Higher Options (RDS)

marshmallow

So the Higher Options is on this week in the RDS.

Are all schools going to it? What day?

When you go will you stick out the day and go to the different lectures or will you skive off at an opportunity for a half day?

PurpleFistMixer

My school's going on thursday. I imagine I'll go to anything interesting, but after that, day off school. : D

Coco88

my schools going thursday as well . we should be there around 3pm and for the rest of the day yeah

Corruptedmorals

The lecture was pretty useless. Just grab prospectuses, but not too many obviously, they're so heavy.

:|

It's really bad

sd123

I went there last year and I found it pretty good. Make sure to take info bout anything you find remotely interesting and ask loads of questions. Also, the killer for me was that I arrived ONE minute late for the UCAS lecture and they wouldn't let me in. They closed the doors and wouldn't be convinced to open them. Just remember this, cos I really wanted to attend the UCAS lecture. :mad:

kev_s88

screw the lectures and prospectuses!!!



it's all about the free pens!!

then again i still dont know what i want to do and went last year so you might wanna pay some attention

Corruptedmorals

^ Yes! And the skoool stand gives away 3-colour highlighters. Amazing.

1huge1

Ya our 6th year college councelor told us about it but since were in Limerick he wouldn't bother getting a buis to go to dublin
so out of a year of 120 only 10 are going (myself included)
getting the train to heuston early on thursday morning
no teacher or nothing should be a great day

rgt320q

Mine's headin' in thursday too. Get in 'round 9:30, visit four or five stands, maybe a lecture or two then off for a pint in Bruxies. Sorted

lemansky

The high points of this last year were definitely the stress ball from American College Dublin, and the yoyo from UCD. The rest was crap. It was only useful for finding out the dates of the open days without having to bother to go online etc....yes I'm that lazy. Also I fould out about the maths/physics departments' open day in TCD. I couldn't find that anywhere else.Lucky I went I suppose.

SligoBrewer

im going with my friend as weve the day off school..

free pens

dan719

lemansky wrote:

The high points of this last year were definitely the stress ball from American College Dublin, and the yoyo from UCD. The rest was crap. It was only useful for finding out the dates of the open days without having to bother to go online etc....yes I'm that lazy. Also I fould out about the maths/physics departments' open day in TCD. I couldn't find that anywhere else.Lucky I went I suppose.

And then you go and do science in maynooth- *tear*

alan_simon

Does any one know if they have tickets at the door? just my school is pretty small and havent organised any thing, but i wouldn't mind going to it. I know they sell tickets (8 euro a pop i think) but would they actually have any at the door on the day? I can go any day this week, so if one day is notoriously empty i'd love to know

cheers, alan

Mimikyu

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PurpleFistMixer

I believe the official line is that you have to prebook, but I'd say they'll have tickets at the door. You're giving them money, why woudln't they. : p

1huge1

only 8 or so of us going with no teacher so ours career's adivsor gave a teacher slip to one of us to buy tickets for people who don't have them
not sure exactly how its going to work but I don't have a ticket so i'm just hoping they can get it, either that or go to some pub and with one of my mates and wait till the 8pm train back to limerick

Xhristy

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Naikon

Xhristy wrote:

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About the only upside tbh:(

lemansky

dan719 wrote:

And then you go and do science in maynooth- *tear*

You have to be strong at times like this:D

PurpleFistMixer

In retrospect, cycling to the RDS and back was a terrible, terrible idea.

That or the picking up of 10 prospectuses.

At least I'm now thoroughly confused about what I want to do in college, so I guess it did its job.

Jello

Did anyone notice if you could buy tickets at the door?

Thinking of heading in tomorrow for a day off school...

irish_boy90

i was there today (thursday)
i think skoool were a bit silly.

i mean free pens and sticky notes was asking for trouble.
i did find the amount of newspapers on the ground around ucd and dcu a bit funny though.

got my info and was done at 11. wasnt going till 1pm so i sat in talks with my mates for a while.



i didnt know what to do in collage, after today i think i might do the commerce thing in ucd (455)


not really a free pen day. i save the ploughing for my pen hunting.(they normally have other cool stuff too)


anyone else think those plastic irish times bags cut the hands off you? mine hands are killing me after carrying that ting around all day

PurpleFistMixer

I just put the prospectuses in my schoolbag and kept the smaller leaflets in the plastic bag.

We had to be there at 10 so I was done really quickly.. almost went to the Science/IT lecture but it looked to be about Pharmacy and stuff so left before it started. Was meant to wait until 2 for the Art/Design/Photography one but I wasn't gonna wait around for two hours doing nothing...

irish_boy90

i was there for the science talk and yeah she made it into a pharmacy talk.
didn't bother me though. sat at the back with my mate not like i had anything better to be doing though.

the hospitality talk was the most entertaining i think

Turquoise

In and out in 40 minutes, 4 prospectus and to my absolute despair - NO FREE PENS. :mad: I didn't see the skoool stand I guess.
I did see the army though. *swoons*

PurpleFistMixer

The nautical people (not army) were giving out free 4-coloured pens. I got an Athlone IT pen as well.

