All CAO wh00tage and queries to be posted here....

seamus

Let's try and keep everything in one place.

There's a few questions which pop up for everyone when the CAO offers come out, most of which are happily answered in the handbook, but sure I'll try do it here....... Check to see if your question is answered here first, thanks...

The main tenant of the CAO system - Students may only have one accepted offer in the system at any time. You start without any accepted offer. You may accept or reject any offers made to you, in any round. However, if you do not accept an offer by the required date, it's gone - you can't go back and decide you want it. Any offer you accept overrides any previous accepted offer you had (ie you reject the previous offer), and then the previous offer is gone. Once an offer is gone, it's gone, and there's nothing you can do about it.

I was offered my first preference in the first round, but I've decided I want a lower preference. Can I get it?
No. You get offered the highest preference that you qualify for. All lower preferences are then gone and you will not be offered them.

I was offered a preference in the first round which wasn't my first one. If I accept it, can I be offered my first, or any higher preference?
Yes. In subsequent rounds, if you qualify for higher preferences, you will be offered them, and you can accept them.

I was offered a preference in the first round which wasn't my first one, but I've decided that I don't want any of my higher preferences. What happens if I get offered a higher preference in another round?
You don't have to accept any offer made to you. Once you've accepted an offer, that place is yours, and there is no obligation to accept any subsquent offers.

Should I reject an offer and wait to see if I get a higher preference in another round?
Probably not, unless you really don't want to do the course you've been offered. As above, you can accept the offer, and still be offered a place on a higher preference in another round. If you choose to reject the original offer, you may not get any of your higher preferences later on, and you'll be left without a college place.

I rejected an offer in one round, but have now decided that I want it. Can I get it?
No. Once an offer is rejected, it's gone. Tough.

phreak

w00t!

got my first preference. go me

selling_irish

I got my first preference too, but dont think i want it anymore. It's in Galway. What was I thinking??!!

Congrats to all who got what they wanted!

Dancing_Priest

Well , I got my 6'th choice , but the others were all straight law degrees , so I never expected to get them , So , in a way my 6th was my 1st choice See ye all in galway!

Shiminay

Pardon me for barging in - is there a central place you can see what courses cost points wise? Just curious what my rather fantastic 275 points (seven years ago - jebus!) would get me today...

And selling_irish - don't be dissing this town of Galway - it's the best party town in the country - ask any Dub

eirebhoy

Originally posted by Kharn
Pardon me for barging in - is there a central place you can see what courses cost points wise? Just curious what my rather fantastic 275 points (seven years ago - jebus!) would get me today...

And selling_irish - don't be dissing this town of Galway - it's the best party town in the country - ask any Dub

http://www.cao.ie/institutions/2003pts.htm

kaimera

first choice finally.

Comp Sys in UL.

now just 2 weeks to find accomodation....

Seraphina

first choice, altho once the points were out there was never any doubt
hurrah!

....
i hope i ****ing like this course!

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

Originally posted by Kharn
Pardon me for barging in - is there a central place you can see what courses cost points wise? Just curious what my rather fantastic 275 points (seven years ago - jebus!) would get me today...

And selling_irish - don't be dissing this town of Galway - it's the best party town in the country - ask any Dub

galway is one of the best places to go to college, farkin loved my time there

honeymonster

I got an offer from trinity's tap programme as well as the cao. Anyway, on the offer from tap they offered me tr269 English and Philosophy . Im just wondering how I work out how many points it was.

Thanks in advance
-Stevo

RockViper

I want to change my name to CaptainComeback or somethin because when I calculated my points at being 30 below what I needed for my first choice I never thought I'd get it!..............:)

Jammyness is my middle name!


Hard luck to anybody who didnt get what they wanted

Squall

Got my first choice. Infact it dropped 40 points so i was 50 clear.

Hydromonkey

Product Design in DIT - 385 points
Me - 390 points
And its a new course so i had absolutly no idea what the points would be.
Only one word describes this - PPPHHHEEEWWWW
did the absolute minimum amount of work and got in, the system works!

Celtic Tiger

CA in DCU here I come

sionnach

actuarial and financial maths in dcu munny munny munny, must b funny, in sionnach's world campus accomodation too, will b gr8 craic. When does dcu actually start for us freshers?

MrPinK

Originally posted by sionnach
When does dcu actually start for us freshers?

Fresher's week starts 22nd of Sept.

selling_irish

Originally posted by Kharn
Pardon me for barging in - is there a central place you can see what courses cost points wise? Just curious what my rather fantastic 275 points (seven years ago - jebus!) would get me today...

And selling_irish - don't be dissing this town of Galway - it's the best party town in the country - ask any Dub

No I love Galway! I've spent half my life there. I wayyyy prefer it to Dublin. I was just a bit nervous this morning - I was supposed to be moving there with my family, if my brother got his place in NUI Galway, that is. But the points went from 555 to 570, and he got 560, so it was a complete kick in the teeth. So now I've been offered Galway, and the rest of my family will be staying here (in Dublin). This morning that seemed verrry daunting, and I still haven't decided what to do. Confusing times!

Bottle_of_Smoke

Good post to start this with!

Just one query....

I got my second choice but want my 1st(still!)
Im happyish with my second so gonna take year out as planned, if I get DIT to agree the deferral and there's a second round points drop could I get offered my first choice?

Dancing_Priest

If you accept your second choice , you will be offered your first choice in the points drop , so you can accept it and still be in with a chance to get your first , Im 99.99999999999% sure that this is the case

ceewa

Originally posted by honeymonster
I got an offer from trinity's tap programme as well as the cao. Anyway, on the offer from tap they offered me tr269 English and Philosophy . Im just wondering how I work out how many points it was.

Thanks in advance
-Stevo

its under the TR001 subject code
English was 540
Philosphy was 475*
so you would have needed 540 to do that combination of subject

honeymonster

Originally posted by ceewa
its under the TR001 subject code
English was 540
Philosphy was 475*
so you would have needed 540 to do that combination of subject

Cheers thanks. It was an clerical error I got my first choice which was tr081. Hurray for me

qwertyup

Got Engineering at Cambridge. Happy.

sunburned

Argh I got Arts in Maynooth.Wanted Arts in UCD.Got exactly 375(its the same for both colleges)but UCD was my first choice.I have Arts in University of Ulster so I'm going to accept everything and hope I get UCD:)

I have a great aunt in Galway saying prayers for me.

Hope everyone is happy