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GAMSAT vs Leaving Cert/HPAT for Medicine

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  • 09-07-2020 12:35pm
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    Gentlescribe
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭


    Hi everyone!

    So I'm a 25 year old graduate with a 1:1 in Psychology. I'd like to study medicine and I'm trying to identify the best access route for me. I have absolutely no science background.

    I'm trying to decide between attempting the GAMSAT, or repeating the Leaving Cert/HPAT in one year as a mature learner in a grinds school.

    Most people online seem to go for the GEM option and I feel like a little crazy for considering the Leaving Cert - however to me it seems more doable because the level of knowledge required is much lower, it's familiar, and I'd have the support of teachers.

    I already have a strong second language in Spanish and I've always had a high proficiency in English. I would have to do Biology and Chemistry while studying for the GAMSAT anyway, and that just leaves Maths, Geography ( I originally got a B) and a bare pass in O level Irish.

    My current plan is to repeat the Leaving Cert and HPAT in one year - if I don't get in I'll repeat the HPAT and attempt the GAMSAT the following year. Given the 1 year difference between the undergrad and grad med courses available, this would result in me graduating when I'm 31 regardless. Presuming that I ever get in, of course!

    I'd really appreciate advice and insight. I can't find any evidence of people opting to pick the Leaving Cert over the GAMSAT when both options are available to them. That also makes me wonder - does being GAMSAT-eligible preclude me from applying for undergrad entry?

    Thanks for the help everyone!


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