HPAT Q&A: tips and advice from RCSI Medicine students 📖🩺

RCSI Medicine student ambassadors, Niall, Ciarán and Linda, answer your HPAT questions submitted through the @rcsi_studentlife Instagram!

time stamps:

INTRO
00:00 - med student ambassador intros
00:35 - what is the hpat?
01:28 - breakdown of sections

QUESTIONS
03:40 - when did you start practicing for the HPAT?
05:27 - how often did you study/practice the HPAT?
08:47 - how should you make a HPAT schedule?
10:47 - how do you recommend practicing HPAT questions as a beginner?
14:00 - did you find the HPAT hard? was it more difficult than the leaving cert?
17:50 - how can you improve in section 1, 2 & 3?
22:37 - is the HPAT doable for someone who might not be naturally academic?
26:15 - how can I balance the HPAT and UCAT?
28:30 - is it worth doing the HPAT?
31:23 - how did you maintain focus throughout the exam?
32:58 - what percentiles were you getting in your practice exams?
35:30 - is the HPAT difficult to do in the same year as Leaving Cert or is doing it in undergrad easier?
38:01 - would you recommend doing one-to-one grinds or HPAT prep packages?
43:25 - how are leaving cert and HPAT points equated?
44:15 - do you have any advice for the day of the HPAT?

OUTRO
48:27 - final words of wisdom from our med students ambassadors :)

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