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*Everything HPAT and Medicine 2012*

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  • Registered Users Posts: 5 NMLB


    Is there anyway to find out how many people are applying for undergrad medicine this year?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 243 ✭✭Stalin and rugby


    NMLB wrote: »
    Is there anyway to find out how many people are applying for undergrad medicine this year?

    According to the official Cao stats 14,711 which is pretty crazy

    Heres the link http://www2.cao.ie/app_stats/pdf/AppStats01Feb2012.pdf


  • Registered Users Posts: 71 ✭✭e1994


    NoHarm1994 wrote: »
    Yep it is the one on your admission ticket :)

    have not a notion what my candidate id no. is :eek: does anyone know where I would be able to find it?!


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,249 ✭✭✭Bears and Vodka


    According to the official Cao stats 14,711 which is pretty crazy

    Heres the link http://www2.cao.ie/app_stats/pdf/AppStats01Feb2012.pdf

    Actually compared to other categories like Business or Arts even its not such a huge amount. Although I am surprised by such popularity of Medicine. Personally I never saw it appealing, but that's only my opinion, obviously.
    Why do you guys going for it? Just interested :) any other reasons apart from interest in it?


  • Registered Users Posts: 338 ✭✭deathbythelc


    e1994 wrote: »
    have not a notion what my candidate id no. is :eek: does anyone know where I would be able to find it?!

    https://hpat-ireland-reg.acer.edu.au/index.php?cmd=result

    Go here and type in the email you registered with and they'll send it to you again.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 196 ✭✭kitty9


    subz3r0 wrote: »
    Actually compared to other categories like Business or Arts even its not such a huge amount. Although I am surprised by such popularity of Medicine. Personally I never saw it appealing, but that's only my opinion, obviously.
    Why do you guys going for it? Just interested :) any other reasons apart from interest in it?

    the sense of feeling superior to other people.

    "I'm studying medicine. I'm so great. What are YOU studying?" :pac::pac::pac::pac:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 243 ✭✭Stalin and rugby


    subz3r0 wrote: »
    Actually compared to other categories like Business or Arts even its not such a huge amount. Although I am surprised by such popularity of Medicine. Personally I never saw it appealing, but that's only my opinion, obviously.
    Why do you guys going for it? Just interested :) any other reasons apart from interest in it?

    Money


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,394 ✭✭✭JamJamJamJam


    subz3r0 wrote: »
    Actually compared to other categories like Business or Arts even its not such a huge amount. Although I am surprised by such popularity of Medicine. Personally I never saw it appealing, but that's only my opinion, obviously.
    Why do you guys going for it? Just interested :) any other reasons apart from interest in it?

    Makes it easier to pick up women.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 196 ✭✭kitty9


    Makes it easier to pick up women.

    "hey baby, i study medicine. Drop those pants so I can give you an examination!" :p


  • Registered Users Posts: 404 ✭✭DepoProvera


    Well I fell in love with it after I did my TY placement following a consultant around for a week...
    Money
    lol


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,763 ✭✭✭finality


    subz3r0 wrote: »
    Actually compared to other categories like Business or Arts even its not such a huge amount. Although I am surprised by such popularity of Medicine. Personally I never saw it appealing, but that's only my opinion, obviously.
    Why do you guys going for it? Just interested :) any other reasons apart from interest in it?

    If I decide to do it it'll be with the aim of becoming a psychiatrist. I'm really interested in psychiatry and I'd love to be able to make a difference where psychiatric disorders are concerned, there's so much guesswork and trial and error in their diagnosis and treatment at the moment.


    Also guys, could you take the talk of the institute somewhere else? It's really off topic and irrelevant here.


  • Registered Users Posts: 228 ✭✭NoHarm1994


    subz3r0 wrote: »
    Actually compared to other categories like Business or Arts even its not such a huge amount. Although I am surprised by such popularity of Medicine. Personally I never saw it appealing, but that's only my opinion, obviously.
    Why do you guys going for it? Just interested :) any other reasons apart from interest in it?

