9th July 2020
HPAT Score Calculator
MedEntry is delighted to launch our new HPAT score calculator. This HPAT score calculator allows easy calculation of how many Leaving Certificate points and what HPAT score you need to get into medicine. Access the calculator here: https://www.medentry-hpat.ie/hpat-and-leaving-certificate-calculator There are three easy steps to using the HPAT score calculator: Step 1: Enter ...
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17th February 2020
Five tips for how to survive when you arrive in the HPAT Exam Venue
So with all things going well you’ve arrived at the HPAT exam venue with plenty of time and well rested, ready to put all the knowledge you’ve gained from MedEntry to use. However, now you have to make it through the last short while before you sit down and start the HPAT test. Here’s five tips to help you survive. Go to the bathroom. Make sure you head to the loo not long before you are ...
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4th December 2018
Only 3 weeks to HPAT - what should I do?
ONLY 3 WEEKS TO HPAT - WHAT SHOULD I DO? There are three weeks left until HPAT! Are you completely freaking out? Feeling utterly under-prepared? Never fear! These 4 simple steps are sure to make you ready for any HPAT question thrown at you. Practice ACER exams and read their worked solutions. ACER offers 3 full-length practice exams; these are a must-do before the exam! They are a l ...
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9th July 2018
Changes to HPAT non-verbal reasoning (section 3)
In last year's HPAT, there were some changes to non-verbal reasoning questions in the HPAT. Although the structure, number of questions and broad types of questions were the same (pick the middle, missing segment, next in the sequence etc) there were three main differences: A few completely new question types that had not previously appeared in the HPAT A different approach to pick the mid ...
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15th June 2016
WHAT TO DO IF YOU COME ACROSS SOMETHING UNEXPECTED IN THE HPAT
Life isn’t the only thing full of surprises. The upcoming HPAT exam could hold a range of new, never-before-seen questions and it is important to know how to deal with these in an exam situation. The first step is to identify these types of questions in reading time. When looking through your HPAT exam booklet, mentally note these questions and have them simmering away in the back of your min ...
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1st July 2015
10 Tips for During the HPAT
You have rehearsed for this day for the past few months, so here are a few final tips that you have no doubt heard before. Here at MedEntry, we want to make sure that you have as smooth a HPAT experience as possible. Please share this article with your friends or family if you think they need some final tips as well. 1. Read and Think carefully Consider all the choices in ea ...
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1st July 2015
Tips for Multiple Choice on HPAT
The HPAT consists of only multiple choice questions. While multiple choice means they give you the correct answer as one of the options, choosing it is not as easy as it seems. Here are some useful tips for answering multiple choice questions for the HPAT Answer all questions. For Logical reasoning, problem solving and understanding people questions in the HPAT you have a 1 in 4 chance o ...
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1st July 2015
Simplifying HPAT passages
The passages that you are required to read and understand in the HPAT can be long and dense. Absorbing enough information from the passages to answer the questions can be difficult and your brain will not be able to recall all the information that you read from a passage. However, passages can be broken down into simpler forms to help you better process and recall the passages when it comes to ...
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1st July 2015
Improving your Critical Thinking Skills
Everyone has their own concept of the world, of how they interpret and predict stimuli. This “concept” is underpinned by their philosophical approach to life. Whilst philosophy may seem to be a branch of knowledge best left for academics, the truth is we all utilize some form of it. It surprises some people when they are told they use philosophy in just about everything they do ...
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1st July 2015
HPAT stress – friend or foe?
So you have bought a package and started your practise. Well done! You are on your way to improving your HPAT score already. Now it is time to develop effective revisions skills that prepares you mentally and physically. Practise is no good if your nerves let you down. Even elite athletes at the Olympics who practise for years crumple due to nerves. Don’t let that be you! Don’t save your exam ...
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