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Speech and language therapy UL

fodr

Hey, im starting the UL course in a few weeks and im just wondering is there anyone else starting too?
I also just got accepted to Essex university and I was wondering does anyone know which would be the better course? Essex is cheaper and I know both colleges are accredited by ISALT and the Royal college in the Uk, but unofficially where would be the best place to go?
Starting to freak out a bit too with the course load

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panda100

Ann-Marie wrote:

Panda, I just read an earlier post from you, and how it was your fourth time sitting the exam. Well, you deserve after going through it that many times

It was my first time sitting the hpat but fourth time applying for SLT. They have changed the entry requirements each year I've applied. No way I would put myself through the hpat 4 times!

Ann-Marie

Panda, I just read an earlier post from you, and how it was your fourth time sitting the exam. Well, you deserve after going through it that many times

panda100

I would focus more on the percentile rather than the actual score. Two people last year from this thread got in to slt on 51 and 68 percentile. Other than that I think its a complete guessing game. I don't think we will know until we get a letter from ul unfortunately.

Ann-Marie

Section 2 was my best section and was always scoring in 80+ percentile in the ******** exams/drills, which are supposed to be harder as you're scored against other countries. However in the exam I was in the 30 percentile. In contrast section 3 is my worse, and ended up getting around the same mark as section 2. As for section 1, it was the same score as I had been getting during prep.

The performance chart for 2016 shows that approximately 2% of the population got over 200. I wonder can I thus consider my 136 to be an okay score, in relative terms ?! As you said Panda, it all depends on the rest. If 30 people were to post scores higher than our own ones on this thread, well then we'd have a fair idea!

https://hpatireland.acer.org/files/HPAT__Ireland_2016_Candidate_Performance.pdf

panda100

Ann-Marie wrote:

Can I just ask what everyone who has replied is going for, that is OT or SLT?

I'm only going for SLT. It would be great to know what percentile people last year got that got in. Its very difficult to know what chance you have as is so dependent on how the other applicants got on.

Ann-Marie

Can I just ask what everyone who has replied is going for, that is OT or SLT?

panda100

I got 161 which was 67 percentile and got 61 in the written assessment. Hoping that might be enough for slt

Ann-Marie

I'm going for OT and got 135. Not feeling very hopeful!

Thom98

the wait is over, 127 in HPAT and 75 in English

freakymofo

I got overall 141 and percentile 35, anyone else wanna share theirs to get an idea of the percentiles? Thanks !

panda100

Hpat results are out!

Ann-Marie

Hi

Thanks for the information Panda. I applied for OT. Don't worry I think we're all in the same boat. It's my first time sitting it, I have absolutely no idea how I did. I'm working full time and spent most evenings for six months going over ******** drills/exams. As you say, the results in April should give us an idea. Although, it's impossible to know, there could easily be 30+ people who got the same top scores. Maybe that's where the written section comes into play. Might be used as the decider, but again who knows.

panda100

Ann-Marie wrote:

I heard that we are informed by UL about a place mid/end of April?!

Going by this thread last year. Hpat results are out mid-April. I guess that could give us a good indicator of what chance we might have. However, its mid-May until UL will let people know wether they are succesful or not. The wait is so difficult!

The hpat went dreadfully for me. I won't put myself through that again so this is my last time applying for SLT in UL. This is my fourth time applying so I really hope it doesn't just soley go on hpat although I know it does

How did you all find the hpat

Ann-Marie

Hi,

I heard that we are informed by UL about a place mid/end of April?!

Showna

Hi. I think the HPAT results are out mid april. Then UL inform us if we are succesful in may sometime !! ðŸ˜€

panda100

Just thought I would see if we can revive this thread. Does anyone know when we might know our HPAT scores? I don't think I did very well with it but am hoping that the scores to get into SLT might not be that high this year.

panda100

nanar21 wrote: »

Hi all, I am applying for speech and language therapy this year and will sit the HPAT in February. I am most concerned with the written component of the exam as there is little to no information on it or what can be expected. Any information on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

I would be interested in this too. I think you can pay to do a practice one through the HPAT site which I haven't done yet.

