*Everything HPAT and Medicine 2012*

daithioc wrote: »

What way are the points working for med with the 25 extra for maths?

It brings the top score possible upto 565.

skinny malinky wrote: »

I've two friends with law degrees who are on the dole. That's a very vague reflection of that field of study I know, but my point is don't just do law because it's considered one of the top degrees. It's also nothing like you see in the movies, you might very rarely see a court - it's mostly paperwork. I'm not telling you not to do law, but just make sure you research before you make your decision.

My mother said she read recently that there'll be plenty of career opportunities in science here in the coming years. That's all I got about science! Very vague again I know, sorry!

Oh and good luck tomorrow even though you probably don't care now.

To add to that... if you want to get pharmaceutical science and research and development and can get the points i'd advise Pharmacy over science/medicinal chemistry. You'll enjoy it a lot more and have a lot more options open to you after you graduate.

partyatmygaff wrote: »

For anyone interested, here's a few more random course's exam papers:
Engineering.

Obviously there's a lot more to all of these courses than exam papers and written exams but they give you the general idea of what to expect.

you made me shudder by posting this link. skeletons in the closet should be left there!!!

Best of luck everyone!

I missed medicine on the first and second rounds last year, and was a point short, so I know what it's like both to miss medicine and to get medicine. :P It's pretty gutting, and what's worse when you're close is waiting for the CAO rounds to come around and being disappointed again and again. Things do get better though, you do move on, and make sure you take it easy, don't panic when things aren't going your way! The main thing is to make sure you have your second choices sorted. I immediately regretted my second choice, I had foolishly changed it at the last minute from pharmacy (which I'd have loved) for some idiotic reason I can't remember. I wasn't left with any choice then - it was either repeat (with very high LC points in my first LC) or take a year out, both of which I hadn't planned for.

So basically, have a good back-up plan. Either take a year out, a college course you'll like or repeating the LC + HPAT (only advised if you don't do great in the LC!)

If you do well in the HPAT, don't get complacent about the LC. Also, take it easy on the gloating. I'm sure this thread will become a bit of a troll-fest anyway with all sorts of people with around 10 posts coming out the woodwork saying they got into the 99th percentile.

skinny malinky wrote: »

Yeah that too, although isn't your score in Maths irrelevant to this as the 25 points are for anyone who passes honours Maths - you don't necessarily have to get an A?

your score in maths is very relevant! the 25 is added to the maths score, not total score. So it has the greatest effect with an A1 where you would get 125 points.

If you get a d3 it becomes a C1 - if a c1 is outside your best 6 subjects then the extra 25 for maths is irrelevant to you.

So as long as your score in hons maths + 25 is one of your best 6, the extra 25 is relevant to you

nope, don't need an A to get the extra 25, but to get over 100 you need an A.. which is where it will count the most!

look at it a different way.. you're missing my point!

what's better.. adding 25 onto 80 or adding 25 onto 100?

keep in mind people like me who got 520-530 in the leaving years and years ago but with a1's in honours maths suddenly have 545+!

Medicine is super competitive. 2-3 points is the difference between getting in or not for the majority of people applying.. if i'd only gotten a c3 in honours maths i'd be on 505 instead of 545 and not a hope in hell of getting in.

Granted I still need 90th percentile plus (possibly even more) in the hpat to get in on 545, but hope you get my point!

The 25 extra points in maths would have the most pronounced effect if HL maths would've been one of your top 6 subjects even without the points upgrade.

The more those 25 points are needed to get maths into your top 6, the less a pronounced effect they'll have on your points.

However, I imagine in the case of medicine students (a large proportion who do/will have HL maths in the top 6 without the points upgrade) the effect will be quite pronounced, and there will be an appreciably larger number of people passing the 550 barrier than there were in other years.

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Science and Law are pretty different. Just take a look at the exam papers to see what I mean.
Science at TCD.
Law at TCD.


For anyone interested, here's a few more random course's exam papers:
Engineering.
Medicine.
Pharmacy.
Dental science.

Obviously there's a lot more to all of these courses than exam papers and written exams but they give you the general idea of what to expect.

thanks, yes i know but i love arguing and reading vast amounts of information was on debate team etc etc why i like law.
love seeing how things work and do all the sciences hence that.
but if i win the lotto or find out i'm adopted and my parents are millionaires the science trinity during daytime, law griffith 3 nights a wee
impossible but i can dream

Waiting anxiously here as well lads...
Did lots of prep but my head wasnt really set right on the day, couldnt concentrate properly at all and stuff so hoping for a miracle in just over 12 hours.

Best of luck to us all

Aghhhhh I'm realising more and more every day how much I want this! Good luck all

speeding wrote: »

Hi guys

I've applied for mature entry this year but still think i might be in with a shot at getting in with a combination of points and hpat score. Do i receive these bonus points for maths if i did the leaving cert in 2006 ?

Yes. This is the only evidence I could find http://www2.cao.ie/schools_corr/sep_2011/BonusPointsMathsWithExamples.pdf
look at applicant 4