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***The Official CAO Offers Thread***

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  • 21-08-2016 7:20pm
    #1
    InTheNight
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭


    Figured I'd get the ball rolling on this one... just under 11 hours to go, who's excited?



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    #2
    AtLeastITried
    Registered Users Posts: 11 ✭AtLeastITried


    I've got a new course as my first choice and my second choice was exactly the points I got last year so I'm more nervous than excited :)


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    F.Grimes
    Registered Users Posts: 193 ✭✭F.Grimes


    Do remember that you can get the points early on the newspapers! I think i got what the points were at around 5am, just in case anyone is driving mad and can't sleep


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    #4
    InTheNight
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭InTheNight


    AtLeastITried wrote: »
    I've got a new course as my first choice and my second choice was exactly the points I got last year so I'm more nervous than excited :)

    My first choice is also new, excited to see what points it will be!


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    Soolander
    Registered Users Posts: 72 ✭✭Soolander


    F.Grimes wrote: »
    Do remember that you can get the points early on the newspapers! I think i got what the points were at around 5am, just in case anyone is driving mad and can't sleep

    Does this kind of stuff annoy anyone else? Like how do they even have access to this information so early. It was the same on results day where people were reading about the failure rate in maths before they had even received their results.

    But anyways hope everyone gets what they want!


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    bateve
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭bateve


    Agh I can't tell if I'm more excited or nervous, I have more than enough for my first choice but the anxiety is still there!! This is my second time round with the cao, I did the leaving last year but decided to change my course at the end of this year. Hope it goes well for everyone


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    matthew1998
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭matthew1998


    Going into leaving cert this year, curious to see will the points for engineering courses go up or down. Good luck to ye all BTW :)


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    siebey123
    Registered Users Posts: 199 ✭✭siebey123


    Best of luck everyone! Really, really hope ye all get what ye want! Such hard workers, honestly :D Wonder who's gonna manage getting those points that bit earlier for us all...


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    Paddyg96
    Registered Users Posts: 118 ✭✭Paddyg96


    bateve wrote: »
    Agh I can't tell if I'm more excited or nervous, I have more than enough for my first choice but the anxiety is still there!! This is my second time round with the cao, I did the leaving last year but decided to change my course at the end of this year. Hope it goes well for everyone

    same, I've well enough points, unless mine rises 35, I'm kind of worried that my CAO application might have messed up some how even though I've checked if its ok like 10 times haha


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    RachelAC
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭RachelAC


    Anyone know it primary teaching is meant to go up this year?

    I've heard loads of talk about an increased business, tech and engineering but none for teaching, but the number of people applying to the CAO this year was the highest ever... Is it inevitable?


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    siebey123
    Registered Users Posts: 199 ✭✭siebey123


    RachelAC wrote: »
    Anyone know it primary teaching is meant to go up this year?

    I've heard loads of talk about an increased business, tech and engineering but none for teaching, but the number of people applying to the CAO this year was the highest ever... Is it inevitable?

    TBH I try to avoid reading those types of articles, they're just made to instill fear in us, I swear! And I'd say avoid that supplement the Irish Times and the Independent release early in the morning before offers. We honestly won't know until 6am so for now just relax :) Good luck, I hope you get it!!


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    wynnings
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭wynnings


    I'm not sleeping that's for sure. I should be fine since I'm well over last years points but god I'm still nervous as hell. 😥 Still, good luck to everyone!


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    daraghwal
    Registered Users Posts: 946 ✭✭✭daraghwal


    Do the points of each course come out in the papers tomorrow?

    EDIT: I just seen the comment above. Don't the papers come out at like 10/11pm in Dublin??


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    daraghwal
    Registered Users Posts: 946 ✭✭✭daraghwal


    Soolander wrote: »
    Does this kind of stuff annoy anyone else? Like how do they even have access to this information so early. It was the same on results day where people were reading about the failure rate in maths before they had even received their results.

    But anyways hope everyone gets what they want!

    The press are given stats that are released by SEC and CAO every year.


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    F.Grimes
    Registered Users Posts: 193 ✭✭F.Grimes


    daraghwal wrote: »
    Do the points of each course come out in the papers tomorrow?

    EDIT: I just seen the comment above. Don't the papers come out at like 10/11pm in Dublin??

    I think when I got them back in 2013, it was around 5am, that the thing was eventually tracked down


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    daraghwal
    Registered Users Posts: 946 ✭✭✭daraghwal


    bateve wrote: »
    Agh I can't tell if I'm more excited or nervous, I have more than enough for my first choice but the anxiety is still there!! This is my second time round with the cao, I did the leaving last year but decided to change my course at the end of this year. Hope it goes well for everyone

    Any advice for repeating? I am well off my course this year and have decided to repeat!


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    bateve
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭bateve


    F.Grimes wrote: »
    daraghwal wrote: »
    Do the points of each course come out in the papers tomorrow?