Any advice or information from those who have sat it previously would be much appreciated

nanar21

Hi all, I am applying for speech and language therapy this year and will sit the HPAT in February. I am most concerned with the written component of the exam as there is little to no information on it or what can be expected. Any information on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

panda100

Hi all, I'm hoping it will be fourth time lucky for my application to SLT this year! I didn't apply through the HPAT last year. Just wondering, can we register for the HPAT yet? Would people reccomend doing the hpat courses avaliable in the likes of the Institute? I am so bad at these types of verbal reasoning assesments I will need all the help I can get

Any tips on the hpat would be greatly receieved.

Light92

Hi all,

I am applying to MSc Speech and Language therapy at UL this year and I was wondering if anyone would be able to provide me with advice on this course who is currently doing it/has completed it recently?
Particularly around finances/travel/placement length/weekly timetables!
Please post here if you are available for a few questions or PM me - any help would be much appreciated! Thank you

hollyben

Hi
I hope to do the Speech and Language therapy course in UL also. Did you just register on the hpat site and then buy the booklet through the site? Also I'm just wondering how difficult it is to get a place on the course. I'm really eager to do it, would love to be starting it next year however should I be looking into other colleges in the UK? I dnt want to get my hopes up too much for UL. Also did you guys shadow a speech therapist in your area? And is there any interview for UL anymore or is it just through the test?
Thanks

freakymofo

Ann-Marie wrote: »

Hi,

I'm hoping to do SLT or OT next year in UL, (still can't decide). Just wondering how people got on in the Hpat this year? I'm 5 years out of college and have been told I should pay for the prep course, which is really expensive. I feel like these prep course are more geared towards fields such as Medicine where the Hpat average score is very high. Can anyone shed some light on Hpat average scores for OT or SLT please.

Thanks
Ann-Marie

Hi Ann-Marie,

I also want to apply next year for SLT. I bought the first hpat practice book and am working my way through it, and will continue to practice it until the exams next February, the booklet/PDF is very helpful as it describes how to approach the questions. I read on the hpat website that they are not affiliated with any hpat training courses.

Is the new application system to tackle the huge waiting lists for therapy services in Ireland? To encourage more people to become SLTs? What do you guys think?

Thank you, Ciara

Ann-Marie

Hi,

I'm hoping to do SLT or OT next year in UL, (still can't decide). Just wondering how people got on in the Hpat this year? I'm 5 years out of college and have been told I should pay for the prep course, which is really expensive. I feel like these prep course are more geared towards fields such as Medicine where the Hpat average score is very high. Can anyone shed some light on Hpat average scores for OT or SLT please.

Thanks
Ann-Marie

Salty

pvlondon wrote: »

Hi all! I can't believe this thread has been so active and I didn't realise! After my second time applying, and agonizing months of waiting, I'm so happy and relieved to have got a place on this course. I am currently based in Japan and am having a bit of a stress trying to get myself organised from here, and despite countless emails from my end am not getting much love from the team at UL. I was just wondering if anyone has any more information than the basics we've been given, such as course dates for 2016/17, reading lists and when work placements start- or even if someone in their 1st year could maybe pitch in. Really looking forward to meeting you all in August!

Congrats! It starts on the 22nd of August, but we haven't gotten any other information pertaining to placement or reading lists yet. Postgraduate admissions said they would be in contact again in August about enrolment.

pvlondon

Hi all! I can't believe this thread has been so active and I didn't realise! After my second time applying, and agonizing months of waiting, I'm so happy and relieved to have got a place on this course. I am currently based in Japan and am having a bit of a stress trying to get myself organised from here, and despite countless emails from my end am not getting much love from the team at UL. I was just wondering if anyone has any more information than the basics we've been given, such as course dates for 2016/17, reading lists and when work placements start- or even if someone in their 1st year could maybe pitch in. Really looking forward to meeting you all in August!

Salty

I booked accommodation in Cappavilla Village through the student living website. There should still be something available for postgraduate/mature students! I'm planning to live on campus the first year, but maybe commute or rent the second year.

LucyLuLu11

Has anybody looked into or gotten accommodation yet? Is there any where in particular that's good for postgraduate accommodation?

mollyxm

Hi everyone, congrats on the places - I'm a past student of the MSc and have reading list books & coursebooks for sale second hand. Please pm. best of luck, Molly

Salty

Congratulations GalwayGirl!

Galwaygirl66

Got acceptance letter for OT

thank God the wait is over!