**HPAT and Medicine 2016**

Morourke

There was no change in points for second round for NUIG last year unfortunately!

Burgerking19

Does anyone know when the bell curve and stats for this years hpat will be released? Trying to scramble any hope I can that NUIG points will drop to 2014 levels

I got 176 which is 86th percentile. Do you think I'm in with a chance??

David1997

MCash123 wrote: »

I got 176 which is 86th percentile. Do you think I'm in with a chance??

Depends where you've applied to and what you get in the LC. If it was last year and say you got 550 points, you would've gotten into NUIG and maybe scraped into UCC. Hopefully you've done a good LC and you have a chance then.

Gallagher1

Whitestrand97 wrote: »

Just wondering for medicine in NUIG, when do you select if you want to do premed or not (provided I get my points)?

They will offer you either 5 or 6 year course, if they offer you the 5 year course you can write them a letter begging them to put you into premed (make the excuse you feel you aren't ready for 1st med etc, they seem to be quite accommodating to this). It is an awful lot harder to get into first med if offered premed though, I haven't heard of anyone that managed to do that without serious reason such as they have already done a year of Biomed.

EDIT: If at all possible try to do premed. Unless you're a hermit, it'll be the best year of your life.

Gallagher1

Morourke wrote: »

There was no change in points for second round for NUIG last year unfortunately!

No places became available at all in NUIG, UCD, RCSI or TCD last year in the second round!
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/cao-big-demand-hits-round-2-college-places-350478.html

It made Round 2 offers online at 6am and only 11 medical school places are being offered, all of them at University College Cork.

WorthlessPeon

167...76th percentile...Am I gone lads?

David1997

WorthlessPeon wrote: »

167...76th percentile...Am I gone lads?

If you do a really good LC then you're still in with a chance! Don't go changing CAO or anything

pvakelly

Niamhhh wrote: »

That's amazing! Congrats! If you don't mind me asking, what were your individual section scores?

Thanks, I'm actually shocked. Never thought I'd do this well! Got 59, 73 and 64 in sections 1,2 and 3 respectively

pvakelly

Anyone have any idea how many people actually sat it in total?

TrinityMed16

203 is 99th percentile

WorthlessPeon

Wow, everyone here is making me feel so stupid haha

EllenDempsey

pvakelly wrote: »

Anyone have any idea how many people actually sat it in total?

I think it's usually somewhere around 3000

S1997

I only got in the 33rd percentile so 139 so I'm very disappointed. I was wondering if people sometimes do a course like say I do nursing and repeat the Hpat next year and then can you say transfere course if you do well? Do fees apply or is that even possible? Does anyone know 😔😔 I just don't really want to take a year out

IrishLassie26

S1997 wrote: »

I only got in the 33rd percentile so 139 so I'm very disappointed. I was wondering if people sometimes do a course like say I do nursing and repeat the Hpat next year and then can you say transfere course if you do well? Do fees apply or is that even possible? Does anyone know 😔😔 I just don't really want to take a year out

I asked a similar question a few weeks ago you can have a look on this thread http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057608725

If you find out anything about the fees let me know cause I'm wondering about this too!

S1997

Aw thank you! Yes of course I'll let you know! I emailed UCD there so hopefully I'll hear soon

medhopeful16

Say hello to my little friend wrote: »

Once again thanks for all scores by PM. Keep them coming. Remember username wont be published.

%ile.......2016......2015......2014
27.........135........???........???
28.........???........132........132
46.........148........???........???
55.........???........154........???
60.........156........???........???
62.........???........158........???
64.........???........???........167
65.........???........160........???
70.........???........164........???
71.........???........165.........164
74.........???........???..........166
75.........166.......???..........???
76.........167........168.........???
77.........???........169.........???
80........169/70....171.........170
82.........172........???.........???
83.........173........???.........???
84.........174........174........174
85.........175........???.........???
86.........176........???.........???
89.........179........178........178
90.........181........???.........???
91.........???........181........181
92.........183........???.........???
93.........185........???.........184
94.........187........186........???
95.........188........188........188
96........189/90....190.........191
97.........193........191........192 e
98.......196/97.....197........197
99.......203/05.....???.........???
100.......212........232........228

Wow, there's a big drop in the 100% I hope that means something good for us!

medhopeful16

pvakelly wrote: »

Thanks, I'm actually shocked. Never thought I'd do this well! Got 59, 73 and 64 in sections 1,2 and 3 respectively

Is it unusual for section 3 to be someones worst section because I only got a 50 in that section?

jonny458

Ryan97 wrote: »

Does anyone know when you find out if you got accepted for the HEAR scheme?

I got my acceptance letter today, doubt it'll help me get into med though.

Doctorhopeful

medhopeful16 wrote: »

Say hello to my little friend wrote: »

Once again thanks for all scores by PM. Keep them coming. Remember username wont be published.

