Letters coming in for interviews & informal offers. Post here! Mod note 1st post.

mcleixlip wrote: »

well done Sean,

postman off the hook - just got offer from NUIM Law department!!!

Also just got call to entrance exam to IT Blanch.... in case anybody else was wondering about them.

:D:D

Well done mate, and a friend on the FETAC course with me has also received an offer for Law at NUIM.

Now its decision time have four offers to decided with one interview left to do. lol the wifes not happy

hi all just a question to ask?i got my offer letter for maynooth law yestherday which was great till i realised i fecked up on my cao application so my application is incomplete so can not do it this year??

im just wondering now will maynooth let me except this offer next year without haveing to do the entrance exam again or do i have to start from scratch.

eug87 wrote: »

Just wondering how u messed up your application??
I would ring up CAO and then Maynooth just to go over your CAO application, you could be worrying over nothing.

no i messed up pretty bad as in i never applied???i no it sounds stupid like saying i didnt no i needed a licence to drive a car??
i just didnt know i thaught cao was for student just after leaving certs?
this is my first time to ever apply for college so not really up on all,i just applied to maynooth then sat the entrance exam got a place yesday was thrilled until i read all letter then devastation hit in?was the only college i applied for.

well as they say we all learn from or mistakes i certainly have?im just wondering now will they keep the place open for next year or do i have to sit exam again have been trying to ring college today no answer?

eug87 wrote: »

Try your best to contact Maynooth asap and explain the situation that your in.
You could try a late CAO application not sure what the deadline is?
On resitting the exam that you passed that's up to Maynooth to use that for next year, I imagine.
Hope you get your place,Best of luck man.

was on to maynooth, to late now for cao but they were great an have differed my place for me for next year so thats all good im happy with that at least i know i def have place for 2013?

eug87 wrote: »

@ Good logs

Well that's great news, not all is lost.
The way I see it is " a glass being half full or half empty." You get your place next year and have a whole year to prepare mentally and financially for college.:)

my thaughts exactly im still delighted before i know it another year be gone by.

eug87 wrote: »

Received a letter from DCU and got offered a place in CA DC121 , no more stalking the postman .
Surprised how little time it has taken for a reply but Can't wait to start in September.

congrats! best of luck, and from a former CA student a word of advice: start assignments early! it's not like an essay you can blitz the night before, coding can be very frustrating to get working!

i also regret waiting till 2nd year to make loads of friends, people in that course tend to be a little more socially awkward than other courses! =]

since i was there they've restructured the course a little bit so i might be a bit outdated but i did an SQL project when i was in second year, it was terrible, only half worked, poorly coded and i still got a decent enough grade so if you have any previous experience of working with SQL you'll have no problems with it.
as far as maths is concerned a lot of people struggled with it, we did things like data analysis, statistics, probability and lambda calculus as well as other more basic maths through first and second year. all of that can be a bit daunting if you fall behind so make sure you go to tutorials on those, they were far more helpful than the lectures. there's also the maths centre if you need any extra help.

no part fo the course is too difficult if you put the effort in, they want you to pass!

you will love your intro to java with Charlie Daly (if he still does it), and will soon miss how easy it is in comparison to everything else! robot world is a distand memory to me now!

I got a letter being called for an interview in NUI on the 30th of May. Problem is its my sisters wedding in Spain and im flying out on the 27th till the 2nd. I rang them and explained the situation and they were quite understanding about it but said they couldn't change the dates as its the last batch of interviews. They're now going to conduct a phone interview with me. I know this is a really bad first impression and was just wondering do you think it will hinder my chances?

Yeah, I assume I'm not. I honestly would miss the wedding for this (even though I'd be shot) but the lady I was speaking to said it was out of the question and couldn't ask me to do that. Maybe it wont be too bad. Never done one before, it'll be an experience that's for sure. I wont be able to just rely on my nice suit.

dougiex06 wrote: »

I got a letter being called for an interview in NUI on the 30th of May. Problem is its my sisters wedding in Spain and im flying out on the 27th till the 2nd. I rang them and explained the situation and they were quite understanding about it but said they couldn't change the dates as its the last batch of interviews. They're now going to conduct a phone interview with me. I know this is a really bad first impression and was just wondering do you think it will hinder my chances?

Nah, I think if they offered you a phone interview it shows the are still willing to give you a chance.

I had to fly home from Malaysia for my interview because TCD wouldn't give me a different interview date. Didn't get in that year. :mad:

My girlfriend got called yesterday for Business with Music and Instrument Technology in AIT . She wasn't a late applicant so interview time must be the same for everyone.
Still waiting for my web development to come up.

Still waiting on Tallaght. Getting very worried/annoyed. Sent 3 emails with no reply and left 2 messages on the phone. Nothing back.

anfield bound wrote: »

Got an offer from Trinity for Law this morning. Really surprised, thought the interview went pretty badly.

Well done that is a tough course to get on

Anyone waiting on DIT business dept, rang the school secretary last week and they'd said business and marketing course interviews had already been held. Then I got an email this morning to let me know they were going through late applicants and would be calling people for interview in the coming weeks...