Higher education access route

maggie_cork

heya. just wonderinf if ne of ye got accepted for the acces route to college ( higher education rout) ??

iggyman

yep got a letter yesterday saying i got accepted into DCU on the hear access route

Have to go to some cumpulsery summer programme thing doh for a week and stay on campus

EdgarAllenPoo

I thought about that but since I didn't go to school for the lc I can't get on one.

iggyman

why didnt ya go do your leaving man...

EdgarAllenPoo

I did it, but I did the two years of stuff at home all by my lonesome.

iggyman

haha..nice ..and what u get in ur results if ya dont mind me asking..

S_D_D_O_R

Good for you

Just wondering how far off the points for your course were you?

EdgarAllenPoo

iggyman wrote:

haha..nice ..and what u get in ur results if ya dont mind me asking..

I only got 305, which I think is s#!te. I do wonder if I would have gotten more if I were in school,probably would have. Thought about repeating but I don't know that it would make a difference.

iggyman

i only got 325 ..buts its still enough to do what i wanted to do..

yeah id say you would have got alot more ye..so you going to do any course?

EdgarAllenPoo

I got Irish Studies and Religious Studies in Mater Dei, I've applied to defer for a year, not really sure if I want it. I've gotten a job as a care assistant in a hospital in Dublin and I'm hoping that by the time I qualify as a mature student they'll look favourable on that for health or science based courses. I'll have to do a FETAC course as part of the job so maybe I can get something that way.

iggyman

hmm..sounds good..know a few people in me class that are going the science way..one is going to colaiste dhulaigh to do a pre university science course i think it is..sound s like a good thing to do if your into science

iggyman

so no one else on here is doing the higher education access route???

EdgarAllenPoo

Apparently I could qualify for the TAP according to the person in TCD who I've been speaking to because of my poor ass lc results. It does seem like a lot of hassle(they basically need to know how much everyone you've ever known makes in a year). With TCD do you do a foundation year, a short course or is it just the appication process?

iggyman

if your asking me about trinity college i havent a clue bout it..im too dumb to go there

yeah you need to give in p21's,p60's etc..its a lot of paperwork..and usually an interview as well...

tinz18

iggyman wrote: »

so no one else on here is doing the higher education access route???

As in the HEAR programme?..I'm not too good with the longer official names. I am...got it for DIT...heading to Dublin for orientation next week in aungier street. can't wait!:p

Cost Boy!!

I got on to the trinity access programme. Our orientation week starts the 22nd I cant wait!