Everything HPAT and Medicine 2013

outnumbered · 14-06-2013 11:09pm

Eurovisionmad wrote: »

Surely though in the grand scale of things wouldn't you be better off repeating once at least, like if you go to a grind school that's maybe €6k but in comparison to doing Pharmacy (€3x4) and then having to take out a loan for GAMSAT, another measly in the grand scale of things isn't massive!

The results are getting so close now! I really need to start thinking of alternatives before change of mind closes!

I have thought of this. It's so confusing. HPAT is my problem really.
Have you considered repeating?

woopah92 · 14-06-2013 11:18pm

I have thought about repeating, but I really don't want to. Our school has already told us that no repeats will be accepted because of the sheer size of the current 5th years (Over 150 in the year compared to around 90 in my year) so I'd have to move schools about 40 minutes away.

I'm in two minds between pharmacy and physiotherapy. And radiography. And general science in UCD. Ugh, if I don't get medicine I'm gonna have some serious decisions to make.

AislingBo · 14-06-2013 11:18pm

I have Biomed down after medicine...would pharmacy be better?

woopah92 · 14-06-2013 11:22pm

AislingBo wrote: »

I have Biomed down after medicine...would pharmacy be better?

It's really up to you. They're both good courses in their own right. I have biomed down too. I just haven't made up my mind fully about the order I'm gonna put them down yet. Ah well, I have til the 1st of July.

Eurovisionmad · 14-06-2013 11:30pm

AislingBo wrote: »

I have Biomed down after medicine...would pharmacy be better?

They're both good really, in the traditional ideas there'd be more "prestige" because of the higher points in getting Pharmacy but at the end of the day they're both equally close to Medicine, do whatever you prefer because you'll be the one doing it!

0mega · 15-06-2013 12:50am

Pretty sure I'm not gonna get in based on HPAT. Shame cos I feel I've done a good leaving so far.

yoppo · 15-06-2013 12:52am

I've got my HPAT already cause I'm a mature student... did so bad! Got 182 in med-entry but substantially lower then that in the actual one. Trying to stay focused after that and still do the leaving is hard!

outnumbered · 15-06-2013 12:54am

yoppo wrote: »

I've got my HPAT already cause I'm a mature student... did so bad! Got 182 in med-entry but substantially lower then that in the actual one. Trying to stay focused after that and still do the leaving is hard!

sure ******** don't give ya a score?

yoppo · 15-06-2013 12:59am

outnumbered wrote: »

sure ******** don't give ya a score?

Ya I got it... don't wanna say cause it's so bad!! I done the IMAT as well (entrance exam for med school in Italy), that went good but I think I'll be 8 points shy of getting in.

I'm 28 in Sept so not sure what I'll do! I'll either repeat the HPAT and IMAT or just apply to Hungary or Slovakia or somewhere. I got a degree but only got a 2:2 so grad med is out unfortunately... life sucks sometimes!!

woopah92 · 15-06-2013 1:11am

yoppo wrote: »

Ya I got it... don't wanna say cause it's so bad!! I done the IMAT as well (entrance exam for med school in Italy), that went good but I think I'll be 8 points shy of getting in.

I'm 28 in Sept so not sure what I'll do! I'll either repeat the HPAT and IMAT or just apply to Hungary or Slovakia or somewhere. I got a degree but only got a 2:2 so grad med is out unfortunately... life sucks sometimes!!

27 is still young.

30 is the new 20.

I hear Slovenia/Slovakia isn't too hard to get into.......if you've got the money. :pac:
What is your degree in? (if you don't mind me asking)

yoppo · 15-06-2013 1:12am

woopah92 wrote: »

27 is still young. 30 is the new 20.

I hear Slovenia/Slovakia isn't too hard to get into.......if you've got the money. :pac:
What is your degree in? (if you don't mind me asking)

I have no money but the bank might

Chemistry.... so I'm fixed for it on Tuesday!! A1 in the bag.... hopefully! :pac:

woopah92 · 15-06-2013 1:15am

yoppo wrote: »

I have no money but the bank might

Chemistry.... so I'm fixed for it on Tuesday!! A1 in the bag.... hopefully! :pac:

With a degree in chemistry, the LC exam must be like a walk in the park. :pac:

Do you even need to study for it? :cool:

yoppo · 15-06-2013 1:20am

woopah92 wrote: »

With a degree in chemistry, the LC exam must be like a walk in the park. :pac:

Do you even need to study for it? :cool:

It's still hard in parts... the stuff you do in LC you wouldn't touch in uni at all. It's too basic... My field was organic so I love that with a passion! I wish they asked more mechanisms!

