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*Everything HPAT and Medicine 2012*

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  • #2852
    Librium
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 134 ✭✭Librium


    cao.ie :rolleyes:


  • #2853
    Librium
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 134 ✭✭Librium


    CK701 Medicine - (Undergraduate Entry) 738#*
    RC001 Medicine - (Undergraduate Entry) 741#
    TR051 Medicine 746#*
    DN400 Medicine - Undergraduate entry 745#*
    GY501 Medicine (five year/six year course) 737#

    no *


  • #2854
    kellogskelly
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭kellogskelly


    dcam wrote: »
    Does anyone headed for UCC know when we will be starting?:)

    Think orientation is the 21st for medicine :)


  • #2855
    Ambaiste
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭Ambaiste


    kellogskelly wrote: »
    Think orientation is the 21st for medicine :)

    It definitely is :) Rang the admissions office yesterday as I'll be away for it. Great way to start the year :P


  • #2856
    Bluegirl93
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭Bluegirl93


    Anyone heading to UCD ???
    :)


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  • #2857
    whatsec
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭whatsec


    Bluegirl93 wrote: »
    Anyone heading to UCD ???
    :)

    I am :)

    Just a question to anyone that knows about the UCD health screening, I know that you have to pay 225 for the health screening, but if you are lacking one of the injections and they have to give it to you, is this covered in the 225 or is it extra?

    cheers


  • #2858
    Bluegirl93
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭Bluegirl93


    I rang earlier and they weren't that helpful , but you should be covered with the 225.............I think :)

    I'll see you up there :)


  • #2859
    Carlycarlcarl
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭Carlycarlcarl


    Hey guys. I was wondering if anyone would be able to enlighten me about research opportunities such as intercalation and PhDs for irish medical schools, particularly TCD. As I tried looking at their page but their wasn't too much info, and I think it would be difficult to contact them about it at this particular time. I'm asking because uk medical schools have quite a few options of intercalated degrees and you can even go to other universities to do them in some instances, whereas TCD seem only to have biomedical sciences.

    Thank you to anyone that helps :)


  • #2860
    Coffee1234
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭Coffee1234


    What are people's thoughts on Trinity dropping to 744 on 2nd/3rd round?

    I have Galway but wud love dublin


  • #2861
    Bluegirl93
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭Bluegirl93


    Coffee1234 wrote: »
    What are people's thoughts on Trinity dropping to 744 on 2nd/3rd round?

    I have Galway but wud love dublin
    Generally Trinity is a persons first choice so nobody generally turns it down, unless they put it down as a second choice behind pharmacy/Dentistry IE (they may have got a high Hpat and a leaving cert of 550 or so ) , if these people want to repeat and get their first choice the following year then the points should go down , And i have a couple of friends doing med in galway and they say its the best craic ever :) hope this helps


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  • #2862
    jos360
    Registered Users Posts: 153 ✭✭jos360


    Coffee1234 wrote: »
    What are people's thoughts on Trinity dropping to 744 on 2nd/3rd round?

    I have Galway but wud love dublin

    If you have 744, why not RCSI or UCC?


  • #2863
    Blinkie
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭Blinkie


    whatsec wrote: »
    I am :)

    Just a question to anyone that knows about the UCD health screening, I know that you have to pay 225 for the health screening, but if you are lacking one of the injections and they have to give it to you, is this covered in the 225 or is it extra?

    cheers

    I know when I was getting screened and I didn't have my BCG I had to cover the cost of that and organize the vaccine externally because UCD doesn't give that vaccine, though they were able to point me in the right direction! but this was 2 years ago now. Hope that helped :)


  • #2864
    gaeilgegrinds1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,071 ✭✭✭gaeilgegrinds1


    My husband trained in Galway, go for it, he LOVED it!


  • #2865
    ConallOMurchu
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭ConallOMurchu


    http://www.facebook.com/groups/343856339032104/
    This group on Facebook is for any new medheads going to NUIG :)


  • #2866
    whistlin_boy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 140 ✭✭whistlin_boy


    sparagon wrote: »
    When do we find out if we're eligible to skip premed?

    It depends on the college I think! I already got a letter from RCSI telling I've got the 5 year course but I got A1's in bio and chem so i knew I had it! :o


  • #2867
    Librium
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 134 ✭✭Librium


    if you got 6 A1s, let's say, including honours maths, 625 points, what is the minimum score in hpat you'd need to get an offer on first round?


