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**What is (or will be!) on your CAO 2014?**

  • 09-10-2013 9:33pm
    #1
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭


    Shoot me if it's too early but I said I'd give it a shot! Before we know it the time will have arrived and why not have given it a bit of thought by the time the window open a little less than a month from now? Bit nervous, always wanted to be at the start of a thread like this, even repeated just for the chance but I'll get it underway!

    At the moment I'm thinking:

    1. Law and German TCD
    2. Law TCD
    3. Law and History or Economics UCD
    4. Business and Law UCD
    5. Law International UCC
    6. Law Clinical UCC
    7. Law UCC
    8. Commerce International with German UCD
    9. Commerce International with German UCC
    10. Commerce UCD


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  • Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,403 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    1|Science | Trinity
    2|Science | UCD
    3| Theoretical Physics | Trinity
    4| Undecided |
    5| Undecided |
    6| Undecided |
    7| Undecided |
    8| Undecided |
    9| Undecided |
    10| Undecided |

    Computer Science, Engineering and a few more would go in there somewhere at the bottom but I haven't decided where yet :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,971 ✭✭✭✭peekachoo


    1. Biomedical Science UCC
    2. Biological and Biomedical Science NUIM
    3. Biological and Chemical Science UCC
    4. Science Education UL
    5. Biomedical Science DIT
    6. Multimedia DCU

    after that not sure, a few more science/multimedia courses I suppose :o


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 209 ✭✭yoho139


    1. Computer Science in Trinity
    2. Computer Science in UCD
    3. Pharmacology (UCD)
    4. Analytical Chemistry (DCU IIRC, I have the handout from Higher Options...)
    5. Teaching in some form

    And I'll fill the rest out with duplicates of those courses in various unis.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭aleatorio


    Its probably going to change a million times between now and next year, but:

    1 |Science UCD
    2 |Science TCD
    3 |Human Genetics TCD
    4 |Physiotherapy UCD
    5 |Pharmacy TCD
    6 |Psychology UCD
    7 |Psychiatric Nursing UCD
    8 |Genetics and Cell Biology DCU
    9 |General Nursing UCD
    10 |Analytical Science DCU


  • Registered Users Posts: 10 ihate6thyear


    1. Occupational Therapy TCD
    2. Occupational Therapy NUIG
    3. Health and Society DCU
    4. Midwifery DKIT
    5. Midwifery TCD
    6. General Nursing DKIT
    7. General Nursing DCU
    8. General Nursing UCD
    9. Psychiatric Nursing DKIT

    probably going to change this a lot!
    also Speech and Language Therapy somewhere in there..


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  • Registered Users Posts: 8,446 ✭✭✭Corvo Attano


    Nimrod 7 wrote: »
    1|Science | Trinity
    2|Science | UCD
    3| Theoretical Physics | Trinity
    4| Undecided |
    5| Undecided |
    6| Undecided |
    7| Undecided |
    8| Undecided |
    9| Undecided |
    10| Undecided |

    Computer Science, Engineering and a few more would go in there somewhere at the bottom but I haven't decided where yet :pac:
    peekachoo wrote: »
    1. Biomedical Science UCC
    2. Biological and Biomedical Science NUIM
    3. Biological and Chemical Science UCC
    4. Science Education UL
    5. Biomedical Science DIT
    6. Multimedia DCU

    after that not sure, a few more science/multimedia courses I suppose :o

    Guys :( Stick on NUIG.
    1. Occupational Therapy TCD
    2. Occupational Therapy NUIG
    3. Health and Society DCU
    4. Midwifery DKIT
    5. Midwifery TCD
    6. General Nursing DKIT
    7. General Nursing DCU
    8. General Nursing UCD
    9. Psychiatric Nursing DKIT

    probably going to change this a lot!
    also Speech and Language Therapy somewhere in there..

    This one has it sorted :D


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 209 ✭✭yoho139


    Have you considered that they may not want to move across the country?


  • Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,403 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    Guys :( Stick on NUIG.

