*Everything HPAT and Medicine 2015*

Magenta7 wrote: »

Hi I'm new to boards, just wondering have any of you started doing preparation yet and if so what have you done?

I have started my preparation recently, focusing in particular on the logic section as it tends to let me down a small bit. Overall, I don't think its too bad

Hi all, I will be going into Sixth Year this September and I am hoping to study medicine. I am planning on attending some preparation courses next year, but I was wondering, are there any online resources for the HPAT that I could be working on over the Summer? Thanks

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Hey guys ðŸ˜႒ how's HPAT study going? ðŸ˜႒ I'm repeating it this year.. So hopefully it all goes well! ðŸ˜႒

Yup, surely am! not as bad as I thought it would be....:) Early days though:D:D

Do You Even Squat wrote: »

Yeah. Not happy about it though

Nobody would be happy to repeat but I suppose if you really want to do something you'll do it Med-Entry is supposed to be very worthwhile but a bit pricey all the same..:/ I'm just going to work with the exercises and sample tests I have for the moment...I might not even bother with a prep course.. I'll have to give it a good bit of thought as I don't want to waste my parents money if it's not going to pay off...;)

Do You Even Squat wrote: »

No sorry i mean im not happy about doing a prep course (in 6th yr atm). Seems like a pretty big scam. It just undermines the whole reason why the hpat was established. Then again, acer give out practice material for an exam you apparently cant study for so it's probably best to spend a few quid to help me out. It's pretty depressing tbh

Oh right!ðŸ˜႒ Yeah I see what you mean..;) Money is the main catalyst for the whole idea of the HPAT..;) Hopefully it won't be around for much longer though...:/

leopard trek wrote: »

Starting prep for the hpat tomorrow, it all seems so real now:o

It's quite daunting..:) Acer sample tests are very good though and are the most like the real thing;) you can actually go to the official acer website and download a free HPAT sample test

leopard trek wrote: »

Thanks have you done it?

yes;) didn't study for it first time round and didn't do well enough so I decided to repeat it

LeapOfFaith wrote: »

Hey !

So Im going to give it one final stab and repeat my hpat this year year, only thing is I did med entry last year and feel that were I to do again I'd be answering from memory and thus be wasting my time.

I would really appreciate any advice on other prep courses that I could take or even personal methods of preparation that u have found helpful.

Thanks.

Hey I'm also repeating the HPAT !;) Trying to approach it differently this year...hopefully it works

Hi everyone! Seeing as I got offered med a month ago and that this time last year I was totally clueless on how to practice for the hpat, I thought I might just jot down a few tips for ye.

Firstly anyway, I would recommend starting practice as early as possible. I bought the Med-Entry materials myself last September and I just started doing drills essentially, and after a while I started doing the practice exams that they have. The M.E tests are of a relatively appropriate difficulty although the difficulty does vary quite a bit test to test. Essentially I just made a routine of practicing the hpat early on (maybe a 20 minute drill a day or something like that, its hard to remember, sorry). The closer the hpat got the more practice I did btw. I generally did an exam every Saturday or every second Saturday. I also did the M.E lecture class and for me it was quite the benefit, although that's probably subjective. It was only after the class (I did it in October, so that I'd be able to change how I practiced early on if any helpful tips were given, etc..) that I got probably settled down in terms of my hpat study. The lecturer was very motivational!

I had finished all the M.E practice exams and drills by about the end of January. I had heard that the ACER official tests were way easier than the real hpat. Unfortunately, they were right. At least imo, the hpat 2014 was WAY harder than the official tests, they were more on par with the harder but not hardest M.E tests. Maybe the 2015 hpay won't be as hard? But because I knew that they were easier I decided that the week before the hpat I'd do the ACER tests just so that I'd have more confidence in my own ability, which I thought would help me on the day. Anyway, when I finished the M.E tests ( I didn't realise I'd be done the M.E exams so early) I actually bought the Med-Start online exams ( If I can remember correctly they were selling umat online exams not the hpat, but they're almost the exact same thing). I only did 1 or 2 of those though, they were way harder than M.E. So, don't feel pressured to buy Med-Start ones unless maybe you run out of tests to do like me. M.E were the best anyway.