  • #2868
    whistlin_boy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 140 ✭✭whistlin_boy


    I think it is 172 points from the HPAT.

    735
    -565 (625 adjusted for medicine)
    172 HPAT points required

    :D


  • #2869
    Librium
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 134 ✭✭Librium


    do you know what percentile that is for hpat scores?


  • #2870
    spasmaster
    Registered Users Posts: 79 ✭✭spasmaster


    does anyone elses say 'Unconditional Offer - Waiting For Response' in decision status for their application on the my.tcd.ie web page. how would you change it?
    And has anyone going to TCD booked that health screening thing?


  • #2871
    karkarpops
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭karkarpops


    spasmaster wrote: »
    does anyone elses say 'Unconditional Offer - Waiting For Response' in decision status for their application on the my.tcd.ie web page. how would you change it?
    And has anyone going to TCD booked that health screening thing?

    1. Yeah, my status says the same - I've accepted the offer on CAO so I'm not too sure why?
    2. Yep, booked for Monday :)


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  • #2872
    Silver_Tiger
    Registered Users Posts: 19 ✭Silver_Tiger


    Hey guys, this is probably a stupid question but do the extra points for HL Maths bring the total you can get in the LC up to 565 or does it stay at 560?
    Thanks :)


  • #2873
    Dicksboro_man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 414 ✭✭Dicksboro_man


    spasmaster wrote: »
    And has anyone going to TCD booked that health screening thing?

    my tcd.ie thingy says the same.

    hang on, whats the health screening thing about? :confused: is that the thing you pay approx 250€ for to do blood tests and vaccinations? If it is, my gp is doing mine, hope all goes grand :)


  • #2874
    Librium
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 134 ✭✭Librium


    is he doing it for free?


  • #2875
    Dicksboro_man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 414 ✭✭Dicksboro_man


    Librium wrote: »
    is he doing it for free?

    technically yes but only because she's close friends with my mum :D


  • #2876
    TehFionnster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 374 ✭✭TehFionnster


    Hey guys, did anyone here do the Independent Academy's HPAT prep course? If so, would recommend it?


  • #2877
    dcam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 88 ✭✭dcam


    Silver_Tiger wrote: »
    Hey guys, this is probably a stupid question but do the extra points for HL Maths bring the total you can get in the LC up to 565 or does it stay at 560?
    Thanks :)

    Yeah the max is now 565.


  • #2878
    KoolAidRelic
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭KoolAidRelic


    Dicksboro_man wrote: »
    my tcd.ie thingy says the same.

    hang on, whats the health screening thing about? :confused: is that the thing you pay approx 250€ for to do blood tests and vaccinations? If it is, my gp is doing mine, hope all goes grand :)

    I did that last year, worked out grand.


  • #2879
    Silver_Tiger
    Registered Users Posts: 19 ✭Silver_Tiger


    dcam wrote: »
    Yeah the max is now 565.

    Thanks dcam :)


  • #2880
    Librium
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 134 ✭✭Librium


    people should post up GPs charging for this ****, name and shame


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  • #2881
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,263 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Librium wrote: »
    people should post up GPs charging for this ****, name and shame

    I agree, but please don't do it here.

    It's kind of ironic though, considering the course it's being done for.

    In in for the money? Oh no your worship.


  • #2882
    drbtrenier
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭drbtrenier


    TehFionnster wrote: »
    Hey guys, did anyone here do the Independent Academy's HPAT prep course? If so, would recommend it?

    Hi there, yes, I did it on the last weekend so it was pretty close to the actual HPAT, so I found it was all pretty fresh in my mind. They work through lots of samples and you get a good bit of practice material too, plus you do the mock exam under actual conditions which was really helpful for timing. So yes, I'd recommend it! And it was worth it since I'm now starting Med in UCD, first choice! :)


  • #2883
    spasmaster
    Registered Users Posts: 79 ✭✭spasmaster


    Anyone know when you can give in the Garda vetting forms?


  • #2884
    tweetybird4848
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭tweetybird4848


    Librium wrote: »
    people should post up GPs charging for this ****, name and shame


    I'm sorry but I don't agree with this at all. GPs provide a service and it's our responsibility to get this health screening before we register. It is by no means the GPs responsibility to give this screening free of charge.

