31st January 2026
5 Tips for the Last Fortnight Before HPAT
HPAT is well and truly close now and it’s time to streamline your study and buckle down! In the pivotal two weeks leading up to HPAT, maintaining focus is vital and taking a strategic approach towards your study routine will help ensure that you are fully equipped for success on the big day. Here are five ways to make sure you’re using the next two weeks to set you up for success ...
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30th January 2026
4 Top Tips for Non-Verbal Reasoning
Students often find non-verbal reasoning questions the most difficult initially, especially if they have never encountered them before. Here are a few tips from an experienced HPAT tutor to help tackle these questions. Tip 1: Keep it Simple Non-verbal reasoning questions will require you to find the most simple and logical answer. It may feel like the questions are out to trick y ...
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28th January 2026
Dealing with Disappointing HPAT Percentiles – 3 Tips
So you’ve been preparing for HPAT by working through the HPAT guides and attempting HPAT practice questions and exams. Then one day you receive a disappointing HPAT percentile. So what should you do? Is it time to freak out? Is it time to give up on your medical entry dream? No! Read on for three key tips. 1. Understand what a HPAT percentile means and how they are calculated ...
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26th January 2026
5 Tips to Improve Your Score in Interpersonal Understanding Questions
To some lucky people it comes easy, but for many this section contains some of the most difficult questions in the exam. Whether you are just starting your HPAT preparation or are deep in your practice so far, the following tips from an experienced tutor who scored highly in this section should help you maximize your score: 1. Firstly, read the introductory text included in the pas ...
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15th January 2026
3 Tips to Improve Your Score in Logical Reasoning and Problem Solving
Looking for some tips on how to improve your score in Logical reasoning and Problem solving? Terrified by long passages with scientific jargon and perplexing puzzles? Worried about running out of time? Remember the following advice and you’ll be well on your way to maximising your score. 1. Read the question stem first This construct can often be time-consuming due to lengthy ...
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7th January 2026
Is It Too Late to Start Preparing for HPAT?
The short answer is no. Preparing for the HPAT is possible and no matter how late you start, you will still be able to improve, just like with any other subject. The long answer is: it depends on how much time you invest and how effectively you prepare. At this stage, it’s important to study SMART. Trying to do as many HPAT questions or HPAT papers as you can is not necessarily the be ...
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19th December 2025
HPAT 2026 Registrations Closing Soon!
If you plan to sit HPAT in 2026 and have not yet registered, please do so as soon as possible. Registrations to sit HPAT 2026 will close on Friday, January 16 at 5:15 pm GMT! Remember that this is your only chance to sit HPAT in 2026. If you miss the registration date, you can still make a late registration until Sunday, February 1 at 5:15 pm GMT. However, this will at ...
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17th December 2025
How to Interpret Your HPAT Mock Exam Scores
So, you’ve completed a HPAT practice exam and have no idea how to interpret the wealth of information and statistics you’ve been presented with. This blog has some tips to help you gain a better grasp of your HPAT preparation progress. 1. Look at percentile, not percentage The HPAT is a test designed to compare students against each other, thereby giving the universitie ...
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12th December 2025
How to Study for the HPAT When You’re Sick of Studying
Let’s set the scene – the HPAT is fast approaching but you can’t stand the thought of sitting at your desk one more minute for HPAT prep. I’ve been there. The secret to igniting your motivation to study is variety – and lots of it. As someone who is change averse and largely a homebody, I always rolled my eyes at this advice, thinking that I already kne ...
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10th December 2025
4 Ways To Avoid Burnout in Your HPAT Prep
This is it. You are in that pivotal stage of your schooling known as 6th year. It is the last lap in the race to the finish line. It is time to grind… Or is it? What is burnout? It’s when you’re drowning in mountains of workload, overwhelmed with panic / exhaustion / a combination of both and it is usually caused by prolonged or excessive stress. Burnout ...
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