    Hell no :p


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,446 ✭✭✭Corvo Attano


    Screw you then. I'll keep the Engineering Building all to myself.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,971 ✭✭✭✭peekachoo


    Nobody wants to go to Galway lad! :P


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  • Registered Users Posts: 8,446 ✭✭✭Corvo Attano


    Apart from 17000 students :P


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 209 ✭✭yoho139


    17000 out of how many, again? :P


  • Registered Users Posts: 121 ✭✭miissjuly


    *subject to change :P

    1. Medicine NUIG
    2. Medicine UCC
    3. Medicine UCD
    4. Medicine RCSI
    5. Physiotherapy TCD
    6. Psychology UCD
    7. Human Nutrition & dietetics TCD
    8. Health & Perf. Science UCD
    9. Science TCD
    10. Applied psychology UCC


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12 arctic enthusiast


    1. Occupational therapy- NUIG
    2. Occupational therapy- TCD
    3. Health and society- DCU
    4. Clinical health and measurement science- DIT
    5. Sports rehab and athletic therapy- Carlow IT
    6. Nursing- DCU
    7. Vet nursing- UCD
    8. PE with Biology- DCU
    9. Nursing- DKIT
    10. International development and food policy- UCC

    Other courses which might make an appearance: speech and language therapy- NUIG
    OT- UCC
    Nutraceuticals- DIT
    Ag Science- DCU


  • Registered Users Posts: 30 eimearo124


    1. Veterinary Medicine UCD
    2. Physiotherapy TCD
    3. Physiotherapy UCD
    4. Human nutrition TCD
    5. Clinical Speech and Language TCD
    6. Veterinary Nursing UCD
    7. General and Children's Nursing UCD
    8. Midwifery UCC
    9. Zoology UCD
    10. P.E. and Geography UL


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,152 ✭✭✭Cakes.


    In an order which remains undecided:

    German and Irish TSM Trinity
    Law and German Trinity
    Law and Politics (German or Irish through Horizons) UCD
    Law Trinity
    Law and Arts Maynooth
    Gaeilge agus Dlí Corcaigh
    Irish Studies Trinity
    Arts UCD
    Arts Galway
    Modern and Early Irish Trinity

    Have no idea how to order these due to my lack of ability to decide


  • Registered Users Posts: 445 ✭✭JDOC1996


    1) Medicine UCC
    2) Medicine NUIG
    3) Medicine RCSI
    4)Applied Psychology UCC
    5) Law UCC

    That's it so far!


  • Registered Users Posts: 574 ✭✭✭a0ifee


    I guarantee that mine will probably change at least 20 times before july..but so far...

    1.Arts NUIG (legal studies, french, idk what other subjects tbh)
    2.Arts with Human Rights NUIG
    3.Civil Law NUIG
    4.Law and French UCC
    5.Arts International UCC
    6.Criminology UCC
    7.Law and French TCD
    8.Law and French UCD
    9.Law and Social Justice UCD
    10.Applied Languages UL

    at the moment I'm concentrating on law, but I'm doing work experience with a solicitor so I could still change my mind after that..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,901 ✭✭✭Gunslinger92


    Hey guys,

    Sorry if this is the wrong thread butI dunno where else to ask :p

    My sister is in 6th year at the moment and she just told me that her guidance counselor told her that she has to put her CAO choices in order of points?! As opposed to preference?
    I'm in the final year of my degree now so it's been a while since I did anything with the CAO but my understanding is that that is not what you should be doing?


    Thanks :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,159 ✭✭✭yournerd


    Wooohooo go Law aspiring people :D


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,369 ✭✭✭LostBoy101


    The lack of Computer Science so far is shocking..


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,159 ✭✭✭yournerd


    LostBoy101 wrote: »
    The lack of Computer Science so far is shocking..

    Oh wait...


  • Registered Users Posts: 574 ✭✭✭a0ifee


    Hey guys,

    Sorry if this is the wrong thread butI dunno where else to ask :p

    My sister is in 6th year at the moment and she just told me that her guidance counselor told her that she has to put her CAO choices in order of points?! As opposed to preference?
    I'm in the final year of my degree now so it's been a while since I did anything with the CAO but my understanding is that that is not what you should be doing?


    Thanks :)

    that's definitely NOT what you should do, put down the course you want the most in no.1!!


  • Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,403 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    My sister is in 6th year at the moment and she just told me that her guidance counselor told her that she has to put her CAO choices in order of points?! As opposed to preference?
    I'm in the final year of my degree now so it's been a while since I did anything with the CAO but my understanding is that that is not what you should be doing?

    You're right, that's what she's supposed to not do.


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,446 ✭✭✭Corvo Attano


    Hey guys,

    Sorry if this is the wrong thread butI dunno where else to ask :p

    My sister is in 6th year at the moment and she just told me that her guidance counselor told her that she has to put her CAO choices in order of points?! As opposed to preference?
    I'm in the final year of my degree now so it's been a while since I did anything with the CAO but my understanding is that that is not what you should be doing?


    Thanks :)

    Im going to put this to you straight and I want you to relay this message to your sister directly.

    Her GC is a tool and she shouldn't listen to any more of her shíte talk. It wont be long before she suggests that she takes an IT course or a business course "because there are jobs available"

    If she wants straight advice from students that have done this, Doing this and teachers that see this year after year she should post here in the LC forum.

