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**UKCAT, HPAT + Medicine 2017 Entry**

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    #62
    leimmxvii
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭leimmxvii


    Have you checked your junk mail? I'd probably email them yes


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    #63
    WorthlessPeon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 159 ✭✭WorthlessPeon


    So how would that affect people from last year? Myself and a lot of other are down 7/8 points due to the new system, surely the points will accommodate this drop?

    Thanks for the reply by the way.


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    #64
    Ponguin
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭Ponguin


    Yeah it was in junk mail for some reason :/ thanks!


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    #65
    Consonata
    Registered Users Posts: 1,304 ✭✭✭Consonata


    What sort of ******** percentiles have people been getting in the practice papers?


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    #66
    CH1123581321
    Registered Users Posts: 24 ✭CH1123581321


    The highest I've ever received was 70th :/ and I wasn't getting that percentile consistently by any means, averaging more around 60th so it's obvious I'm just a tad bit nervous about my chances of getting medicine :P but I do believe miracles can happe! #PositiveThinking :D what about you?


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    #67
    IrishLassie26
    Registered Users Posts: 146 ✭✭IrishLassie26


    Ive gotten anything from 90th to 30th but I keep reminding myself that these aren't accurate reflections of results against everybody who is going to sit the Hpat. I am stuck on the same scores now about 24 in section 1, 26 in section 2 and 19 in section 3.

    How do these results compare with anybody else's?
    I really don't know where I'm at anymore..

    Fingers crossed things will become clear on the day!


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    #68
    Consonata
    Registered Users Posts: 1,304 ✭✭✭Consonata


    I got a fierce fright with 37th percentile on one Section 1. Its weird because the paper before that I got 74th percentile, and I'm not sure what I did differently. Section 1 is my clear weakest however, I can fairly consistently get 70s-80s in Section 2 and 60s-70s in Section 3


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    #69
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,143 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    WorthlessPeon wrote: »
    So how would that affect people from last year? Myself and a lot of other are down 7/8 points due to the new system, surely the points will accommodate this drop?

    Thanks for the reply by the way.

    They will have some formula to compensate this. They tested it out on a range of marks from what I am led to believe and saw very little change overall.


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    #70
    WorthlessPeon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 159 ✭✭WorthlessPeon


    spurious wrote: »
    They will have some formula to compensate this. They tested it out on a range of marks from what I am led to believe and saw very little change overall.
    There may be little change overall but there will still be people who benefit more from this system just out of chance. I agree with you that overall more or less the same people will be happy, but that won't necessarily be the right people who are.


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    #71
    Consonata
    Registered Users Posts: 1,304 ✭✭✭Consonata


    WorthlessPeon wrote: »
    There may be little change overall but there will still be people who benefit more from this system just out of chance. I agree with you that overall more or less the same people will be happy, but that won't necessarily be the right people who are.

    This just about sums up the HPAT in one.


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    #72
    WorthlessPeon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 159 ✭✭WorthlessPeon


    Consonata wrote: »
    This just about sums up the HPAT in one.
    Fair point


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    #73
    Ponguin
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭Ponguin


    Is anyone doing any school work over the mid term? I feel if I don't it's a missed opportunity but then again hpat points are much more lucrative, if I don't get the hpat however I'd like to have good LC points to fall back on!!


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    #74
    Bex634
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Bex634


    Does anyone know how many people take the ******* course?


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    #75
    em0192
    Registered Users Posts: 31 ✭em0192


    Bex634 wrote: »
    Does anyone know how many people take the ******* course?

    I heard around 800 people do it :)


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    #76
    Bex634
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Bex634


    em0192 wrote: »
    Bex634 wrote: »
    Does anyone know how many people take the ******* course?

    I heard around 800 people do it :)
    alright thanks :) 
    Sorry, another question, do you know how many people apply to medicine in Ireland?


