6th July 2023
BRAND NEW MEDENTRY HPAT APP NOW AVAILABLE!
MedEntry’s highly anticipated, game-changing, brand new HPAT app has just been launched! It is available now on the App Store and Google Play. The MedEntry App allows you to sharpen your HPAT skills on the go, anywhere, any time and on any device! Wherever you are, you can turn a few spare minutes into an opportunity to boost your HPAT score. Global leaders in IT, educational te ...
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7th September 2022
MEDENTRY’S NEW ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORM IS ALMOST HERE!
MedEntry’s highly anticipated, game-changing, brand-new HPAT online learning platform is almost here! Global leaders in IT, educational technology, design and HPAT have collaborated to create the most intuitive, personalised and engaging HPAT platform available. This platform has been the culmination of years of planning, months of design and weeks of testing. The platform will be rel ...
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13th June 2017
HPAT: WHY PRACTICE DOESN’T NECESSARILY MAKE PERFECT
In life, we are told that ‘practice makes perfect’. The more you practice a particular skill, whether it be playing the piano, swimming or writing essays, the better you become at it. So, in theory, it should be the same in HPAT – the more practice questions you do, the better you are at HPAT – right? Not necessarily. Just like any skill, to do well in HPAT you first need a basic understandin ...
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28th November 2016
CHECKING YOUR PROGRESS ON THE LMS
There are a wealth of resources available to you on the LMS. You can check your progress by visiting the Check Progress page, either by clicking on the icon on the homepage of the LMS or by clicking on the icon next to the ‘Check’ section under HPAT resources: When you arrive on the Check Progress page, you can view your progress with the practice exams or drills by clicking on the rele ...
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6th October 2016
OPTIONS FOR STUDYING MEDICINE IN IRELAND AND ABROAD
The easiest, cheapest and most direct route into medicine in Ireland is the undergraduate route. This route requires you to sit HPAT. However, there are other options for studying medicine, which are outlined in this blog. Undergraduate medicine To study undergraduate medicine in Ireland, you need to both achieve high enough points in your Leaving Cert and perform well in HPAT. ...
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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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21st February 2016
Extra-curricular activities: important or irrelevant?
Amidst the stress of preparing for the HPAT and studying for your other exams, it may be tempting to not spend time on extra-curricular activities, so that you can focus on getting the marks you need to get into medicine. After all, they won’t contribute directly to your score, right? However, participating in extra-curricular activities, whether it be joining your local cricket team, volun ...
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