I have rcsi first and trinity second on my cao which ive been quite fine with until the cao change of mind closed and I suddenly felt a sense of regret? FOMO? Im not too sure. Is rcsi med really as bad as some people say online since this is my next 5 years.😓
Hey everyone,
I’m finalizing my CAO list for undergraduate medicine and ended up with 728 points in total (combined LC and HPAT).
Looking at previous trends, 728 puts me right on the borderline for a few universities, while a couple of others sit slightly higher (around 730-733).
With the 200 extra medical seats rolling out and the new UL undergrad course, I know points might fluctuate. My question is: what is the safest way to order my choices?
Should I list the colleges with the slightly higher previous points at the top of my list just in case they drop, or is it safer to put the college that perfectly matches my 728 score as number 1? I just want to maximize my chances of getting a spot somewhere.
Any advice on how the CAO algorithm handles this would be a massive help. Thanks!
Hey there!
With 2 days to go for the CAO change of mind deadline, I am deliberating between trinity or RCSI Medicine. I scored well enough in my HPAT to achieve either of these comfortably and I am struggling to decide between them.
For context, I also got a scholarship to attend an Ivy league in the US (Harvard, Columbia, Yale, or Princeton - I wont specify for privacy purposes) and I am also stuck between the long arduous route of med in the US or Ireland.
If I choose to study med here, I do want to practice internationally and do my resindency/fellowship at a top US program such as MGH, Stanf Med ect. To maximise this I'd ideally like to go to a school with abundant research opportunities, and moreso a school that is willing to take undergrads for research as research is my passion (potential Md PHD?).
Furthermore, network and prestige do matter - especially with the intention of practicing abroad. Although I consistantly hear that RCSI has is well known globally, I worry that this is because of its deep ties to the middle east, and its daughter school in Bahrain.
Student life is also important but not as heavily weighted as the others.
What do yall think!
I have failed an exam in my first year college as studying for the hpat. Overall I got 739 points and although I'm confident, I'm not 100% sure that will guarantee myself a place in med.
The resits have a fee and if I sit it it means I'll have to return from my trip a few days early. If I dont sit the resits and do not somehow get med, i will fail the year and have to redo the year. My academic advisor said its better if I do sit them just in case, but surely 739 should be a safe gamble right?
ps I know this post may annoy or worry certain ppl which I must assure is not my intention, i genuinely just want advice on if its worth gambling a year or not🙏
i don’t know what to do next year. for context i applied to med this year but hpat was bad so i was thinking of doing computing and psychology at cork and do grad med or try to apply against next year. My lc conversion will be around 578 should i attempt to apply next year?
i can also do med in spain or italy this year but i do not really like that option either
I’m at 720 pts have dare but a non priority group what are my chances of getting Galway or limerick this is my second yr doing the hpat and idk if I’ll get med next year if I do the hpat with 590 points. I’ve done a year of college and don’t like my course but I can’t see myself doing anything other than med
Help idk which college to put first on my cao!! Pls can someone help me decide… what are the pros/ cons or are they the same 🙏 (i’m a student who sat hpat for 3rd time this year and finally got the points in hpat so ima be 21 starting.. I also dont know anyone in galway or cork!). Any advice would be appreciated 🫶
I also do plan on going to US or Australia straight after i graduate to work… does anyone know if either college has an advantage for this or are they both the same? 🙈
Hi can anyone share if they got non priority Dare and got into a Dublin university?
if so can you give any indication what points you got and year.
I’m sitting on 728 and non priority dare.Im desperate because i know my family cant afford to send me to Cork or Galway.Even if I got a place there I’ll have to turn it down.
any help,advice and information would really great.
so much
With the vacancies in Lumerick, do you think the scores might drop to between 700 and 710 to enter in Galway?
So I sat the leaving cert and the HPAT this year got 100th percentile (212 points) but I don't have the necessary documentation to prove that I am a resident and apply through CAO but when I turn 23 I will not need it so I'm wondering if waiting 5 years is a good idea? I think I did well on my Leaving Cert too so if the HPAT points are reduced I won't have to worry about not getting in anyway. I really want to do medicine but I won't be able to afford it with non-EU fees.
Hi all, I am getting 500 points for my LC issued in Bulgaria based on the CAO evaluation ( I have 100% result on my exams and overall result), just its a very big injustice against my country. I wanted to study in Ireland , but I have no chances even to be accepted in a decent engineering or business specialty with my 500 points. My HPAT is 96% and I have 0% chance for medicine. If any ideas come to your mind... can you please share
Basically if I have say UCC first choice and UG second choice, and I don’t have enough points for UCC’s first round of offers but enough points for the second round, do I get only the offer from UG’s first round or both that and UCC’s second round (assuming I get enough points for UG’s first round obviously)
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Ik we have zero points history to go off of since it is an entirely new course this year, but would anyone have an educated guess on what med points would likely be for this year? My guess is no less than 728 seeing as it has a limited number of 30 places but I could be wrong ofc
Have 737 points and looking for UCC as no.1. What are we thinking in terms of points movement for this year ?
I currently have 557 points and I didn’t do very good in the HPAT despite giving it my all(I got 55th percentile). This is my first time trying the HPAT and I’m wondering if I have a shot again next year or if I should just try for the GAMSAT after my current undergrad. I really have my heart set on medicine and I want to do it so bad but I’m wondering with the new changes being made to the HPAT in 2027 if I could even get in. Any suggestions???
I’m a first time applicant to medicine and got a total of 742 this year, but due to my LC subjects the only 5 year programmes available to me are UG and RCSI (I’ve done two years of science already including chemistry so from what I can gather I should be able to skip pre-med in either college regardless of my LC subjects).
I already have accommodation guaranteed in Galway at €800 p/m whereas I have nothing sorted for Dublin and I assume it would be significantly more expensive and more difficult to find. The only real advantage I can see from my research for RCSI, aside from being slightly more prestigious is that it may be somewhat better known abroad, although those opportunities would still absolutely be there from UG as well from what I can gather.
Any advice appreciated
I know we can only guess at the moment, but with 2027s HPAT changes, do you think 590 LC points will still be a competitive score? Or am I better off applying to UCAS next year? Any thoughts on this would be appreciated 💛
I got 187 points last year which is 94%, I was doing okay on medentry getting upper 60s lower 70s questions right per full mock. I didnt get enough leaving cert points to get into med cuz I put in no effort and all I got was 521 which didnt make the cut. This year, I actually put effort in my leaving cert. I got 74/114 questions right on 6 of the full mocks I did, then 79/114 in one and 69/114 in another, so super good results in the mocks. I open my fuckass result to see 160 points (60%) which makes no sense. There is no hope in me doing medicine now because I know I did not score 600+ points in the leaving cert, and with the new course and point system next year, its going to be really unfair applying to any college because it will be easier to score points and hpat will be out of 150 only. no clue how 160 points came to life out of 187 even thought I was doing better in practice. so yeah lol ig.
My hpat is looking good but my lc is gonna murder me, any predictions whether the higher point courses are going to go up or down? I realise it'll be marginal but literally anything...