[kellogscoffey]

Originally Posted by jenny18

i know theres the 2000 + vaccination and screening fees

Its like €225 in Cork, unless someone's not telling me something I should already know...

[drrkpd]

Originally Posted by kellogskelly

Hey, repeating unfortunately and redoing the hpat too.
i did the med----entry course last year and say i'll prob do it again this year.
just wondering yno the way you get a discount for repeating? this may be abit optimistic but just wondering if anyone knows if you can avail of both the group discount and repeating discount?

My reading of the M** E***y website is you will get a discount as a repeat student-doubt you will get two!!

[drrkpd]

Does anyone think of doing a "gap" year??
Say you have really good LC at least 550+but not good hpat
Some people seem to be determined to go to College to do Science etc but really want medicine and are repeating hpat( and probably doing a course).
Why not take a gap year similar to many UK students??
A lot of people are forgetting that if you have done a year in College you (or your parents) will be liable for first year medicine fees-no change from €9,000!!! Plus if you live away from home not a lot of change from €10,000 I would presume. Obviously you need feeding even if you are at home but should be less than that.
It is at the college's discretion if they allow you into 1st med having done an equivelant course to premed. Do not take it as a given-you must always ask and clarify in advance.
This is lot of money but especially in these times.
What do people think??

[jenny18]

Originally Posted by Random_Person

Have the results for the HPAT 2011 been released publicly yet? Like the country as a whole?

yup under results on the page

[clartharlear]

I used to coordinate a HPAT prep course and the HPAT folder on my computer has literally hundreds of files on critical thinking, logical reasoning, nonverbal reasoning, aptitude tests, brainteasers... as well as gigabytes of sample questions in section 1, 2, 3 categories. (Not infrequently without official answers though.)

If anyone would like me to email them some of the above anytime, send me a PM with your email address and any area in particular you're looking for. See what you can get for free before shelling out to M*curse*y!

Mods, would you like to make this post a sticky?

[jenny18]

Originally Posted by kellogscoffey

Its like €225 in Cork, unless someone's not telling me something I should already know...

ye i ment fees then the 250 r watever 4 vaccines screening most dublin ones 250

[partyatmygaff]

Originally Posted by QueenOfLeon

Partyatmygaff...the survey would be interesting but I don't know how you would go about proving that they are valid results.

Well I was thinking more of a verification system where anyone with above average scores (Say 170+) would need to provide evidence of their score in the form of their results email or a screenshot from the CAO e.t.c. It's not perfect but I need to keep a balance between stringent verification and ease of use.

Everyone I know that repeated the HPAT went up in their 2nd year of doing it, most of them didn't do a prep course, some did. I think that due to circumstances the 2nd time around, like not having the LC to worry about (as a lot are in college already), having experience of the timing and procedures for the day, as well as possibly being a little bit less stressed out about it than first timers, all contribute to the scores.

I think its a good idea, but there would be no way to tell if people who did a prep course would not have had a high score without it. Chances are that a lot of people would use the survey as evidence that they NEED a course to do well, simply because people went up after doing one, but they may well have been able to do it on their own.

I'm attempting to split it so that we can see the difference between those who repeat with a prep course and those who repeat without. The spreadsheet work to organise and separate all that data is the reason why I'm taking so long to launch the survey.

[anthonybeta]

quick quesion:

as a repeat i know i cant drop any matricular subjects:
this means English maths and Irish

also, ill need chemistry and biology.

then the 6th would be physics for me

however, i also have a high standard of Spanish (got an A in leaving)

i can't drop English (my worst) but can i do pass English and still be able
to do hpat and medicine?
someone please respond and thank you

[Sunny!!]

Originally Posted by anthonybeta

quick quesion:

as a repeat i know i cant drop any matricular subjects:
this means English maths and Irish

also, ill need chemistry and biology.

then the 6th would be physics for me

however, i also have a high standard of Spanish (got an A in leaving)

i can't drop English (my worst) but can i do pass English and still be able
to do hpat and medicine?
someone please respond and thank you

yes you can, you could take maths english, and irish at ol if you want

[kellogscoffey]

Originally Posted by jenny18

ye i ment fees then the 250 r watever 4 vaccines screening most dublin ones 250

Apologies, I made a complete bags of reading your original comment, ignore me

[QueenOfLeon]

Originally Posted by partyatmygaff

Well I was thinking more of a verification system where anyone with above average scores (Say 170+) would need to provide evidence of their score in the form of their results email or a screenshot from the CAO e.t.c. It's not perfect but I need to keep a balance between stringent verification and ease of use.

Sorry, I knew valid was the wrong word to use

I meant more in the lines of...how could you prove that 200 as a result is due to the prep course? Could they have gotten it on their own? My score when I did it was fairly high, I didn't do a course, but if I did, I would accredit my score to the fact that I did a prep course...wrongly.

I don't mean to confuse things But there is really no way to show whether or not a course had an effect, and I'd be concerned that people will be convinced they need one if they see a survey showing that people who did one got a high result, either on the first or second time.

[bamhaithliom]

Originally Posted by Novella

I'm looking into Queens University in Belfast myself. Apparently they take Junior Cert results over Leaving Cert?! Crazy!

I know your post is from a few days back but I also applied to QUB Medicine last year. For the most part they don't do interviews like many of the UK uni's for med. They use your personal statement, UKCAT score and JC results to assess your suitability. Your JC results can also be used to assess the accuracy of predicted LC grades. Also they don't have high regard for repeat students, who are usually called for interview and must produce a valid reason for repeat (ie. illness, bereavement) to be offered a conditional place. I got offered a conditional place, the condition was that I achieved 5 A1s which I didn't but was offered my first choice (TCD) here anyways so I didn't need it. It's interesting to note that QUB are one of the only UK colleges to use A1s instead of just As in general when assessing LC results. Good luck with your application, QUB is a beautiful college.

[SocktorSC]

Originally Posted by ADP11

Hi everyone,
I'm also thinking about registering for the me...try prep course! Does anyone want to sign up together to get the discount?
Cheers

Yeah definitely pm me

[drrkpd]

Originally Posted by bamhaithliom

I know your post is from a few days back but I also applied to QUB Medicine last year. For the most part they don't do interviews like many of the UK uni's for med. They use your personal statement, UKCAT score and JC results to assess your suitability. Your JC results can also be used to assess the accuracy of predicted LC grades. Also they don't have high regard for repeat students, who are usually called for interview and must produce a valid reason for repeat (ie. illness, bereavement) to be offered a conditional place. I got offered a conditional place, the condition was that I achieved 5 A1s which I didn't but was offered my first choice (TCD) here anyways so I didn't need it. It's interesting to note that QUB are one of the only UK colleges to use A1s instead of just As in general when assessing LC results. Good luck with your application, QUB is a beautiful college.

In fact Manchester and Queen Mary London also use A1's.

I saved you all the work and put the MINIMUM LC grades for medical school entry via ucas here-

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showt...p?t=2056365715

Very interesting Belfast no interview-shows how important your personal statement is in UK-often people do it the night before!!!!

[Queenalocin]

So as a mother of a LC who wants to do med, would you guys recommend particular HPAT prep course?