1st July 2015
HPAT results 2013: how your HPAT results will help you gain entry into Medicine or other health sciences courses in Ireland.
What HPAT results will I need to study for my course? The HPAT results of successful applicants ranged from 170 to 238. The highest HPAT result in 2013 was about 228, therefore even those with a HPAT result of about 160 may have a possibility of obtaining an offer. How are HPAT results calculated? The HPAT scaled score for the three sections of the test are added to obtain an overall ...
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1st July 2015
IMPORTANT: Changes to HPAT exam 2014
What are the changes for the HPAT exam in 2014? One of the most significant changes to the HPAT exam for 2014 will be a change in the weighting of the HPAT sections. The non-verbal reasoning section of the HPAT will have a reduced weighting of 20% down from 33.3%. Consequently, the weighting of section one: logical reasoning and problem solving and section two: interpersonal understanding ...
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1st July 2015
HPAT test tactics and preparation part 6: statistics problems on the HPAT exam
comprehensive HPAT advice from the team at MedEntry HPAT preparation. How to approach statistics problems on the HPAT exam: Frequently a feature of HPAT multi choice, understanding the language of statistics and how to answer those questions involving statistics on the HPAT exam is essential for HPAT success. Below, we have explained, as succinctly as possible, what you need to know in or ...
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1st July 2015
HPAT test tactics and preparation part 7: worded mathematical problems
Worded mathematical problems on the HPAT exam: translating worded problems into mathematical symbols. Comprehenisve HPAT advice from the team at MedEntry HPAT preparation. Possibly the most confusing questions on the HPAT exam, worded mathematical problems can actually be solved relatively easily if you understand how the question is written and what the words of the question really mean in ...
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1st July 2015
HPAT test tactics and preparation part 8: staying cool under pressure for the HPAT exam
With HPAT 2014 looming on the horizon, we thought we would address the issue of nerves and anxiety that can happen on HPAT test day. Below is a simple check list of HPAT test tactics that you can utilise to overcome this HPAT pressure and tips on how to tackle the actual HPAT exam itself. Firstly, don’t doubt yourself! Just because you don’t feel like you’ll be at the top, doesn’t mean you’l ...
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1st July 2015
HPAT test tactics and preparation part 9: coping with HPAT stress and HPAT anixety prior to the HPAT exam
Coping with HPAT stress and HPAT nerves prior to the HPAT exam: We all know that sick feeling in the bottom of our stomachs just prior to walking into a big exam; we’re jittery, shaking and generally thinking that we’d rather be anywhere else but here. Nerves can be debilitating in the most terrible way for even the brightest of students. Thus, it is crucially important that your learn to ov ...
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1st July 2015
HPAT test tactics and preparation part 10: coping with HPAT stress and anxiety on HPAT test day
Pressure, pressure: coping with nerves and stress on the actual HPAT test day. Having done HPAT practice exam, after practice exam, after practice exam, most HPAT candidates will be raring to go come July 31st. Whilst HPAT preparation is key to your HPAT success, it is not the only factor that will affect your HPAT performance on the actual HPAT test day. Being able to cope with the nerves a ...
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1st July 2015
HPAT test tactics and preparation: an overview
HPAT test tactics and preparation: HPAT test tactics and preparation part 1: Avoiding multiple confusions in the multiple choice section of HPAT HPAT test tactics and preparation part 2: Process of Elimination in HPAT multichoice HPAT test tactics and preparation part 3: HPAT questions involving percentages HPAT test tactics and preparation part 4: HPAT probability questions ...
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1st July 2015
Should I do a HPAT preparation course?
Isn't the HPAT an aptitude test, so what's the point in preparing? The HPAT may be an 'aptitude' test, but there can be no doubt that having seen HPAT style questions before, and understanding how to answer them, will increase your chances of succeeding in the HPAT. While practice may not always make perfect, practice does increase your ability to perform in the HPAT exam be ...
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1st July 2015
What is the HPAT exam?
The HPAT-Ireland (Health Professions Admission Test-Ireland) is an admissions test used by Irish Medical Schools for undergraduate entry into medicine. The HPAT-Ireland test measures a candidate’s logical reasoning and problem solving skills as well as non-verbal reasoning and the ability to understand the thoughts, behaviour and/or the intentions of people. HPAT test results are combined wit ...
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