Diarmsquid

Got myself a skoool.ie pen, notepad and three-way highlighter! CAO pen and a qualifax ruler.

Good day.

BULLER

irish_boy90 wrote:

i was there for the science talk and yeah she made it into a pharmacy talk.
didn't bother me though. sat at the back with my mate not like i had anything better to be doing though.

Science Talk
"Does anyone know how to make alcohol?" *cough* My girlfriend: "Fermentation" *dirty looks in our direction....*
I thought the talk was quite boring, and I noticed the doors were closed....

BULLER

Diarmsquid wrote:

Got myself a skoool.ie pen, notepad and three-way highlighter! CAO pen and a qualifax ruler.

Good day.

3 way highlighter is useless!! Although the notepad kicks ass...

Turquoise

BULLER wrote:

3 way highlighter is useless!! Although the notepad kicks ass...

There were notepads as well?! I guess I should have stuck around a bit longer...

1huge1

Got I don't know how many pens and pencils, managed to get 2 red pens off WIT which well I don't think I was supposed to take
Got a ruler but broke it

seen the notepad but didnt take it and couldnt find the highlighter.

PurpleFistMixer

I got a thing of postits, is that the notepad?

And yeah the 3way highligher is a pretty stupid design, have to hold it weirdly to make it work.
But it's free so I aint complaining!

Did anyone go to the Art/Design talk?

irish_boy90

the highlighter was alright, i don't complain about stuff i get for free.
the skoool pens are quite good anyway.

wish there were more things on offer, could have used some exam papers

Diarmey

Anything in it for post leaving cert?

Fad

Yes i know this is an insanely old thread (but i didnt resurrect it :P)

but is friday bad for free pens?
I WANT FREE PENS!

but prospectuses are the priority.


Got my CAO form today

Fringe

Going to this on Thursday. Don't really know how to get there. Might just cycle, bus or get a lift or something... Already know what I'm doing so I'm mostly going for the craic and free stuff.

Fad

Fringe wrote: »

Going to this on Thursday. Don't really know how to get there. Might just cycle, bus or get a lift or something... Already know what I'm doing so I'm mostly going for the craic and free stuff.

I ll dart it in, its not a huge walk from the station, having been to gigs there before.

Essentially a 3 day weekend
(Double PE last class on Thursday, as IF im going to that)

xOxSinéadxOx

going friday, leaving at half 8 :eek:

FREE PENS

pinkjellytot

Hi!!
I know its really late and im very unorganised
but can anyone tell me if you need tickets or to register for higher options??
My school is small so theres only four of us going... do you reckon we could pay at the door??

timmywex

My school isnt going at all! The guidance teacher is going up and getting a bunch of prospectuses for every college, bringing them back down and handing them out, being a year of nearly 160 including 13 repeats, thats one heavy car on the way back:D

Gavin "shels"

Heading tomorrow. Career Guidance teacher told us to make our own way but be there by 9.00.:eek: Not a chance, head there about 10.30 and leave about 12 after I get a few pens and prospectuses.

K4t

Gavin shels wrote: »

Heading tomorrow. Career Guidance teacher told us to make our own way but be there by 9.00.:eek: Not a chance, head there about 10.30 and leave about 12 after I get a few pens and prospectuses.

Typical dubs :rolleyes:

We're leaving at 6am. I'm going to the 'careers with law degrees' talk and then the canteen. Do they have hot food there?

I wonder if there will be cutbacks on the amount of free stuff this year, in light of the recession et al? :pac:

Pigwidgeon

my year's going tomorrow, but we can make our own way there and back, was optional those who aren't going get the day off anyway.

oh yeah, is it in simmonscourt or which one?

Piste

We're going on Thursday. Gonna get me so many pens!

K4t

Piste wrote: »

We're going on Thursday. Gonna get me so many pens!

I'm going on thursday too. See you there

xOxSinéadxOx

K4t wrote: »

Typical dubs :rolleyes:

We're leaving at 6am. I'm going to the 'careers with law degrees' talk and then the canteen. Do they have hot food there?

I wonder if there will be cutbacks on the amount of free stuff this year, in light of the recession et al? :pac:

where are you coming from? the moon? :eek:

phasers

Going on Thursday, can't wait to get loads of freebies! And to think about my future obviously...

K4t

xOxSinéadxOx wrote: »

where are you coming from? the moon? :eek:

Close! Castlebar. Which means that I have to get up at 5.30 am :eek: Yes, such a time does exist!

xOxSinéadxOx

that's a fair trek :eek: i wouldn't bother if i was you, i'm really lazy

phasers

Castlebar? what is this "castlebar" ? is it near Castleknock?