It is this points score which will be used by to determine who will be offered a place on a medicine degree programme. While excellent Leaving Certificate results are essential to be in with a chance of gaining entry to Medicine, applicants also need to do well in HPAT. This document will give applicants a good indication of how many CAO points were required by applicants who achieved the same HPAT score last year. However it may be prudent to make changes based on a low HPAT score. Research indicates that graduate medicine students who come from arts backgrounds perform just as well in their studies as their classmates with science or engineering backgrounds.

Source: Irish Independent June 17, 2020 11:48 UTC