Mature Medicine Applicants 2014

livk

Everyone who did mine typed it, addressed it 'To whom it may concern' and then signed the bottom of it. They also put their details on it somewhere, like their email and phone number and qualifications if they need to contact them.

Billiethepup

Thanks a mill.

Writing my own nope! Referee asked about format today and I suddenly thought eh... ARGHHH!! ;-)

livk

Do you have to write all your own ones?

livk

Eh, ignore that then, haha. Yeah, one of mine asked the same, and I just told them how the others were laid out and they were fine then.

Billiethepup

livk wrote: »

Do you have to write all your own ones?

God no, my referee asked me what format did I want it in and I didn't have an answer!

EternalGeek

Sorry for the confusion there, my attempted joke crash landed.:o

Is everyone just putting in two references? I put in three, just because I didn't want to make a decision so they will either think Im great or that I can't count :rolleyes:

borrch

I put in four references as it did say a min. of two.

livk

I put in 3 because I had no major managers to sign off my work ones. Felt like I needed a second professional person to say something.

livk

Would anyone going in in the next few days ask it they've already had access to our hpat results? I'd love to know how optimistic to remain.

Billiethepup

livk wrote: »

Would anyone going in in the next few days ask it they've already had access to our hpat results? I'd love to know how optimistic to remain.

+1

jody24

does any one from experience, know whats our chance to be called for an interview after handing in the documents?
btw any one handing his/hers on monday? i will do mine monday morning!!!

Billiethepup

Yep ill be monday !

I think its hard to say this year about the chances of being called as we don't know if they have received out hpat scores yet. I think if we are over the hpat threshold score the chances are good, if not its a next year job.

yoppo

All done and dusted! Took longer then expected to write but glad it's over. My friend is gonna drop it into RCSI cause he's in college in Dublin.... If he forgets I'll be breaking speed limits!

livk

Haha, in that case, make sure you check with him way before lunch hour.

jody24

when i handed in my document, the girl said that they review the documents and will inform us in few weeks and no word of hpat!!! i dont know if thats a good sign? any one inquired about hpat?

livk

Who knows, really. The fact she didn't mention it might mean they already have reviewed them. We could just be grasping at straws, too, though.

Does everyone think the HPAT results will be out on the 30th like they were the last few years?

borrch

The HPAT results should be out on Monday early morning 28th April. It's always the last Monday of April.

I think the fact that everyone got an email from RCSI suggests that they haven't received the results yet just the list of applicants, but are just being extra prepared. Does anyone know of some one that didn't receive an email..?

livk

There only seems to be seven or so of us on here out of hundreds of applicants. I think someone just needs to contact the college at this stage and ask.

borrch wrote: »

The HPAT results should be out on Monday early morning 28th April. It's always the last Monday of April.

I think the fact that everyone got an email from RCSI suggests that they haven't received the results yet just the list of applicants, but are just being extra prepared. Does anyone know of some one that didn't receive an email..?

borrch

There's 7 or so regular posters but I've counted 22 posters in total, most of them once off posters ( I was bored one evening )

livk

Ha, okay cool. I'll email Carmen today. She probably won't have a chance to respond but we'll see. This has distracted me completely from studying for my backups. Think it's time I get back to reality.

borrch wrote: »

There's 7 or so regular posters but I've counted 22 posters in total, most of them once off posters ( I was bored one evening )

borrch

Can anyone tell me how much the fees are for RCSI? I know its roughly €16k, I don't have a degree already so would it be about €8k taking into account the free fees..?

livk

Their fees are on the website. Looks like €3,600 last year.

borrch wrote: »

Can anyone tell me how much the fees are for RCSI? I know its roughly €16k, I don't have a degree already so would it be about €8k taking into account the free fees..?

borrch

Yes, but that is undergraduate not mature. They charge a good bit extra for matures unfortunately :-(

Caolan

borrch wrote: »

Can anyone tell me how much the fees are for RCSI? I know its roughly €16k, I don't have a degree already so would it be about €8k taking into account the free fees..?

I'm in the same boat- i think that unfortunately it doesn't matter when your a mature.

I am of the impression It's €16k no matter what the status of your previous education

Caolan

Papers dropped today- I must have re written the personal statement 10 times and still don't know if I'm fully happy.

I guess now the waiting game starts before while we wait to hear from RCSI in relation to interviews. I wonder how many applications they get.

No doubt a decent amount of people who apply on the CAO for RCSI don't take/follow it up due to the financials.

borrch

The government would be paying them nearly €7k towards our fees because we never used up our free fees. So would it not be €7k cheaper ..?

livk

If that's the case then it must be entirely different because it's a privately run place. All other universities let mature students pay the same as all undergrads if they qualify for the free fees scheme.

Caolan

livk wrote: »

If that's the case then it must be entirely different because it's a privately run place. All other universities let mature students pay the same as all undergrads if they qualify for the free fees scheme.

I could be wrong (it'd be nice of I am)- but even the letter of invite said fees were €16k

Maybe others are better educated on the subject.

https://www.rcsi.ie/files/admissions/docs/20130716041514_EU%20fees.pdf

Em_2014

Hi,
I asked in the RCSI and they said that they already have our HPAT scores!
They have already screened applications based on this score, so anyone who got the email for more info from the admissions office got above their minimum HPAT score.
So some good news!

Hopefulmedic

Hi everyone.
Just joined boards but have been following this post. So relieved that they do have the hpat scores already. This is seriously an emotional roller coaster !!! Does anyone know if they email to confirm that they have received the applications that had to be in today?