When the mocks were on in early February I mainly studied for the hpat ( The mocks aren't life altering). I also studied exclusively for the hpat during mid-term and I took 4 days off of school the week before the actual hpat (that's when I did the ACER tests). It probably seems like I did too much hpat study but I know someone who practiced M.E but not enough according to him and he didn't get med the first time, he did a year of college then and repeated the hpat and got it the second time - something like 96% also. So I took his advice and general routine into account and I did loads of study for the hpat (but I'm happy now that I did, so..). Anyways, after the hpat I ate the books so I made up for it.

Well, I hope these few tips help and if ye have any questions feel free to ask. Also, good luck in the real hpat.

totallyrandom wrote: »

Hi everyone! Seeing as I got offered med a month ago and that this time last year I was totally clueless on how to practice for the hpat, I thought I might just jot down a few tips for ye.

Firstly anyway, I would recommend starting practice as early as possible. I bought the Med-Entry materials myself last September and I just started doing drills essentially, and after a while I started doing the practice exams that they have. The M.E tests are of a relatively appropriate difficulty although the difficulty does vary quite a bit test to test. Essentially I just made a routine of practicing the hpat early on (maybe a 20 minute drill a day or something like that, its hard to remember, sorry). The closer the hpat got the more practice I did btw. I generally did an exam every Saturday or every second Saturday. I also did the M.E lecture class and for me it was quite the benefit, although that's probably subjective. It was only after the class (I did it in October, so that I'd be able to change how I practiced early on if any helpful tips were given, etc..) that I got probably settled down in terms of my hpat study. The lecturer was very motivational!

I had finished all the M.E practice exams and drills by about the end of January. I had heard that the ACER official tests were way easier than the real hpat. Unfortunately, they were right. At least imo, the hpat 2014 was WAY harder than the official tests, they were more on par with the harder but not hardest M.E tests. Maybe the 2015 hpay won't be as hard? But because I knew that they were easier I decided that the week before the hpat I'd do the ACER tests just so that I'd have more confidence in my own ability, which I thought would help me on the day. Anyway, when I finished the M.E tests ( I didn't realise I'd be done the M.E exams so early) I actually bought the Med-Start online exams ( If I can remember correctly they were selling umat online exams not the hpat, but they're almost the exact same thing). I only did 1 or 2 of those though, they were way harder than M.E. So, don't feel pressured to buy Med-Start ones unless maybe you run out of tests to do like me. M.E were the best anyway.

When the mocks were on in early February I mainly studied for the hpat ( The mocks aren't life altering). I also studied exclusively for the hpat during mid-term and I took 4 days off of school the week before the actual hpat (that's when I did the ACER tests). It probably seems like I did too much hpat study but I know someone who practiced M.E but not enough according to him and he didn't get med the first time, he did a year of college then and repeated the hpat and got it the second time - something like 96% also. So I took his advice and general routine into account and I did loads of study for the hpat (but I'm happy now that I did, so..). Anyways, after the hpat I ate the books so I made up for it.

Well, I hope these few tips help and if ye have any questions feel free to ask. Also, good luck in the real hpat.

Did you nearly study more for the hpat than the LC itself?

DaveMc90 wrote: »

Did you nearly study more for the hpat than the LC itself?

No, not at all. I did 20 mins a day of the hpat like up until January ( a drill a day) and a test every week or every second week. But during the 2 weeks before the actual HPAT I definitely did more HPAT study than lc study. To be honest anyway in the 3 months before the lc but after the HPAT you can get sooo much work for the lc done.

Of course though how much you want to do is entirely up to you. Some people have to do more HPAT practice than others for the same score.

Also I forgot to mention up in my last post that timing yourself on a test is the most important thing and always go through your incorrect answers.