Heaven


    amicus wrote: »
    how many people sat the hpat last year does anyone know?and how many is it likely to be this year?just undergrads

    They don't give a figure differentiating between candidates but they give a total number of candidates. I can't remember how many but it's somewhere between 3,500-4,000 ish, I think. The CAO release figures about applicants after January and the figure is in there I think.


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    #648
    amicus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 301 ✭✭amicus


    is it true that section 3 will be worth less than section 1 and 2 so repeats cant significantly improve there scores as apparently its the one they improve on?


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    #649
    CookieMonster.x
    Registered Users Posts: 1,049 ✭✭✭CookieMonster.x


    amicus wrote: »
    is it true that section 3 will be worth less than section 1 and 2 so repeats cant significantly improve there scores as apparently its the one they improve on?
    I heard that too. And also the currency of results will probably be 1 year :/


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    #650
    amicus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 301 ✭✭amicus


    well im not repeating so its grand but section 3's the easiest i think..that'l b annoying


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    #651
    CookieMonster.x
    Registered Users Posts: 1,049 ✭✭✭CookieMonster.x


    amicus wrote: »
    well im not repeating so its grand but section 3's the easiest i think..that'l b annoying
    I really hope the currency stays the same, I've a feeling I'll be repeating! Section 3 is slowly improving for me, I've done 2 mocks and I've gotten 7 more correct I think (but lower percentile) but in the drills I always get around the same mark. I think I might prefer all sections to be worth the same seeing as I'm improving ever so slightly!


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    #652
    amicus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 301 ✭✭amicus


    well im not repeating in that medicine's more my backup haha..i dont think itll happen as section 3 suits guys much better and isnt the reason why the hpat was introduced to increase the male to girl ratio?


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    #653
    Slow Show
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    amicus wrote: »
    is it true that section 3 will be worth less than section 1 and 2 so repeats cant significantly improve there scores as apparently its the one they improve on?

    I've heard this before but thought it was a rumour/something occurring in later years. If this is true for this year I might actually cry of happiness!

    Yeah I hope the currency stays the same too, repeating the HPAT - fine, I have a job, it won't be the end of the world....HPAT and LC, not so fine...


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    #654
    amicus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 301 ✭✭amicus


    not a section 3 fan?


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    #655
    weirdspider
    Registered Users Posts: 346 ✭✭weirdspider


    amicus wrote: »
    well im not repeating in that medicine's more my backup haha..i dont think itll happen as section 3 suits guys much better and isnt the reason why the hpat was introduced to increase the male to girl ratio?

    I personally wouldn't say guys necessarily find it easier... Everyone I've spoken to about the hpat found it the most difficult.

    Can I ask, how many hours of prep is everyone doing a week? I really feel like I'm not doing enough at all...


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    #656
    amicus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 301 ✭✭amicus


    not much.. u cant improve that much anyway i believe


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    #657
    weirdspider
    Registered Users Posts: 346 ✭✭weirdspider


    amicus wrote: »
    not much.. u cant improve that much anyway i believe

    I only started properly considering med quite recently so I feel bad spending so much on prep material when I can only get 2 months use out of it... So I'd like to believe you can't really prepare for it!


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    #658
    Glee_GG
    Registered Users Posts: 522 ✭✭✭Glee_GG


    amicus wrote: »
    u cant improve that much anyway i believe

    Tbh I pretty much agree with this. You can improve a bit in section 3, becoming more aware of patterns etc but after I while I think you just level off and reach your limit


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    #659
    amicus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 301 ✭✭amicus


    ye i agree section 3 can be improved on but a lot of people i know just cant improve on it


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    #660
    Just Like Heaven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,132 ✭✭✭Just Like Heaven


    amicus wrote: »
    well im not repeating in that medicine's more my backup haha..

    What's your 1st choice?


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    #661
    Slow Show
    Registered Users Posts: 4,248 ✭✭✭Slow Show


    I agree, I was horrendous at section 3 at the beginning and now I'm merely poor, I don't think it gets any better than that.

    Tbh I don't do that much prep, I genuinely do talk about prep more than I actually do it. Someone could tell me that the HPAT has been moved to tomorrow though and I wouldn't be too worried. Whatever will be will be at this stage, getting familiar with types of questions and the like has definitely benefited me but I don't think it'll get much better than this!


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