8th January 2025
How to Apply to the CAO and ACER for Medicine
To be eligible to study medicine in Ireland there are two key parts to the application process: Applying to the Central Applications Office (CAO) Applying separately to sit the HPAT through ACER Applying to the CAO Before you can register to sit the HPAT, you need to apply to the CAO and get your CAO number – you will need this for the HPAT registration ...
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18th December 2024
Prepare for HPAT: Prepare for a Marathon
Many students who have scored 100th percentile in the HPAT have said that preparing for HPAT is like preparing for a marathon. There are many similarities: they both require significant motivation, consistent practice over a period of time and a clear head under pressure. Not to mention that for many people both a marathon and the HPAT are the hardest challenges they have faced so far in their ...
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16th December 2024
Balancing the HPAT and Hobbies
With the HPAT around the corner, as well as school assignments and exams, it can be quite a stressful time for students. Many students will spend hours practising HPAT-style questions and completing HPAT practise exams, as well as devoting a large amount of time to HPAT preparation. However, this does not mean your hobbies and interests should be forgotten. After a long day of lessons, ...
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6th December 2024
The HPAT – A Test of Endurance
Mental endurance can be defined as, ‘the ability to endure an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way.’ The HPAT is so commonly viewed as a test of aptitude, that we forget how crucial it is to also improve our mental endurance for the HPAT exam. In fact, the endurance required for the HPAT is much greater than that required for any school or universit ...
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5th December 2024
Why Full Exam Mocks Are the Best HPAT Preparation
Be under no illusions: the HPAT is the single hardest and most important test you will ever sit. This is a scary (and for some maybe terrifying) thought. So, what can you do to make it less daunting? The answer may seem counter-intuitive: the best way to make HPAT seem do-able is to face it over, and over, and over again. How? By completing high-quality, full-length HPAT exam mocks under timed ...
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13th November 2024
NEW Direct Entry Undergraduate Medicine Programme at University of Limerick
The University of Limerick (UL) is set to introduce an exciting new addition to its health sciences course offerings: a direct-entry undergraduate medicine course. This course, the first of its kind at the University of Limerick, is part of a nationwide initiative to expand healthcare education and address Ireland’s shortage of medical professionals. This blog answers some common questio ...
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13th November 2024
Introducing Mai: MedEntry’s Innovative AI Chatbot
MedEntry’s IT team has been busy creating an exciting new tool to help students with their HPAT preparation. Mai, MedEntry’s intelligent AI chatbot, has been created to provide HPAT support whenever you need it. Available to students with MedEntry’s Comprehensive and Premium HPAT preparation packages, Mai is your go-to resource for any questions related to the HPAT exam, m ...
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31st October 2024
Dispelling the Myths of Medicine
The idea of studying medicine at university can seem like a very daunting prospect. There are many myths and false beliefs about the degree which allow these fears to prosper. Having completed my first year studying medicine at University, I hope I can dispel some of your fears about studying medicine at university. 1. Medicine is ultra competitive Granted, Medicine, like all ...
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16th October 2024
Why Group Study Is Effective for HPAT Preparation
There is a fundamental difference in how you need to study for exams that test knowledge (such as school and university exams) and for high stakes tests such as HPAT, which assesses generic thinking skills. For the former, a lot of memorisation and recall are involved, so studying alone can be effective, and even preferred by motivated students who do not want to be distracted by less motivate ...
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2nd October 2024
5 Common Myths About the HPAT: BUSTED
There are a lot of myths and misconceptions about HPAT that can stand in the way of effective HPAT preparation and performance. In this blog we’ll describe five common myths and explain why they are inaccurate, and what you can do about them. Myth #1: The HPAT is an aptitude test so you can’t prepare for it This is absolutely incorrect. While HPAT may be considere ...
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