Everything HPAT and Medicine 2015

Gallagher1 · 27-08-2015 4:15pm

alaskayoung wrote: »

I have one for Mac if that's any use to you..? Or else of course if you're tech savvy enough to convert it, I for one am not :P

Mac user here :pac: would you be able to possibly pm it?

Omedicineg · 27-08-2015 5:01pm

Gallagher1 wrote: »

Mac user here :pac: would you be able to possibly pm it?

Screenshot it and then post it!!!

Say hello to my little friend · 27-08-2015 10:46pm

Did everyone here get accommodation. My sisters had held a room for me in their house. I am short on points for medicine and intend to repeat so wont need room. Said I would offer it here first.
Near NUIG

niamhiemaria · 27-08-2015 11:40pm

Say hello to my little friend wrote: »

Did everyone here get accommodation. My sisters had held a room for me in their house. I am short on points for medicine and intend to repeat so wont need room. Said I would offer it here first.
Near NUIG

I'm still homelessðŸ˜

donegal262 · 28-08-2015 2:08am

Just got the bill for tuition and 'student contribution' and holy moly almost 9 grand without even adding accommodation???
Better pick up a few extra shifts in the two weeks of summer left

:L

Omedicineg · 28-08-2015 10:44am

donegal262 wrote: »

Just got the bill for tuition and 'student contribution' and holy moly almost 9 grand without even adding accommodation???
Better pick up a few extra shifts in the two weeks of summer left :L

You only pay the student contribution and levy which €3224 and the rest should be paid by the government (unless of course you're an international student??)

OMGeary · 28-08-2015 11:55am

donegal262 wrote:

Just got the bill for tuition and 'student contribution' and holy moly almost 9 grand without even adding accommodation??? Better pick up a few extra shifts in the two weeks of summer left :L

What college is this?

donegal262 · 28-08-2015 1:16pm

Omedicineg wrote: »

You only pay the student contribution and levy which €3224 and the rest should be paid by the government (unless of course you're an international student??)

Oh my god that's such a relief , nearly had a heart attack :')

donegal262 · 28-08-2015 1:17pm

OMGeary wrote: »

What college is this?

TCD

Omedicineg · 28-08-2015 1:44pm

donegal262 wrote: »

Oh my god that's such a relief , nearly had a heart attack :')

Oh my god haha

OMGeary · 28-08-2015 2:18pm

donegal262 wrote:

TCD

Just take the free fees survey and it will change for you

alaskayoung · 28-08-2015 8:31pm

Anyone know what the story is with the vaccinations we're supposed to have done?

Gabrielazap · 28-08-2015 9:51pm

Guys, I am a HEAR student in TCD and so don't need to pay the sports centre fee. But the 120 euros keeps appearing on my bill?? Anybody know what I should do? Thanks in advance

Gallagher1 · 28-08-2015 10:31pm

Is anyone that is staying in Corrib heading down tomorrow?

Daisies97 · 28-08-2015 11:33pm

I've to review my papers tomorrow so it will be Sunday! So excited!!

Omedicineg · 29-08-2015 1:55pm

Does anybody know when we actually get our timetable?

Daisies97 · 29-08-2015 5:43pm

Any chance there's anyone going to nuig but planning on repeating the hpat in February?

DepoProvera · 30-08-2015 12:37am

Anyone rcsi?

CGMed · 30-08-2015 12:51pm

Gallagher1 wrote: »

Is anyone that is staying in Corrib heading down tomorrow?

By Corrib do you mean Corrib Village?
Know people who stayed there last year - have habit of deducting from deposit for any reason.....suggest you take photos of EVERYTHING and email pictures of any items which are damaged, old or even slightly scratched.

Omedicineg · 30-08-2015 2:18pm

NUIG
Best medical school in Ireland

Say hello to my little friend · 02-09-2015 5:44pm

The posts are drying up here. Every one either in college or resigned to repeating. Any one else appealing results. (Straws being clutched can be heard I know)

Gallagher1 · 03-09-2015 1:42am

Been in Galway 4 days and just after coming back home after half a bottle of vodka and block hopping parties in about 6 apartments (after everyone been kicked out by security each time)..You are all fools for not coming here lads #HonGalway

spurious · 03-09-2015 1:48am

Reasons to make up a username and not post while drunk.
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Daisies97 · 03-09-2015 4:37am

Gallagher1 wrote: »

Been in Galway 4 days and just after coming back home after half a bottle of vodka and block hopping parties in about 6 apartments (after everyone been kicked out by security each time)..You are all fools for not coming here lads #HonGalway

block j all the way!!

Say hello to my little friend wrote: »

The posts are drying up here. Every one either in college or resigned to repeating. Any one else appealing results. (Straws being clutched can be heard I know)

yup im only two marks off the upgrade in maths and since i only got 545 if it did go up it would count as the full 5 points and id have it! not getting my hopes up though just hoping i can repeat the hpat and get in for first med next year! whats your back up plan?

