Comedian George Burns observed: “The key to success is sincerity. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.”

Despite living until he was 100 years old, Burns never attempted to enrol in medical school in Ireland. But, with that attitude, he would have aced the Health Professions Admissions Test (HPAT).

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