    Giver her this example.

    My CAO went like this
    College/Course/Points
    1. NUIG/ Comp Sci & IT/ 420
    2. UCD/ Comp Sci/ 480
    3. DIT/ Comp Sci/ 405

    NUIg is top because I love Galway. Ask anybody from last year.
    LostBoy101 wrote: »
    The lack of Computer Science so far is shocking..
    I take it you are looking at Comp Sci then? I like you.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,901 ✭✭✭Gunslinger92


    Thanks guys, I knew well I was right :P It's quite worrying that this person is telling people that..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,369 ✭✭✭LostBoy101


    I take it you are looking at Comp Sci then? I like you.

    I'm already in college doing Computer Sci :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,446 ✭✭✭Corvo Attano


    LostBoy101 wrote: »
    I'm already in college doing Computer Sci :)

    Where abouts?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,369 ✭✭✭LostBoy101


    Where abouts?
    NCI, decent small college and happy with the course so far. However the Maths is a bit of a bore fest so far.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 8,446 ✭✭✭Corvo Attano


    Maths is screwing me over at the moment but I like it.

    NCI seems great. _Tyrell_ seems to like it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,369 ✭✭✭LostBoy101


    Maths is screwing me over at the moment but I like it.

    NCI seems great. _Tyrell_ seems to like it.
    Aye maths is a bummer at the moment for me as well. The fact my lecturer makes easy things so complicated doesn't help either.


  • Registered Users Posts: 44 Musicis4life13


    1.Biomedical Science UCC
    2.Biomedical Science DIT
    3.Biological and Chemical Sciences UCC
    4.Arts UL
    Don't have any idea for the rest..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,971 ✭✭✭✭peekachoo


    1.Biomedical Science UCC
    2.Biomedical Science DIT
    3.Biological and Chemical Sciences UCC
    4.Arts UL
    Don't have any idea for the rest..

    see you in UCC :cool:


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,472 ✭✭✭SChique00


    BA Int Journalism and French, DIT (340)
    BA Int Film and Broadcasting with French, DIT (450)
    BA Hons English, Media and Cultural Studies, IADT (300)
    BA Journalism, Griffith College Dublin
    BA Int Media Studies, NUIM (460)
    BA Hons Journalism, DCU (435)

    MJC Print Journalism and Radio, Ballyfermot CFE

    All I got so far, but I'm also doing UCAS - only got UU Coleraine (Journalism with French) atm but considering applying to some of the English/Welsh universities too :o


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 306 ✭✭chatterboxxx95


    CAO opens tuesday... I still have no idea what's going on mine
    *Crawls into a hole and cries*


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  • Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,403 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    CAO opens tuesday... I still have no idea what's going on mine
    *Crawls into a hole and cries*

    You still have loads of time. Open days are coming up this month so hopefully you'll have some idea after it.


  • Registered Users Posts: 145 ✭✭Mirror Image


    SChique00 wrote: »
    BA Int Journalism and French, DIT (340)
    BA Int Film and Broadcasting with French, DIT (450)
    BA Hons English, Media and Cultural Studies, IADT (300)
    BA Journalism, Griffith College Dublin
    BA Int Media Studies, NUIM (460)
    BA Hons Journalism, DCU (435)

    MJC Print Journalism and Radio, Ballyfermot CFE

    All I got so far, but I'm also doing UCAS - only got UU Coleraine (Journalism with French) atm but considering applying to some of the English/Welsh universities too :o

    I've put Bangor and Cardiff down in UCAS for Journalism, and University of Sterling in Scotland for Journalism/Sports Studies.

    And Journalism in DCU will be my first choice for CAO


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 61 ✭✭Flickka


    1. Medicine NUIG (739)
    2. Medicine RCSI (742)
    3. Medicine UCC (742)
    4. Dental Science TCD (585)
    5. Pharmacy TCD (565)
    6. Biomedical Science NUIG (545)
    7. Nanoscience TCD (585)
    8. Human Nutrition & Dietetics UCD (545)
    9. Radiography UCD (535)
    10.Science NUIG (405)

    Subject to change :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭aleatorio


    1. DN440 Biomedical, Health and Life Sciences (560)
    2. DN200 Science (505)
    3. TR071 Science (510)
    4. TR056 Human Health and Disease (535)
    5. TR073 Human Genetics (560)
    6. MH201 Science (415)
    7. DC168 Genetics and Cell Biology (495)
    8. TR072 Pharmacy (565)
    9. DC161 Analytical Science (460)
    10. DT204 Biomedical Science (495)

