**HPAT and Medicine 2016**

Consonata

Anita Blow wrote: »

Not aware of any process here in UCD for that, but in Trinity if you complete a Dentistry degree then you can apply to enter directly into 3rd year medicine. It's 8 years in total. Spaces are very limited though as there's very few spaces for this route. You'd be better off doing a 4 year degree and then sitting the GAMSAT for graduate entry which would be easier

Thanks! Do many do general science and then transfer into Graduate Med?

Gallagher1

Consonata wrote: »

Hey all can someone explain to me how most people get into Medicine via Dentistry. Apparently it's really common but I don't quite understand it.

Im not 100% sure but I think those Dent students that "transfer" into Medicine are only allowed specialise in Maxillofacial Surgery, a specialty where Dentistry skills are needed.

As I said I'm not certain but I've heard it many times.

OMGeary

Gallagher1 wrote:

Im not 100% sure but I think those Dent students that "transfer" into Medicine are only allowed specialise in Maxillofacial Surgery, a specialty where Dentistry skills are needed.

Apparently you need both a medical degree and a dentistry degree to do maxfax

Anita Blow

Consonata wrote: »

Thanks! Do many do general science and then transfer into Graduate Med?

General Science would be the largest group in graduate medicine. If you're thinking about solely doing a degree to get into Grad Med then I know of people who have done the 3-year science degree in UCD, which cuts down the entire process to 7 years (which is just 1 year more than the 6 year course in UCD that most do). The science modules also set you up for the science section on the GAMSAT

Gallagher1 wrote: »

Im not 100% sure but I think those Dent students that "transfer" into Medicine are only allowed specialise in Maxillofacial Surgery, a specialty where Dentistry skills are needed.

As I said I'm not certain but I've heard it many times.

There's no advanced entry to Medicine for dental students. Advanced entry is only available to graduates who have also completed their post-grad MFDS examinations (So you cannot apply for advanced entry straight after you graduate).

IrishLassie26

Anita Blow wrote: »

General Science would be the largest group in graduate medicine. If you're thinking about solely doing a degree to get into Grad Med then I know of people who have done the 3-year science degree in UCD, which cuts down the entire process to 7 years (which is just 1 year more than the 6 year course in UCD that most do). The science modules also set you up for the science section on the GAMSAT

What is the name of the course in UCD that allows you to jump over to graduate medicine? Do you still have to sit HPAT/GAMSAT before you enter graduate medicine through this course?

Anita Blow

IrishLassie26 wrote: »

What is the name of the course in UCD that allows you to jump over to graduate medicine? Do you still have to sit HPAT/GAMSAT before you enter graduate medicine through this course?

There's no such course. Graduate medicine is open to anybody who holds a 2.1 degree from any course and then achieves the sufficient score in the GAMSAT

IrishLassie26

Anita Blow wrote: »

There's no such course. Graduate medicine is open to anybody who holds a 2.1 degree from any course and then achieves the sufficient score in the GAMSAT

So a 3 year general science course in UCD is sufficient with the GAMSAT? What was the name of the 3 year course you were referring to above?

Anita Blow

IrishLassie26 wrote: »

So a 3 year general science course in UCD is sufficient with the GAMSAT? What was the name of the 3 year course you were referring to above?

I was referring to general science in UCD which you can do in 3 years

nandoslover

Applications for med have gone down by nearly 1 percent, and I'm guessing might go down a bit more after HPAT results. Do you think there will be a drop in points or is the drop in applications to small to affect...

nandoslover

Applications for med have gone down by nearly 1 percent, and I'm guessing might go down a bit more after HPAT results. Do you think there will be a drop in points or is the drop in applications too small to affect...? Sure the HPAT results would also obviously affect this.

IrishLassie26

Does anyone know about the rules of repeating the Hpat or can this be done?

If I were to get enough points in the leaving cert but miss out in the Hpat could I repeat the Hpat the following February after my leaving cert and combine the better points then?

Or is it that you only get one chance at the Hpat ever?

Theboybang

IrishLassie26 wrote: »

Does anyone know about the rules of repeating the Hpat or can this be done?

If I were to get enough points in the leaving cert but miss out in the Hpat could I repeat the Hpat the following February after my leaving cert and combine the better points then?

Or is it that you only get one chance at the Hpat ever?

That's exactly what i'm doing this year! However with the points changes supposed to occur next year, I have no idea if it can be done next year!

WorthlessPeon

Are the mature results being released this week??!

EllenDempsey

They were released about a week ago! From what I was reading on their thread a lot of them seem to be disappointed with their HPAT results. Most seem to be saying their HPAT dropped in points since last year.

Consonata

EllenDempsey wrote: »

They were released about a week ago! From what I was reading on their thread a lot of them seem to be disappointed with their HPAT results. Most seem to be saying their HPAT dropped in points since last year.

Oh dear, looks like Grad entry for me then. *sighs*

WorthlessPeon

Consonata wrote: »

Oh dear, looks like Grad entry for me then. *sighs*

Interesting that we didn't hear about it. Does that mean they're corrected but just being witheld?