%ile.......2016......2015......2014
27.........135........???........???
28.........???........132........132
46.........148........???........???
55.........???........154........???
60.........156........???........???
62.........???........158........???
64.........???........???........167
65.........???........160........???
70.........???........164........???
71.........???........165.........164
74.........???........???..........166
75.........166.......???..........???
76.........167........168.........???
77.........???........169.........???
80........169/70....171.........170
82.........172........???.........???
83.........173........???.........???
84.........174........174........174
85.........175........???.........???
86.........176........???.........???
89.........179........178........178
90.........181........???.........???
91.........???........181........181
92.........183........???.........???
93.........185........???.........184
94.........187........186........???
95.........188........188........188
96........189/90....190.........191
97.........193........191........192 e
98.......196/97.....197........197
99.......203/05.....???.........???
100.......212........232........228

Wow, there's a big drop in the 100% I hope that means something good for us!

The 100%ile is always a scattering of randomly good scores, essentially anything over 200 last year as so few are considered 100%ile, so it's a wide range each year. Also bear in mind that if this year's value is derived from the graph it's not accurate as last year it didn't display my friend's score of 239 because of scaling. SIDE NOTE OP: 239 is the top result of 2015

So basically the drop in the top result (so far) means close to nothing sorry luckily the trend seems to say points will be pretty bang on last year and won't increase really!

medhopeful16 wrote: »

pvakelly wrote: »

Thanks, I'm actually shocked. Never thought I'd do this well! Got 59, 73 and 64 in sections 1,2 and 3 respectively

Is it unusual for section 3 to be someones worst section because I only got a 50 in that section?

Nope section 3 is genuinely considered the "toughest"/least intuitive if you go into the exam blind. However it's easy enough to learn techniques so that it can be improved, particularly for students who do courses/grinds. This is why the weighting changed to 20% instead of 33% as Acer determined too many people were unfairly benefiting from the points gained in this section via grinds.

S1997 wrote: »

I only got in the 33rd percentile so 139 so I'm very disappointed. I was wondering if people sometimes do a course like say I do nursing and repeat the Hpat next year and then can you say transfere course if you do well? Do fees apply or is that even possible? Does anyone know I just don't really want to take a year out

This only applies to colleges with premed:
If, after 1 year of college, you get the points for medicine you will have the opportunity to skip premed and move into 1st med if your first year degree had similar course content (e.g biomed/science/physio/nursing). There is a quota for the amount of students who can skip premed and it's dependent on 1st year grades, but if you skip premed you do not miss free fees. If you are made do premed you will have to pay full fees (~9,000) for that year and then you will have free fees again for the subsequent years.

Niamhhh

Robbiert wrote: »

98th Percentile is 196 can't believe it tbh

That's amazing- congratulations. I will be sitting the hpat next year. Just wondering what your individual section scores were if you don't mind me asking?

TrinityMed16 wrote: »

203 is 99th percentile

Wow amazing! What were your individual section scores of you don't mind me asking?

Medhopeful123

I got the 87th percentile, 177 points. Does anyone here know if I have a good chance?

alaandocs

Medhopeful123 wrote: »

I got the 87th percentile, 177 points. Does anyone here know if I have a good chance?

You will have a chance of course

jamesc2016

Did my Leaving Cert last year and repeated the hpat. I've 721 points now so a bit short - anyone think there's any possibility/reason points could go down this year when compared to last?

Martin147

Hi, I went down points after repeating my Hpat.. Does anyone know do I have to use my new results or can I use my old ones?

Has anybody ever heard of Hpat results going up after being rechecked?

Doctorhopeful

Martin147 wrote: »

Hi, I went down points after repeating my Hpat.. Does anyone know do I have to use my new results or can I use my old ones?

You have to use the hpat results of the year you're applying

medhopeful16

Medhopeful123 wrote: »

I got the 87th percentile, 177 points. Does anyone here know if I have a good chance?

Am I sensing a trend with our names? And you definitely have a chance, I have to get 575 in the leaving just to scrape Galway. If you think the leaving went well at all you're probably sorted.

Doctorhopeful

Martin147 wrote: »

Hi, I went down points after repeating my Hpat.. Does anyone know do I have to use my new results or can I use my old ones?

You have to use the hpat results of the year you're applying

medhopeful16 wrote: »

Medhopeful123 wrote: »

I got the 87th percentile, 177 points. Does anyone here know if I have a good chance?

Am I sensing a trend with our names?

*cough* great minds think alike :pac:

medhopeful16

Doctorhopeful wrote: »

*cough* great minds think alike :pac:

Let's hope they're 'great' enough to get us in September!:D

IrishLassie26

Martin147 wrote: »

Has anybody ever heard of Hpat results going up after being rechecked?

I don't think they recheck results as they are calculated by computers which are never meant to make mistakes according to Hpat!