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New form of the old HPAT exam. Any tips, helpful information, or suggestions for the exam?

Reply 1

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by harryhhughes
New form of the old HPAT exam. Any tips, helpful information, or suggestions for the exam?

What you applying for

Reply 2

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by Anonymous
What you applying for


Physiotherapy at Magee. What about you?

Reply 3

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by harryhhughes
Physiotherapy at Magee. What about you?

Same bro hopefully I see u next year do u know many applying definitely my 1st choice I know one other lad applying. Where u from

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by James9!!
Same bro hopefully I see u next year do u know many applying definitely my 1st choice I know one other lad applying. Where u from


From Coleraine what about urself? Dk anyone else atm and no one on my course is going for physio. Woul say it’ll be oversubscribed as usual tho hahah

Reply 5

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by harryhhughes
From Coleraine what about urself? Dk anyone else atm and no one on my course is going for physio. Woul say it’ll be oversubscribed as usual tho hahah

I’d say so but I hope not u doing any prep. From Donegal myself. 1 other in my year applying. I’d say the exam will cut applicants as you have to pay. U doing any revision for it

Reply 6

Just looking over the sample questions they gave us. Icl they aren’t much to go off it’ll be a bit luck based in my eyes. So many questions have options that all seem right or all seem wrong.

Just gonna look over them and maybe old HPAT tests cos they are similar in style, if I can find any

Reply 7

Original post
by harryhhughes
Just looking over the sample questions they gave us. Icl they aren’t much to go off it’ll be a bit luck based in my eyes. So many questions have options that all seem right or all seem wrong.
Just gonna look over them and maybe old HPAT tests cos they are similar in style, if I can find any

Yeah same with me it’s very luck based I have the sample also yeah I thought the same as urself. Best of luck tho

Reply 8

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by James9!!
Yeah same with me it’s very luck based I have the sample also yeah I thought the same as urself. Best of luck tho


You too fella. Lmk how u get on after it and if u hear or get any info or help pls pass it on. I’ll do the same for u. Good luck

Reply 9

Original post
by harryhhughes
New form of the old HPAT exam. Any tips, helpful information, or suggestions for the exam?

I've also applied to Physio, but i'm keeping it to be my insurance, as its for those who have lower intellectual levels, I' from fermanagh, I've done interviews for MPharm at Ulster and Queens, which went really well

Reply 10

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by James9!!
Yeah same with me it’s very luck based I have the sample also yeah I thought the same as urself. Best of luck tho

the quantitative reasoning is so confusing

Reply 11

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by tamanna15
the quantitative reasoning is so confusing


It’s easily the hardest section. Maths and all that type of stuff isn’t my strong point lol

Reply 12

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by harryhhughes
It’s easily the hardest section. Maths and all that type of stuff isn’t my strong point lol

I'm applying from the south where maths is mandatory for our a-level equivalent, the whole exam has me freaked out as there is really not much to go off. Given that the sample questions are so short, it seems like the best way you could give yourself an advantage is to practice doing full length hpat exams under time pressure because that will help you got more used to it for when the day comes.

Reply 13

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by Anonymous
What you applying for

Physiotherapy aswell

Reply 14

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by Anonymous
I'm applying from the south where maths is mandatory for our a-level equivalent, the whole exam has me freaked out as there is really not much to go off. Given that the sample questions are so short, it seems like the best way you could give yourself an advantage is to practice doing full length hpat exams under time pressure because that will help you got more used to it for when the day comes.

where would u find old hpat exams?

Reply 15

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by harryhhughes
It’s easily the hardest section. Maths and all that type of stuff isn’t my strong point lol

after a while it makes more sense the more you do them

Reply 16

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by tamanna15
where would u find old hpat exams?


There's loads of them online. It's the Irish version of a ucat

Reply 17

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by Anonymous
There's loads of them online. It's the Irish version of a ucat

even just the ones from acer?

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