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    #77
    CH1123581321
    Registered Users Posts: 24 ✭CH1123581321


    I remember at the m€d€ntry course he said between 3,000-3,200 people sit the exam every year and about 20-30% of that do m€dentry every year


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    #78
    Ponguin
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭Ponguin


    How many spots are there in undergrad medicine every year?


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    #79
    em0192
    Registered Users Posts: 31 ✭em0192


    Ponguin wrote: »
    How many spots are there in undergrad medicine every year?

    There's around 480 I think


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    #80
    Prisoner24601
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭Prisoner24601


    Bex634 wrote: »
    alright thanks :) 
    Sorry, another question, do you know how many people apply to medicine in Ireland?
    Tbh I'd say a lot more than 20-30% do the ******** course.. I imagine there's upwards of 60-70% of people sitting prep courses.


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    #81
    Bex634
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Bex634


    Prisoner24601 wrote: »
    Bex634 wrote: »
    alright thanks :) 
    Sorry, another question, do you know how many people apply to medicine in Ireland?
    Tbh I'd say a lot more than 20-30% do the ******** course.. I imagine there's upwards of 60-70% of people sitting prep courses.
    That's a scary thought since some papers i'm getting really low percentiles on.


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    #82
    Mr Rhode Island Red
    Registered Users Posts: 746 ✭✭✭Mr Rhode Island Red


    What number from the driving licence do I write on the admission ticket. There's a few between licence number, driver number as well as a few more.

    And also, why is "dedsentry" (if you get me) treated as almost a curse word around here?


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    #83
    Consonata
    Registered Users Posts: 1,304 ✭✭✭Consonata


    Mr Rhode Island Red wrote: »
    What number from the driving licence do I write on the admission ticket. There's a few between licence number, driver number as well as a few more.

    And also, why is "dedsentry" (if you get me) treated as almost a curse word around here?

    Because we aren't allowed to promote/talk about any specific grinds schools/courses for the HPAT. It's frowned upon.


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    #84
    randylonghorn
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 29,509 Mod ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    It's more because when this all started, this forum and other parts of the site got spammed to high heaven with shilling for M€dentry, to the point where the Mods / Admins got thoroughly fed up of cleaning it up, and in the end it was added to the "banned word" list!


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    #85
    IrishLassie26
    Registered Users Posts: 146 ✭✭IrishLassie26


    Mr Rhode Island Red wrote: »
    What number from the driving licence do I write on the admission ticket. There's a few between licence number, driver number as well as a few more.

    And also, why is "dedsentry" (if you get me) treated as almost a curse word around here?

    I emailed Hpat about this and they said put down the permit number for the document number


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    #86
    CH1123581321
    Registered Users Posts: 24 ✭CH1123581321


    Sorry just to clarify is that the driver number (item 4d) or the licence number (item 5) ?


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    #87
    IrishLassie26
    Registered Users Posts: 146 ✭✭IrishLassie26


    CH1123581321 wrote: »
    Sorry just to clarify is that the driver number (item 4d) or the licence number (item 5) ?

    It's no.5 on mine. It's called permit number on my card but that's probably because mines a learner permit so I'd say it's your licence number


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    #88
    Bex634
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Bex634


    How is everyone feeling about tomorrow?


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    #89
    Ponguin
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭Ponguin


    I was actually relaxed until yesterday when I realised how much everyone else was doing, still have no idea where I'm at percentile wise


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    #90
    CH1123581321
    Registered Users Posts: 24 ✭CH1123581321


    Trying to stay calm but like Ponguin, a bit nervous about my percentile scores on
    M€dentry. :/ I wish all of you the best for tomorrow anyway and have the craic ;)


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    #91
    IrishLassie26
    Registered Users Posts: 146 ✭✭IrishLassie26


    I can't wait to get it over with! At this point there is nothing more we can do but doing nothing the night before makes me nervous :eek:

    Best of luck to everybody tomorrow, I will see ye all in med school :D


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