    Currently torn between going down the Biomedical/Human health route, or just a general science degree.. very, very, very torn.. :P


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 650 ✭✭✭Gordon Gecko


    Flickka wrote: »
    1. Medicine NUIG (739)
    2. Medicine RCSI (742)
    3. Medicine UCC (742)
    4. Dental Science TCD (585)
    5. Pharmacy TCD (565)
    6. Biomedical Science NUIG (545)
    7. Nanoscience TCD (585)
    8. Human Nutrition & Dietetics UCD (545)
    9. Radiography UCD (535)
    10.Science NUIG (405)

    Subject to change :D

    If you're dead set on medicine for f*** sake get rid of Dent


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  • Registered Users Posts: 29 6YearStruggle


    I don't know if this hasn't been laid out to leaving cert students yet and believe me, I was confused by it last year before it was explained too but your cao choices should be done by putting the one you want most and then any other courses below it should be less points, unless you think points will drop to below your first choice points. Take this as an example, this is your cao:

    1. Law and Accounting- UL (420)
    2. Law- Trinity (530)
    3. Law and French- Trinity (560)
    4. Law- UCC (480)

    There's no point in putting courses of higher points below your first preference as if you don't get the points for the first, you won't have the points for any of them. Of course if your first choice is one you badly want, keep it as that and research into courses with lower points and put them below.

    If you get 550 points, many would assume that you'd get Law in TCD but you won't, you'll get Law and Accounting in UL as that's your first choice and you got the points for it.


  • Registered Users Posts: 22 Gf13


    Before you judge I know this is so stupid!

    But, I spelt my name wrong on my cao.. Will it matter?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 219 ✭✭nailforhammer


    Gf13 wrote: »
    Before you judge I know this is so stupid!

    But, I spelt my name wrong on my cao.. Will it matter?

    Only for 4 years of your college life. Or between 5 and 7 if you do masters/phd. You should try and change it as your university will know you as that name for your whole time in college


  • Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,403 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    Gf13 wrote: »
    Before you judge I know this is so stupid!

    But, I spelt my name wrong on my cao.. Will it matter?

    My friend did something similar but he got it changed quickly. Contact the CAO and get it corrected.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,812 ✭✭✭thelad95


    Nimrod 7 wrote: »
    My friend did something similar but he got it changed quickly. Contact the CAO and get it corrected.

    I think forms come later in the year where you can change any detail on the CAO including your name. I'm sure if you rang them now they might be able to do something.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 217 ✭✭Exo


    Could I be the only looper considering Architecture in UCD? Seeing that a M.Arch. is 5 years inclusive, a lot can change within that timeframe. With the off-putting saturation of the Computer Science industry, the tables may turn in years to come. Points do not seem to be indicative of the future status of an industry. What goes up, must come down - sorry for being so grim.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,311 ✭✭✭Days 298


    Exo wrote: »
    Could I be the only looper considering Architecture in UCD? Seeing that a M.Arch. is 5 years inclusive, a lot can change within that timeframe. With the off-putting saturation of the Computer Science industry, the tables may turn in years to come. Points do not seem to be indicative of the future status of an industry. What goes up, must come down - sorry for being so grim.

    Im doing what I want to do. Luckily there is money in it. If you want to be an architect do it. There is money in everything for the ones good at it and every industry has ups and downs.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 217 ✭✭Exo


    Days 298 wrote: »
    Im doing what I want to do. Luckily there is money in it. If you want to be an architect do it. There is money in everything for the ones good at it and every industry has ups and downs.

    I understand, sorry for mentioning the market saturation piece - just bringing across my views. I'm basically in the same boat; choosing what I'm most capable of and would enjoy doing the most. However, during the open day, the figures they gave of graduates who emigrate to work in Architecture was alarming - over 50%. The rest either pursue another profession, or find a related job here in Architecture. Suppose it's a risk I'm willing to take!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,311 ✭✭✭Days 298


    Exo wrote: »
    I understand, sorry for mentioning the market saturation piece - just bringing across my views. I'm basically in the same boat; choosing what I'm most capable of and would enjoy doing the most. However, during the open day, the figures they gave of graduates who emigrate to work in Architecture was alarming - over 50%. The rest either pursue another profession, or find a related job here in Architecture. Suppose it's a risk I'm willing to take!
    Im not doing CS next year so have no idea what jobs are like at all.

    There are jobs all over the world. Once you are footloose after college you could make a good stash before settling here. The Middle East comes to mind. Ridiculous money with zero tax. And looking at the price of oil there is only one way Arab spending is going and that is more ridiculous .


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    Am I the only one who has
    Absolutely
    No
    Idea


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