    EDIT: I just seen the comment above. Don't the papers come out at like 10/11pm in Dublin??

    I think when I got them back in 2013, it was around 5am, that the thing was eventually tracked down
    Same last year, hopefully some saviour hunts them down this year


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    bateve
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭bateve


    daraghwal wrote: »
    bateve wrote: »
    Agh I can't tell if I'm more excited or nervous, I have more than enough for my first choice but the anxiety is still there!! This is my second time round with the cao, I did the leaving last year but decided to change my course at the end of this year. Hope it goes well for everyone

    Any advice for repeating? I am well off my course this year and have decided to repeat!
    I didn't repeat, I got arts in ucd last year and did first year but I didn't enjoy it so I applied for the cao again. I know lots who did repeat though who say that if it's what you want then definitely do it. Take it from me don't accept your offer if you're not completely happy with it!!


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    F.Grimes
    Registered Users Posts: 193 ✭✭F.Grimes


    Journal will have them at 6am, so it won't be too long a wait if no one gets them at 5


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    daraghwal
    Registered Users Posts: 946 ✭✭✭daraghwal


    F.Grimes wrote: »
    Journal will have them at 6am, so it won't be too long a wait if no one gets them at 5

    They're out at 6 on CAO anyway


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    F.Grimes
    Registered Users Posts: 193 ✭✭F.Grimes


    daraghwal wrote: »
    They're out at 6 on CAO anyway

    Aw thats classic Journal.ie, acting like they got the scoop


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    #22
    TSMGUY
    Closed Accounts Posts: 855 ✭✭✭TSMGUY


    not gonna accept my CAO offer no matter what, but good luck guys! I can tell you from personal experience that repeating is no fun so don't be too rash when deciding to the LC again!


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    #23
    DublinArnie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,823 ✭✭✭DublinArnie


    Someone throw a brick through my window at 5:59am zzzz


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    #24
    wheelbarrow12
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭wheelbarrow12


    son relying on DARE and HEAR to get him over the line. We're not going to sleep tonight


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    Savvy student
    Registered Users Posts: 78 ✭✭Savvy student


    daraghwal wrote: »
    bateve wrote: »
    Agh I can't tell if I'm more excited or nervous, I have more than enough for my first choice but the anxiety is still there!! This is my second time round with the cao, I did the leaving last year but decided to change my course at the end of this year. Hope it goes well for everyone

    Any advice for repeating? I am well off my course this year and have decided to repeat!

    I repeated this year, it's a lot of work and by no means a 'revision year'. But if it's something you want, you should go for it.

    I'm slightly off the points this year (and praying for a drop in points) but I stand by my decision to repeat. I know now that I've done my best and that I've given myself every chance.

    You know yourself best. If you really want the course go for it! Better to repeat than to go into a course that you don't love and regret not repeating.

    Hope this helps. I know that it's an incredibly difficult decision. Good Luck tomorrow.


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    Lackey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,118 ✭✭✭Lackey


    wheelbarrow12 wrote: »
    son relying on DARE and HEAR to get him over the line. We're not going to sleep tonight

    Maybe someone can pick up the paper during the night from a friendly newsagents?
    I've seen it done lots here over the years if you look back at old threads.

    Best of luck to your son


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    wheelbarrow12
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭wheelbarrow12


    Lackey wrote: »
    Maybe someone can pick up the paper during the night from a friendly newsagents?
    I've seen it done lots here over the years if you look back at old threads.

    Best of luck to your son

    we're not in the city so most won't be open until the early hours anyway. Just rang around, they don't get the papers until after 6 here.


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    #28
    bateve
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭bateve


    wheelbarrow12 wrote: »
    Lackey wrote: »
    Maybe someone can pick up the paper during the night from a friendly newsagents?
    I've seen it done lots here over the years if you look back at old threads.

    Best of luck to your son

    we're not in the city so most won't be open until the early hours anyway
    Hopefully someone will get one and post pics here, it's usually not until 5 anyway


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    #29
    bateve
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭bateve


    wheelbarrow12 wrote: »
    Lackey wrote: »
    Maybe someone can pick up the paper during the night from a friendly newsagents?
    I've seen it done lots here over the years if you look back at old threads.

    Best of luck to your son

    we're not in the city so most won't be open until the early hours anyway
    Hopefully someone will get one and post pics here, it's usually not until 5 anyway


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    Lackey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,118 ✭✭✭Lackey


    wheelbarrow12 wrote: »
    we're not in the city so most won't be open until the early hours anyway. Just rang around, they don't get the papers until after 6 here.

    Well if you're up keep an eye here someone usually posts pics
    Best of luck again


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    matthew1998
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭matthew1998


    I wonder what time the electronic PDF version of the Irish Independent/Irish times comes out at?


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