Doctorhopeful · 03-09-2015 1:52pm

Got a free lab coat today in ucd, it's all so exciting

i think i have about five bank accounts now...so much free stuff :pac:

alaskayoung · 04-09-2015 7:27am

I'm thinking of doing a 2 year part time french diploma alongside premed & first med. I think the hours are something like 6:30-9:30pm on a Tuesday. I know it would be manageable this year but would it be crazy trying to do it in 1st med? Don't know how late their labs would be in the evening...

Slow Show · 04-09-2015 10:13am

alaskayoung wrote: »

I'm thinking of doing a 2 year part time french diploma alongside premed & first med. I think the hours are something like 6:30-9:30pm on a Tuesday. I know it would be manageable this year but would it be crazy trying to do it in 1st med? Don't know how late their labs would be in the evening...

Labs never run later than six, people have done it and it seemed very manageable, go for it 100% I would say.

Say hello to my little friend · 04-09-2015 2:09pm

Daisies97 wrote: »

block j all the way!!

yup im only two marks off the upgrade in maths and since i only got 545 if it did go up it would count as the full 5 points and id have it! not getting my hopes up though just hoping i can repeat the hpat and get in for first med next year! whats your back up plan?

12 short. may upgrade in 1 or 2 but prob still 2 short even at that. Resigned to repeating.

donegal262 · 05-09-2015 2:38pm

alaskayoung wrote: »

I'm thinking of doing a 2 year part time french diploma alongside premed & first med. I think the hours are something like 6:30-9:30pm on a Tuesday. I know it would be manageable this year but would it be crazy trying to do it in 1st med? Don't know how late their labs would be in the evening...

What college is this?:o

Daisies97 · 05-09-2015 2:41pm

Say hello to my little friend wrote: »

12 short. may upgrade in 1 or 2 but prob still 2 short even at that. Resigned to repeating.

Don't give up yet! If you did come up the 10 points you could always just repeat the hpat? It would be so so hard repeating everything for just 2 points! Good luck anyways I hope it works out for ya!

DaveMc90 · 06-09-2015 5:50pm

planning on repeating the hpat from college , is it worth signing up for the med***** 2 day workshop if i did it last year?

spurious · 06-09-2015 6:02pm

DaveMc90 wrote: »

planning on repeating the hpat from college , is it worth signing up for the med***** 2 day workshop if i did it last year?

Sounds like it wasn't worth it last year.
Up to you.

Gallagher1 · 06-09-2015 6:26pm

spurious wrote: »

Sounds like it wasn't worth it last year.
Up to you.

Nonsense. I did it twice.

alaskayoung · 06-09-2015 6:41pm

DaveMc90 wrote: »

planning on repeating the hpat from college , is it worth signing up for the med***** 2 day workshop if i did it last year?

I'd save your money if I were you. You'll need it in college.

spurious · 06-09-2015 6:52pm

Gallagher1 wrote: »

Nonsense. I did it twice.

So it wasn't worth it first time for you either?

OMGeary · 07-09-2015 12:40am

DaveMc90 wrote:

planning on repeating the hpat from college , is it worth signing up for the med***** 2 day workshop if i did it last year?

I'd say just do the practice material

Lilac262 · 07-09-2015 11:11am

Has anyone received a third round offer ?

Gallagher1 · 13-09-2015 1:13am

spurious wrote: »

So it wasn't worth it first time for you either?

Had access to 1000s of questions 'first time' but I naively thought I was brilliant and did sweet f*ck all of them. Did sh1t.

Had access again for a second time. Did 99% of them. Did quite well and honestly felt the practise contributed hugely to my success in the exam.

Notice the difference?? Just because one fails to utilise something properly doesn't make that something a waste of time and money. As has been evidently shown on this thread, ME is not necessary for anyone to succeed, however, for some people it helps. Just because someone recommends(from their own positive personal experience!) something doesn't mean that they are shoving it down the necks of every Medicine hopeful that crosses boards.

Certain posters are that militant in their opposition to these prep materials that it screams of a massive chip on the shoulder. People will spend money on ME for the HPAT just like others spend money on grinds for the LC if they want/can. One may see it as a waste because they obtained X percentile but not everyone can nail it on the first go that easily. It's not going to guarantee a spot in medicine but if people feel themselves as if said courses will help them in any way, why stop them? It helped some people get over the line?

LC Grinds don't guarantee anything either but I don't see everyone here bashing secondary school teachers for providing them and others for swearing by them??

alaskayoung · 13-09-2015 2:01pm

On the other hand, I did ME the first time around and did a reasonable amount of practise and got 78th percentile. This year I did absolutely zero prep, no courses, no ACER practise tests and got 91st percentile.

