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Options for Studying Medicine: In Ireland and Abroad

3rd July 2025

Options for Studying Medicine: In Ireland and Abroad

The easiest, cheapest and most direct route into medicine in Ireland is the undergraduate route, which requires you to sit HPAT. However, if you have not been able to gain entry into medicine via this route, there are other options for pursuing medicine.   Studying medicine in Ireland Studying medicine in Ireland has many advantages, including: Being able to remain in ...

 

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Didn’t Do Well in HPAT? Here’s How to Bounce Back in 4 Steps

1st July 2025

Didn’t Do Well in HPAT? Here’s How to Bounce Back in 4 Steps

The HPAT is one of the two criteria for undergraduate medicine in Ireland, often holding equal weighting to the Leaving Cert. There are many factors that can influence performance in HPAT, and receiving a lower mark than expected may feel like all our efforts have gone to waste. I’ve been there before, and although it may feel like the end of the world (I certainly felt that way), I can ...

 

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How to Choose an Irish Medical School

2nd April 2025

How to Choose an Irish Medical School

In Ireland, there are six medical schools that you can apply to as an undergraduate student: University College Dublin (UCD) Trinity College Dublin (TCD) Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) University College Cork (UCC) University of Galway University of Limerick As there are 10 spaces on your CAO application you can apply for all Irish medical schools and still ha ...

 

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Achieving Perfect HPAT Time Management

5th February 2025

Achieving Perfect HPAT Time Management

If you’re sitting HPAT this year, then you’re aware that HPAT test day is rapidly approaching. One thing I found extremely useful on the days coming up to, and the day of the HPAT was the knowledge that I was confident with my HPAT exam timing. Whilst you have no control over the questions that will appear on the HPAT on the day, you have complete control over your timing. This ...

 

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MedEntry's 2025 Charity Partners

31st January 2025

MedEntry's 2025 Charity Partners

There’s a saying that, ‘Deeds of giving are the very foundations of the world’. MedEntry has a commitment to deeds of giving to disadvantaged groups, with a focus on health and education. Every year, the MedEntry Foundation partners with a different charity organisation in each country in which we operate, helping them make a meaningful impact in their communities. Me ...

 

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How to Balance the HPAT and Leaving Cert Mocks

30th January 2025

How to Balance the HPAT and Leaving Cert Mocks

Preparing for HPAT can seem overwhelming. Add in your Leaving Cert mock exams and stress levels can rapidly skyrocket. Unfortunately the timing of the HPAT is often very close to mock exams, or can even be in the middle of mock exams. As the HPAT and mock exams draw closer, it can become hard to balance Leaving Cert study and HPAT preparation. So how do you do it? This blog outlines five ti ...

 

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Optimising Your Performance in HPAT: Lessons From Sports Psychology

24th January 2025

Optimising Your Performance in HPAT: Lessons From Sports Psychology

Preparing for the HPAT is like preparing for a marathon: it requires training, persistence and strategies to optimise your performance on HPAT test day. Just as an athlete prepares for a major sporting event, you must prepare yourself to sit HPAT, which is one of the most important exams that you will face in your career. We can learn much from athletes about optimising performance in HPAT, ...

 

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Attention Parents: 5 Ways to Help Your Son or Daughter in the Lead Up to the HPAT

23rd January 2025

Attention Parents: 5 Ways to Help Your Son or Daughter in the Lead Up to the HPAT

6th year is a stressful time. Add in HPAT and the pressures of getting into medicine, and stress levels can rapidly sky rocket. As a parent it is easy to succumb to feelings of powerless as you watch your son or daughter struggle to prepare for such an important and difficult exam. However, there are many things you can do to boost their performance and have a positive impact on their wellbein ...

 

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4 Mindset Shifts to Help You Tackle the HPAT

17th January 2025

4 Mindset Shifts to Help You Tackle the HPAT

Many students will already be starting or upping the intensity of HPAT preparation. While time spent on improving your proficiency at answering HPAT questions is certainly well spent, so is the time dedicated to reflecting on what you’re doing and renewing your confidence. After all, the HPAT, like other aptitude tests, is partially a mind game. This blog post aims to provide some new pe ...

 

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6 Tips for Preventing Burnout During HPAT Preparation

9th January 2025

6 Tips for Preventing Burnout During HPAT Preparation

Burnout is something almost everyone will experience in their medicine entry journey. Burnout can significantly impact one’s ability to perform, and how an individual copes with burnout can, in some cases, make or break their chance of admission into their dream course. In this blog, I will be focussing on the burnout associated with HPAT preparation, and strategies which I used to help ...

 

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