    I want to pull moths like those in Scrubs and Greys Anatomy... Simple as.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,394 ✭✭✭JamJamJamJam


    subz3r0 wrote: »
    Actually compared to other categories like Business or Arts even its not such a huge amount. Although I am surprised by such popularity of Medicine. Personally I never saw it appealing, but that's only my opinion, obviously.
    Why do you guys going for it? Just interested :) any other reasons apart from interest in it?

    Oh and I should probably give you a proper answer :P

    Eh, I find the whole area super interesting. I think the work medical professionals do is amazing. And helping people is like, all I want to do (clichéclichécliché)... I just want to find people who aren't well and make them better! That's how I get my kicks :P :P


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,813 ✭✭✭Togepi


    If I was going for medicine it'd be to help people and all that. Sadly the sight of wounds and body parts makes me queasy, and I'm terrible at biology and chemistry. :pac:


  • Registered Users Posts: 142 ✭✭Nazata


    subz3r0 wrote: »
    Why do you guys going for it? Just interested :) any other reasons apart from interest in it?
    Cause my parents told me to, obviously...

    In reality it's the research opportunities that's my favourite part of the profession, few other jobs give you research opportunities with a high employment rate...


  • Registered Users Posts: 486 ✭✭hollingr


    hard to tell with the extra points for maths.. percentile should be a good indicator though. if you're in the 80+ percentile range, with that good a l.c you're a shoe in


  • Registered Users Posts: 228 ✭✭NoHarm1994


    cunty9 wrote: »
    but i want trinity :(

    Haha so do I that's why I am hoping for a big dirty 220 in the hpat....sigh....if only that would be the case :P


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 104 ✭✭dmca93


    My cousin just found out he qualified there a few days ago. Had his clinical and didn't get a call back so its sort of a done deal. That has me even more determined to get in now.


  • Registered Users Posts: 228 ✭✭NoHarm1994


    dmca93 wrote: »
    My cousin just found out he qualified there a few days ago. Had his clinical and didn't get a call back so its sort of a done deal. That has me even more determined to get in now.

    You go girl ;)


  • Registered Users Posts: 486 ✭✭hollingr


    I want to become the first specialist in Ireland capable of competently treating patients with rare connective tissue diseases


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,763 ✭✭✭finality


    In as little as 2 and a half hours we could have our results. It's scary.


  • Registered Users Posts: 404 ✭✭DepoProvera


    Bit of pathetic fallacy outside lads :l


  • Registered Users Posts: 48 Derick990


    subz3r0 wrote: »
    Why do you guys going for it? Just interested :) any other reasons apart from interest in it?

    Same three reasons everybody does - chicks, money, power and chicks. :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 196 ✭✭kitty9


    Bit of pathetic fallacy outside lads :l

    its sunny here down the in the midlands :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,763 ✭✭✭finality


    Bit of pathetic fallacy outside lads :l

    In that case I am perfectly calm.


  • Registered Users Posts: 486 ✭✭hollingr


    if you want chicks, get really good at guitar.. works far better and much easier than medicine


  • Registered Users Posts: 404 ✭✭DepoProvera


    Hmmm well it's lashing here :( well let's hope it's not actually pathetic fallacy then :O


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 196 ✭✭kitty9


    Hmmm well it's lashing here :( well let's hope it's not actually pathetic fallacy then :O

    "let's crack on shall we" as MOC would say then ramble off into something remotely sexual. he always talks kinda dirty :P


  • Registered Users Posts: 228 ✭✭NoHarm1994


    dmca93 wrote: »
    I know I could lure you out with a strategically placed spelling mistake!

    Well played, but alas I was having the chats with him earlier so I am certainly not Reznov.

    Unless I've lost my penis in the last five minutes Im still all man.

    Don't you just hate when that happens ;)


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  • Registered Users Posts: 48 Derick990


    hollingr wrote: »
    if you want chicks, get really good at guitar.. works far better and much easier than medicine

    Sir I am appalled that's the wisdom and insight of Dr. Perry Cox. I wish my reasons were that cool. I just like medicine.


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