Blogs
27th May 2024
Should I Choose a Medicine Course With a Pre-med Year?
There are six universities in Ireland offering undergraduate medicine: University of Galway, University of Limerick, RCSI, UCD, UCC, and TCD. These universities offer two course options, 5-year programmes that begin with medical studies immediately, and 6-year programmes that include a pre-medical foundation year. Some universities offer both options, while others provide only one. A comm ...
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22nd May 2024
9 Factors to Consider When Choosing a Medical School
There are 6 universities in the Republic of Ireland which offer undergraduate medicine: University of Galway, University of Limerick, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (RCSI), Trinity College Dublin (TCD), University College Dublin (UCD), and University College Cork (UCC). It may seem difficult to decide which university is right for you and students often end up making their choice pu ...
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14th March 2024
MedEntry's Comprehensive HPAT Medical Entry Handbook is Now Available, FREE!
If you’re a student, parent or teacher and looking for a great resource to help you navigate all the steps in your path into medicine then check out the MedEntry HPAT Handbook. MedEntry's updated, 70 page, comprehensive HPAT Handbook is now available, absolutely free! It covers everything you need to know about medical entry, including pathways into medicine, how to prepare for ...
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23rd October 2023
MedEntry Free Trial Now Available
If you’re aiming for medicine, then you will need to excel in HPAT! HPAT is a very difficult test and is very different to any other test you will have sat in your academic career. It is therefore vital that you prepare for HPAT, particularly given its importance in selecting students into medicine in Ireland. Choosing the best way to prepare is an important decision, that can be diff ...
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17th August 2023
3 Steps to HPAT Success
Preparing for HPAT can seem overwhelming. It can be difficult to know how to best prepare for HPAT and how to utilise your precious study time. Over the last two decades, MedEntry has developed an unrivalled understanding of the strategies used by the highest performers to tackle aptitude tests and get into medicine. This blog describes three steps to succeeding in HPAT. 1 ...
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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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28th August 2021
Virtual HPAT Tutoring Now Available!
For the first time ever, MedEntry is offering personalised, one-on-one, virtual HPAT tutoring across Ireland and the world. Virtual tutoring can be added on to any Online or Platinum package. MedEntry HPAT packages are designed for you to work at your own pace and track your performance with detailed feedback. However, if you need a little extra support, personalised tutoring could be for y ...
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16th February 2021
Maximise each HPAT practice question (and your study time!)
So you’ve decided to spend x hours per week preparing for the HPAT. Well done on making a commitment! But it doesn’t end there. The next step is to squeeze as much as you can get out of those HPAT preparation hours. One way of doing this and making the questions work for you is to carefully review solutions. When going through HPAT practice questions, it’s very tempting to avoid reading the so ...
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16th February 2021
5 Things I Wish I Had Known Before UMAT
Rosanna sat the UMAT five times, and with the help of MedEntry is now studying medicine. In this video, she shares five things she wishes she had known about UMAT. Note: UMAT is the same as HPAT and was used in Australia prior to the change to UCAT.
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