For me answering questions is don't assume the correctors know what you mean... explain everything! I plan to spend a day and a half looking over it. That should hopefully be enough. :cool:

SDCards · 15-06-2013 1:50am

yoppo wrote: »

I've got my HPAT already cause I'm a mature student... did so bad! Got 182 in med-entry but substantially lower then that in the actual one. Trying to stay focused after that and still do the leaving is hard!

You can redo the LC after getting a degree? :eek: Wish I'd known, woulda repeated this year with 7 subjects instead of the 6 I originally had. Would've regained my lost 20 points

And hi5, II.2 degree and no chance of grad med and applying to Poland as backup. Woohoo. >.>

Goin90 · 15-06-2013 8:36am

yoppo wrote: »

Ya I got it... don't wanna say cause it's so bad!! I done the IMAT as well (entrance exam for med school in Italy), that went good but I think I'll be 8 points shy of getting in.

I'm 28 in Sept so not sure what I'll do! I'll either repeat the HPAT and IMAT or just apply to Hungary or Slovakia or somewhere. I got a degree but only got a 2:2 so grad med is out unfortunately... life sucks sometimes!!

As far as I know there are a few colleges in the UK that will accept a 2.2 along with a GAMSAT of 61-ish (don't quote me on that), so that might be an option to look into if you're looking outside of Ireland.

outnumbered · 15-06-2013 9:44am

I'd imagine doing Pharmacy just as a means of getting Medicine would be really difficult. Pharmacy is a really tough course I've heard. If you didn't love doing it, you may end up failing and not getting Medicine at all. If you want to pursue the GEM route do a course you will enjoy. The problem with me is that I think I will only enjoy Medicine. Obviously I don't know, but I would be so disappointed doing anything else.

meleanor · 15-06-2013 10:58am

AislingBo wrote: »

Dear lord you are my twin!

http://youtu.be/xUdOohTT3hE

AislingBo · 15-06-2013 12:17pm

meleanor wrote: »

http://youtu.be/xUdOohTT3hE

Brilliant!:D

meleanor · 15-06-2013 12:42pm

AislingBo wrote: »

Brilliant!:D

Haha thanks

if you've a talent for chemistry, I hope we really are hand twins and mine writes the right stuff :pac:

AislingBo · 15-06-2013 12:44pm

meleanor wrote: »

Haha thanks if you've a talent for chemistry, I hope we really are hand twins and mine writes the right stuff :pac:

hahahaha....likewise! my talent for chemistry is questionable :L

Hamza Malik · 15-06-2013 1:24pm

Is pharmacy a restrictive entry? Can I still enter it in my cao as an option now?

AislingBo · 15-06-2013 1:25pm

Hamza Malik wrote: »

Is pharmacy a restrictive entry? Can I still enter it in my cao as an option now?

it's not restricted as far as i know...im 99% sure you can put it down now..

Conballz · 15-06-2013 1:28pm

I'm bricking it for Monday week anyway...

AislingBo · 15-06-2013 1:30pm

Conballz wrote: »

I'm bricking it for Monday week anyway...

same!!! i kinda wish we had them already.... actually how do we get the results? and what time?

Hamza Malik · 15-06-2013 1:39pm

AislingBo wrote: »

same!!! i kinda wish we had them already.... actually how do we get the results? and what time?

If its hpat results, they appear on your cao if you made one online :P

AislingBo · 15-06-2013 1:40pm

Hamza Malik wrote: »

If its hpat results, they appear on your cao if you made one online :P

Ah cool thanks...anyone know what time? i hope it's early to get it over with...

outnumbered · 15-06-2013 1:54pm

AislingBo wrote: »

Ah cool thanks...anyone know what time? i hope it's early to get it over with...

I THINK it's late sunday night/Monday morning. 2 am ish?

Conballz · 15-06-2013 4:57pm

Hamza Malik wrote: »

If its hpat results, they appear on your cao if you made one online :P

I'm fairly sure you can get them from logging into your account on the acer website... If you log in now you can click results but it'll just tell you when they're out :L

I checked the times that the mature students posted their results and the earliest post of one of their results was at 7:01am the day they went online so it's early enough for me to be asleep when they go online anyway :P

Also they were commenting that their CAO reads a HPAT score of 0 so maybe that mightn't be the way :L

Typing with one hand is so much effort agh....

QueenOfLeon · 15-06-2013 6:17pm

AislingBo wrote: »

same!!! i kinda wish we had them already.... actually how do we get the results? and what time?

You'll be sent an email from ACER with a link to a page where you enter your details and then get your result, as a figure and as a percentile.

I think last year it was around 6am.

Edit: Just checked last years thread and they didn't get anything til 7.30am!

KristineKJ · 15-06-2013 9:27pm

KristineKJ wrote: »

I'm seriously freakin' out by now (omg a week left)

Anyone know what the average score is? And the lowest last year?
By now I feel like I could have done anything, both really bad and okay....

lol...anyone know??

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