    Perhaps you should direct your anger at either the university you are entering or the government. GPs are well within their rights to charge for this service. I'm sure nearly all do charge and rightly so.


  • #2885
    Librium
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 134 ✭✭Librium


    scabby ****s shouldn't be charging their , make enough already


  • #2886
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,263 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    The problem seems to be some doctors are doing it for free, while others are charging.
    Different reasons for doing medicine I suppose. An early lesson.


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  • #2887
    dcam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 88 ✭✭dcam


    In fairness though the GP has to pay to buy in these vaccines. They shouldn't have to pay for this out of their own pocket just because it's for a med student. GP'S in general are very good to med students, as in a lot won't charge patients who are studying med if they're in for a regular appointment.


  • #2888
    sheeba7
    Registered Users Posts: 64 ✭✭sheeba7


    Has anybody here gotten medicine with less than 550 points this year ?:D


  • #2889
    ChemHickey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,479 ✭✭✭ChemHickey


    sheeba7 wrote: »
    Has anybody here gotten medicine with less than 550 points this year ?:D

    No one I know of, yet 3 or so could have gotten it of my friends. One of my friends got 203 I think? So he was well able to get Medicine. He 585 in the real LC so... he was well in there.

    It is extremely possible with a good HPAT.


  • #2890
    Sunny!!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,409 ✭✭✭Sunny!!


    less dependence on the hpat the better imo! its best to be aiming for 600. You dont know how the hpat will go.

    good luck:)


  • #2891
    Mad Shark
    Registered Users Posts: 53 ✭✭Mad Shark


    sheeba7 wrote: »
    Has anybody here gotten medicine with less than 550 points this year ?:D


    I know someone who got 545 and got in


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  • #2892
    Saracarroll
    Registered Users Posts: 64 ✭✭Saracarroll


    Has anyone heard from UCC yet?


  • #2893
    Dicksboro_man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 414 ✭✭Dicksboro_man


    what date are we supposed to arrive in Trinity at? :confused:


  • #2894
    Nazata
    Registered Users Posts: 142 ✭✭Nazata


    Dicksboro_man wrote: »
    what date are we supposed to arrive in Trinity at? :confused:

    Freshers week begins September 17th and lectures begin on the 24th :)


  • #2895
    Dicksboro_man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 414 ✭✭Dicksboro_man


    Nazata wrote: »
    Freshers week begins September 17th and lectures begin on the 24th :)

    so we dont have to arrive earlier than 17th for registration or anything then, no ? :)


  • #2896
    KoolAidRelic
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭KoolAidRelic


    Last year, registration was done in Fresher's week, and med was on the Friday morning. I suspect the story's the same or similar (although registration's being changed a lot this year...)

    Also: someone's started the Trinity Med Class of 2017 on Facebook - very useful to join it.


  • #2897
    finality
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,763 ✭✭✭finality


    KoolAidRelic wrote: »
    Last year, registration was done in Fresher's week, and med was on the Friday morning. I suspect the story's the same or similar (although registration's being changed a lot this year...)

    Also: someone's started the Trinity Med Class of 2017 on Facebook - very useful to join it.

    Registration is online this year isn't it? You just have to collect your student card etc during Freshers week.


  • #2898
    Dublad93
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭Dublad93


    sheeba7 wrote: »
    Has anybody here gotten medicine with less than 550 points this year ?:D


    Yep, myself thank God, 545 + 195 :) (though 2 or 3 subjects were well down on what i had hoped to get).

    Hope all the contributers were happy with how things panned out for them :)


  • #2899
    Dublad93
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭Dublad93


    TehFionnster wrote: »
    Hey guys, did anyone here do the Independent Academy's HPAT prep course? If so, would recommend it?


    I just did the free seminars they were offering and from what they offered in those two days I'd advise just stick to ********...The Aussie chap ******** sends over is a genius, really focusses you in the run-up to the Hpat, especially if you really put the work in on the drills, exams etc.


  • #2900
    seasonoflove
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭seasonoflove


    RCSI going down to 739... chances?


  • #2901
    hollingr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 486 ✭✭hollingr


    sheeba7 wrote: »
    Has anybody here gotten medicine with less than 550 points this year ?:D

    I could have gotten in to whichever non dub college had 737 overall. 545 here


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