*Everything HPAT and Medicine 2012*

Bbbbolger

LC2010HIS wrote: »

Just curious, does a Leaving Cert candidate have to repeat Maths, English, Irish - despite meeting the entry requirements in a previous year - in order to pursue Medicine ?
Is chemistry difficult if undertaken for one year?
Also, are there HPAT prep booklets to buy and practice with?


Thanks in advance:)

I repeated this year and took up Chemistry for it. It requires a lot of work and I would've failed without grinds. I'd say if you need it for matriculation (to qualify for a course) then do it but if you're doing it for points I wouldn't advise it. If I had wanted an A I probably could have gotten one but it would've taken up so much of my time that my other subjects would have suffered.

Sunny!!

In regards to taking up chemistry in one year its probarly better taking it as a 7th higher level subject and getting the c3. Thats what a couple of people in my repeat year did this year. It be a mountain to climb getting an A1 in one year.

JDOC1996

Hi! What are some good preparation materials I can buy? Especially for section 3? Are there any books that are useful for preparing or it? I'm treating the Hpat as an extra subject study-wise....

hollingr

m3dentry has a pretty much bottomless pit of prep for section 3.. if you are treating hpat like an extra subject I think it's your best bet by far..

JDOC1996

hollingr wrote: »

m3dentry has a pretty much bottomless pit of prep for section 3.. if you are treating hpat like an extra subject I think it's your best bet by far..

Yeah I was looking at that, I'd be willing to buy prep materials if anyone was selling them?

Mad Shark

Anyone getting nervous?

hollingr

more curious than nervous.. The big one for me is going to be the CAO medicine offers!

Bbbbolger

I don't know what would be worse tomorrow. Getting my results and knowing I won't get Medicine, or getting them and being in with a slim chance. Another nervous wait would be horrible. I think I'd rather just know.

marienhof

I have no clue how im going to sleep tonight :eek::eek::eek::eek:

dcam

marienhof wrote: »

I have no clue how im going to sleep tonight :eek::eek::eek::eek:

I haven't been sleeping for the past week, keep waking up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat! Can't wait to find out in approx 16 hours. Good luck to all on Boards.:)

Mad Shark

dcam wrote: »

I haven't been sleeping for the past week, keep waking up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat! Can't wait to find out in approx 16 hours. Good luck to all on Boards.:)

Roger that - lets talk tomorrow.... and good luck...

Mad Shark

hollingr wrote: »

more curious than nervous.. The big one for me is going to be the CAO medicine offers!

Same as myself - repeated HPAT - did LC last year....

hollingr

any other external students? apparently we get our results by mail.. "intended" delivery date 15th august

marienhof

738 hoping for galway

hollingr

marienhof wrote: »

738 hoping for galway

nicely done! I think you will definitely get in somewhere with 738. I noticed the Irish times were not brave enough to make a guess at points for medicine this year!

Dicksboro_man

Was pretty happy with my results today and with the 185 points in the hpat I now have a grand total of 750 so hoping for Trinity ... Dear God, pretty please...?

Darksider

Grand total is over 765, not gonna say the exact number. Very happy

finality

So I would've been on 758. Hope I made the right choice not to do medicine. At least one more person who REALLY wants it will get in

KoolAidRelic

Darksider wrote: »

Grand total is over 765, not gonna say the exact number. Very happy

Very big congrats. Well over the quota

Darksider

KoolAidRelic wrote: »

Very big congrats. Well over the quota

Thanks man, I'm just happy I don't have to worry about the offers on monday

JamJamJamJam

finality wrote: »

So I would've been on 758. Hope I made the right choice not to do medicine. At least one more person who REALLY wants it will get in

If you have a sudden change of heart, you'll still have your 758 for next year anyway!

Can't wait to see the offers...

hollingr

JamJamJamJam wrote: »

If you have a sudden change of heart, you'll still have your 758 for next year anyway!

Can't wait to see the offers... What did the Irish Times guess?

they weren't brave enough to venture a guess.. they only talked about how applications are up for pharma and dentistry and avoided the med completely!

SnowPretzel

Hoping 749 will be enough for NUIG!:D:D:D:pac:

gorta

Have got 741 points myself, hope it's enough for Galway.

SnowPretzel

gorta wrote: »

Have got 741 points myself, hope it's enough for Galway.

It will be! I wouldn't worry too much about it!:)

johnnyboy18

Anyone braver than the irish times and willing to venture a guess as to points?! I know it's pure speculation and it's won't make one bit of difference but all I can seem to do is ponder over all the possible outcomes. I go from thinking the points will rise dramatically to only rising slightly. Right now I'm thinking that each college will increase by 5 or there abouts. Basing this on the fact that the majority of students - thanks to bonus maths - will be above 550 and also the fact that if I'm right I'll get my first choice I've gone over so many different scenarios of how the points will play out I'm going insane. I thought more people would have disclosed their scores - i guess a lot of those hoping for med already had their results - which I think bodes well to keep scores down I don't know - roll on Monday

Darksider

johnnyboy18 wrote: »

Anyone braver than the irish times and willing to venture a guess as to points?! I know it's pure speculation and it's won't make one bit of difference but all I can seem to do is ponder over all the possible outcomes. I go from thinking the points will rise dramatically to only rising slightly. Right now I'm thinking that each college will increase by 5 or there abouts. Basing this on the fact that the majority of students - thanks to bonus maths - will be above 550 and also the fact that if I'm right I'll get my first choice I've gone over so many different scenarios of how the points will play out I'm going insane. I thought more people would have disclosed their scores - i guess a lot of those hoping for med already had their results - which I think bodes well to keep scores down I don't know - roll on Monday

absolute minimum for random selection nuig.. i'd say around 736/737. i'm basing this off very little though besides a number that seems reasonable in my head

johnnyboy18

Darksider wrote: »

absolute minimum for random selection nuig.. i'd say around 736/737. i'm basing this off very little though besides a number that seems reasonable in my head

What are your thoughts on the others?

Mad Shark

johnnyboy18 wrote: »

What are your thoughts on the others?

will 742 get any of the 3 Dublin colleges ????

Mad Shark

johnnyboy18 wrote: »

Anyone braver than the irish times and willing to venture a guess as to points?! I know it's pure speculation and it's won't make one bit of difference but all I can seem to do is ponder over all the possible outcomes. I go from thinking the points will rise dramatically to only rising slightly. Right now I'm thinking that each college will increase by 5 or there abouts. Basing this on the fact that the majority of students - thanks to bonus maths - will be above 550 and also the fact that if I'm right I'll get my first choice I've gone over so many different scenarios of how the points will play out I'm going insane. I thought more people would have disclosed their scores - i guess a lot of those hoping for med already had their results - which I think bodes well to keep scores down I don't know - roll on Monday

what score did you get as a matter of interest?