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College Transfer

  • 21-11-2006 9:50pm
    #1
    Inglorious
    Closed Accounts Posts: 137 ✭✭


    Hey. I'm hoping someone here might be able to help me out with some advice.
    I'm a JF of science in TCD. After nearly 2 months of this course I've decided that its not for me and would like to pursue a degree in law.
    The only problem is that while I have adequate points to do law in UCD, I don't have enough points for Trinity.
    Is there a way I can drop out of TCD science and have a place reserved in UCD law for next September?
    I emailed UCD about this and they told me to contact the CAO.
    I emailed the CAO then and they told me to contact UCD.
    So I'm a little confused as to what to do.
    Any advice would be greatly appreciated.


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  • #2
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 16,720 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    What did you say when you were talking to UCD? Their admissions office are the people to talk to about this, and they make the rules. It is up to UCD as to whether you will be admitted or not.

    If you wish to transfer to UCD (without dropping out now and re-applying through the CAO), you have to ring up UCD again and annoy them. Their admissions office details are here: http://www.ucd.ie/horizons/contactUCD.htm (they appear to have deleted the Admissions Office webpage, and it now brings you to 'Horizons'. Yippee.)

    So it really is up to UCD. As for whether it is allowed, it should be - though it will be up to UCD and the Law School/Faculty/College to decide whether they will let you in. Because you'll have missed nearly a half a year of first year, they mightn't let you in and may recommend that you re-apply.

    Oh, and if you're thinking about dropping out, contact your tutor here ASAP, and don't just stop turning up - you might have a problem with 'free fees' if that happens.

    Good luck!

    P.S. When you're talking to your tutor here, ask a quick question as to whether it would be possible to get in to Law here even if you're under the points (I assume you've checked for second/third/nth rounds?). If there's a free spot, Law may do whatever they can to get someone else in (though technically it's against the rules in the College Calendar). And if there are one bunch of people that those in College Administration are afraid of, it's lawyers :)


  • #3
    paperclip
    Closed Accounts Posts: 561 ✭✭✭paperclip


    I had a situation similar to yours before. You need to actually reapply to the CAO and try your luck with next year's applicants.

    First talk to your tutor. Tell him/her that you're leaving. Get a statement of your grades- you might like to have that later. (If you stay until after you take the Christmas exams.)
    Then you have to get yourself a letter from admissions saying that you're leaving the course- get it stamped and everything. Do this BEFORE 31st January (double check this date though!!), otherwise you'll have to pay full fees next year. As it stands, you'll have to pay half fees, which will probably be about €2,500. Next year, you'll have to send TCD a stamped form from UCD confirming that you went for half a year and left before 31st Jan. Having the letter pre-stamped from before just reduces any potential for mess ups and stress.

    So there you have it. Any more questions?


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 16,720 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    paperclip wrote:
    I had a situation similar to yours before. You need to actually reapply to the CAO and try your luck with next year's applicants.

    This might not be 100% true - as I said, UCD might be willing to let you in. If they say yes, it'll be down to you as to what you wish to do since you'd have missed half a year of Law in UCD (which is why they might say no).

    Otherwise follow what paperclip said - and also it might be worth your while ringing people, instead of e-mailing (harder to ignore!).


  • #5
    paperclip
    Closed Accounts Posts: 561 ✭✭✭paperclip


    Myth wrote:
    This might not be 100% true - as I said, UCD might be willing to let you in. If they say yes, it'll be down to you as to what you wish to do since you'd have missed half a year of Law in UCD (which is why they might say no).

    Otherwise follow what paperclip said - and also it might be worth your while ringing people, instead of e-mailing (harder to ignore!).

    I think it may depend on which course you're coming from/going into. Someone going from an arts degree to a sciences may not be able to just skip half a year's worth of tuition, but moving within the sciences would be more doable.

    Contact UCD.


  • #6
    gymrabbit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 450 ✭✭gymrabbit


    going from TCD Science to UCD Law? That's a bit strange. A friend of mine went from 1st Year Science (med chem) to 1sy year BESS. And is doing fine.

    Is it the course, the subjects, trinity or some/none that you don't like? What makes you want to do Law? because you have the points?


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