Gallagher1, I think you would have gotten that score regardless of if you did the prep course or not. I think you should have more faith in your ability

Anyway, I give up. Go and spend your money.

Katdrama · 16-09-2015 9:44pm

Apologies if this is the wrong thread for this qn, but would anyone who is in medicine recommend Gray's anatomy for Students? And Netter's atlas? Or would they recommend something else instead?

Gallagher1 · 17-09-2015 10:28am

Katdrama wrote: »

Apologies if this is the wrong thread for this qn, but would anyone who is in medicine recommend Gray's anatomy for Students? And Netter's atlas? Or would they recommend something else instead?

From what I hear it's recommended to have both an anatomy book and an anatomy atlas and Gray's+Netter's appear to be the best of each.

Katdrama · 18-09-2015 1:09pm

Gallagher1 wrote: »

From what I hear it's recommended to have both an anatomy book and an anatomy atlas and Gray's+Netter's appear to be the best of each.

Okay, thank you

Beca19 · 21-09-2015 7:45pm

Was reading the prospectus for RCSI 2016 and it says LC and HPAT must be presented in the same year ie. you can't repeat your HPAT on its own anymore... Is that the same with all colleges this year? Are they finally bringing in that rule?!! :mad::(

Robbiert · 21-09-2015 8:32pm

Beca19 wrote: »

Was reading the prospectus for RCSI 2016 and it says LC and HPAT must be presented in the same year ie. you can't repeat your HPAT on its own anymore... Is that the same with all colleges this year? Are they finally bringing in that rule?!! :mad::(

I was talking to a lecturer from trinity that said the same thing at higher options on thursday, could be just hearsay though. Emailing ACER is probably the only way to know for certain.

iamtheonewho · 21-09-2015 9:15pm

Beca19 wrote: »

Was reading the prospectus for RCSI 2016 and it says LC and HPAT must be presented in the same year ie. you can't repeat your HPAT on its own anymore... Is that the same with all colleges this year? Are they finally bringing in that rule?!! :mad::(

No, the requirements are still the same. The HPAT must be presented in the same year of admission (can't use last years), but the leaving cert result can be used from the previous years.

LeapOfFaith · 25-09-2015 4:36pm

Hey everyone,

Just heard from a mate of mine that it is possible to transfer from 3rd year dentistry into medicine? Is that for real?

AtomicKoala · 25-09-2015 8:38pm

Katdrama wrote: »

Apologies if this is the wrong thread for this qn, but would anyone who is in medicine recommend Gray's anatomy for Students? And Netter's atlas? Or would they recommend something else instead?

The library has plenty of both. Never used Gray's, took Netters out a good few times for better resolution than a .jpg. Don't buy books in first year, you need the money for drink.

LeapOfFaith wrote: »

Hey everyone,

Just heard from a mate of mine that it is possible to transfer from 3rd year dentistry into medicine? Is that for real?

In UCC there's a transfer option - but only if you plan on doing MaxFax surgery. Eww tbh, but each to their own.

EoghanIRL · 26-09-2015 9:44am

AtomicKoala wrote: »

The library has plenty of both. Never used Gray's, took Netters out a good few times for better resolution than a .jpg. Don't buy books in first year, you need the money for drink.

In UCC there's a transfer option - but only if you plan on doing MaxFax surgery. Eww tbh, but each to their own.

Is there a transfer option?

I thought it was that you finished dent , mfds exam and then apply for dental graduate entry to medicine. This would allow you to skip all the intro physiology etc and you just have to do the anatomy you missed out on in first year in a separate module. This wouldn't limit you to becoming a max fax surgeon, would it?

To start a a max fax scheme in Ireland you need a BDS and an MB.

LeapOfFaith · 26-09-2015 2:35pm

So how does it work in UCC? Is it a case of 5 years dentistry then 4 years grad med??

AtomicKoala wrote: »

The library has plenty of both. Never used Gray's, took Netters out a good few times for better resolution than a .jpg. Don't buy books in first year, you need the money for drink.

In UCC there's a transfer option - but only if you plan on doing MaxFax surgery. Eww tbh, but each to their own.

Can you not perform oral surgery as a dentistry graduate? How many additional years is it if you want to become a maxfax surgeon?

EoghanIRL · 26-09-2015 6:32pm

LeapOfFaith wrote: »

Can you not perform oral surgery as a dentistry graduate? How many additional years is it if you want to become a maxfax surgeon?

You need to get an MB after the BDS, complete your intern year , get on a surgical scheme. The scheme will take you a good few years.
You need to spend 2 years in practice I think as a dentist and then sit the MFDS exam or equivalent.

Oral surgeons and max fax surgeons are not the same thing. Oral surgery is a dental speciality.

What you choose to do in practice comes down to what you are competent performing and making sure you are in line with standards set out by the relevant councils.

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