Theboybang

WorthlessPeon wrote: »

Interesting that we didn't hear about it. Does that mean they're corrected but just being witheld?

Well all they have to do is scan the answer sheets, so it doesn't take that long! And I doubt they separate the answer sheets up.....it's extremely annoying!!

WorthlessPeon

Just had a look through that thread and their scores are surprisingly low, does that mean they could be decreasing across the board?

nandoslover

Could anyone send me a link to that thread where the mature results are being discussed? Please?

spurious

nandoslover wrote: »

Could anyone send me a link to that thread where the mature results are being discussed? Please?

I think it's this one:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057566387

WorthlessPeon

That's the one

Burgerking19

Someone just posted on the mature page that they got a score of 168 and this translated to the 73rd percentile, pretty sure this is almost exactly the same as last year so points shouldn't change much

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I plan to do the HPAT in 2017, is there any other helpful materials besides the mock exams from acer? Thanks and good luck with the results next month!

Burgerking19

retweet wrote: »

I plan to do the HPAT in 2017, is there any other helpful materials besides the mock exams from acer? Thanks and good luck with the results next month!

The Acer mock papers are an awful representation of the real exam, anyone who went in thinking that they represented it had a harsh wakeup call unfortunately, but mEd entry is very expensive and it's a hard thing throwing 400 euro or so at them. I did mEd entry and found it useful, maybe more because of knowing what to expect, than actually improving. They incorporate acer questions from the Australian version of the hpat into their preparation which really does give you an Idea.

Definitely don't go buying acer exam papers though because you get a free one when you apply for the hpat and you can make your own judgement then on whether they're worth the money.

Also don't stress about it now, it's a long way off the be worrying about it.

TSMGUY

you guys are insane doing the HPAT and the LC simultaneously. Mad respect for you aspiring doctors. I imagine you guys are aiming for the high 500's/600's as well points wise. Is the pressure getting to any of you? I'm not doing medicine but I need high points unfortunately.

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Burgerking19 wrote: »

The Acer mock papers are an awful representation of the real exam, anyone who went in thinking that they represented it had a harsh wakeup call unfortunately, but mEd entry is very expensive and it's a hard thing throwing 400 euro or so at them. I did meddentry and found it useful, maybe more because of knowing what to expect, than actually improving. They incorporate acer questions from the Australian version of the hpat into their preparation which really does give you an Idea.

Definitely don't go buying acer exam papers though because you get a free one when you apply for the hpat and you can make your own judgement then on whether they're worth the money.

Also don't stress about it now, it's a long way off the be worrying about it.

Thanks for the info! I'll definitely have a look into ******** when the time comes

Doctorhopeful

Burgerking19 wrote: »

retweet wrote: »

I plan to do the HPAT in 2017, is there any other helpful materials besides the mock exams from acer? Thanks and good luck with the results next month!

The Acer mock papers are an awful representation of the real exam, anyone who went in thinking that they represented it had a harsh wakeup call unfortunately, but mEd entry is very expensive and it's a hard thing throwing 400 euro or so at them. I did mEd entry and found it useful, maybe more because of knowing what to expect, than actually improving. They incorporate acer questions from the Australian version of the hpat into their preparation which really does give you an Idea.

Definitely don't go buying acer exam papers though because you get a free one when you apply for the hpat and you can make your own judgement then on whether they're worth the money.

Also don't stress about it now, it's a long way off the be worrying about it.

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This just isn't true. I personally found the acer exams really useful and i bought an extra one. They were all i used and i did just fine.

Doctorhopeful

Burgerking19 wrote: »

retweet wrote: »

I plan to do the HPAT in 2017, is there any other helpful materials besides the mock exams from acer? Thanks and good luck with the results next month!

The Acer mock papers are an awful representation of the real exam, anyone who went in thinking that they represented it had a harsh wakeup call unfortunately, but mEd entry is very expensive and it's a hard thing throwing 400 euro or so at them. I did mEd entry and found it useful, maybe more because of knowing what to expect, than actually improving. They incorporate acer questions from the Australian version of the hpat into their preparation which really does give you an Idea.

Definitely don't go buying acer exam papers though because you get a free one when you apply for the hpat and you can make your own judgement then on whether they're worth the money.

Also don't stress about it now, it's a long way off the be worrying about it.

Add your reply here.
This just isn't true. I personally found the acer exams really useful and i bought an extra one. They were all i used and i did just fine.

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Which paper does acer give you for free when you pay the HPAT fee? I've registered and I'm looking at their online store, but don't want to buy an exam paper and end up getting that one free in November.

Burgerking19

retweet wrote: »

Which paper does acer give you for free when you pay the HPAT fee? I've registered and I'm looking at their online store, but don't want to buy an exam paper and end up getting that one free in November.

Pretty sure it's the first one you get for free, I had made the mistake of buying this one -.-