CAO forms

The Volt

How's everyone getting on?

Mine's all done

Going for Media Arts in DIT

rgt320q

Submitted it today. Looking for medicine, though I reckon I'll end up doing science omnibus in UCD, go grad entry.

foxayladaykenoa

Psychology in UCC

meeka

Biomedical Engineering in DCU for me

Mars Bar

Music, Media and Performance Technology in UL

Daysha

Communications in DCU, followed by Arts with Music in UCC

1huge1

Commerce with Chinese in UCC is first for me
the rest of courses are somewhat of the same (business with a language)
Filled 6 spaces out of the 10, 4 in UCC and 2 in UL

Just wondering anyone else who is going to go to UCC book victoria lodge? I think thats where im going to go but wondering about everyone else

irish_boy90

am not sure
applied physics in dcu looks good
or science in ucd
am still trying to decide

at least i know i wont be too pushed making the points for it anyway

GLaDOS

Genetics and Cell Biology - Dcu

deise_boi

Music, Media and Performance Technology in UL, can't wait!!

Yuugib

Acturial studies in UCD .. damn i m going to have that Ferarii some day!

SRFC90

either mechnical engineering in DIT or Business in UCD.............


or Arts maybe!!!:p

squirrelquarrel

Does anyone know, if ya fill out just level 8 courses on the cao form before the due date, can you use the "change of mind" facility to add level 6 and 7's later, if you never submitted any before..? thanks!

Cost Boy!!

radiation therapy tcd followed by science education in dcu

Yuugib

squirrel u can change any corses u want sometime after the closing date, except the special ones, the ones u have to have an interview or a portfolio

Iano2K8

Accounting & Finance in DCU... or commerce (accounting) in NUI Galway!

Daysha

1huge1 wrote: »

Commerce with Chinese in UCC is first for me
the rest of courses are somewhat of the same (business with a language)
Filled 6 spaces out of the 10, 4 in UCC and 2 in UL

Just wondering anyone else who is going to go to UCC book victoria lodge? I think thats where im going to go but wondering about everyone else

I booked Victoria Lodge there last Monday. It is pricy compared to Castlewhite but my sister stayed in VL and she said you just cant compare the difference between the two, VL is meant to be tons better

1huge1

deise59 wrote: »

I booked Victoria Lodge there last Monday. It is pricy compared to Castlewhite but my sister stayed in VL and she said you just cant compare the difference between the two, VL is meant to be tons better

Ya booked it myself there tonight, place looks great, I did it online and ive to wait for them to send me on another form in a email next week... same for you?

Mars Bar

deise_boi wrote: »

Music, Media and Performance Technology in UL, can't wait!!

Will see ya there!!:D

:|

irish_boy90 wrote: »

am not sure
applied physics in dcu looks good
or science in ucd
am still trying to decide

at least i know i wont be too pushed making the points for it anyway

there are other entry requirements too though, think its at least a c in ordinary level maths and physics, as well as the regular requirements. I do applied physics, pm me if you have any questions

you know who

intl business in DIT, UCD and DCU. one track mind

The Walsho

Put BESS in Trinity first, and made a post about the rest of the choices on my blog, see the sig link for more

Xhristy

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jaycummins

i put Engineering in Trinity first, then Common Engineering in UCD, Then Civil Engineering in UCD, then Structural with arcitechture in UCD, then Engineering in DIT, and then Landscape Architechtue in UCD. Then just a load of business courses.

My 2nd to 4th choices are all higher points than my first choice. is it just pointless putting them all in?

TheAmateur

jaycummins wrote: »

i put Engineering in Trinity first, then Common Engineering in UCD, Then Civil Engineering in UCD, then Structural with arcitechture in UCD, then Engineering in DIT, and then Landscape Architechtue in UCD. Then just a load of business courses.

My 2nd to 4th choices are all higher points than my first choice. is it just pointless putting them all in?

Dayum, you went the opposite way to me. I put down engineering in UCD first, Trinity second. To (try and:D) answer your question nope sometimes because of sheer freak demand a first choice with current lower points could see tonnes of higher points applications and jump, while your second choice with higher points may get very few applications, making you a shoe-in even if you just make it. It's all a bit dice under the hats, that's what makes the CAO fun. Or something.

Timans

Put everything down in order of preference.

The points for 2008 haven't been calculated yet so you can't know that the 2nd and 4th choices are higher points.

Mimikyu

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tasha1

I've put commerce in ucd as my first and arts there as my second but the more i think about the more i wonder if i'd rather arts as my first but on the other hand i don't expect the points for commerce so maybe it will just work out as arts.. hmmm..

Overheal

squirrelquarrel wrote: »

Does anyone know, if ya fill out just level 8 courses on the cao form before the due date, can you use the "change of mind" facility to add level 6 and 7's later, if you never submitted any before..? thanks!

Read the f*cking manual. yes, you can. All course preferences are final by July 1st.

Put everything down in order of preference.

The points for 2008 haven't been calculated yet so you can't know that the 2nd and 4th choices are higher points.

+1.

Again, RTFM: it will tell you the exact same thing.

jaycummins

TheAmateur wrote: »

Dayum, you went the opposite way to me. I put down engineering in UCD first, Trinity second. To (try and:D) answer your question nope sometimes because of sheer freak demand a first choice with current lower points could see tonnes of higher points applications and jump, while your second choice with higher points may get very few applications, making you a shoe-in even if you just make it. It's all a bit dice under the hats, that's what makes the CAO fun. Or something.

ye i sort of knew all that, but i was just making sure. i mean the points for UCD ENGINEERING have always been higher than TCD. but who knows? thanks.

Overheal wrote: »

Read the f*cking manual.

i really couldnt be bothered reading that thing. it's so boring. and i know "i wont think its so boring next year when im repeating cos i ****ed up this years CAO"

if they wanted people to read it they should have made it a little more appealing to read. (eg: pictures, diagrams, different colors etc...)

PurpleFistMixer

jaycummins wrote: »

if they wanted people to read it they should have made it a little more appealing to read. (eg: pictures, diagrams, different colors etc...)

They don't care if you read it or not, if you're incapable of reading a manual for your own benefit you're probably not going to do terribly well in college anyway. And if you screw up your application because you didn't read it, well, that's your own problem.

That came out excessively vitriolic, but really, not reading something you know contains useful information because it's not colourful and has no pictures...

Overheal

jaycummins wrote: »

i really couldnt be bothered reading that thing. it's so boring. and i know "i wont think its so boring next year when im repeating cos i ****ed up this years CAO"

if they wanted people to read it they should have made it a little more appealing to read. (eg: pictures, diagrams, different colors etc...)

That has got to be the single dumbest post I have ever read on Boards.ie

That is all.

squirrelquarrel

Thank you overheal for your most kind reply. that's very helpful............

1huge1

he has a point though

Cokehead Mother

God I should really apply soon.

daggy

wow...( haha sorry I've just been watching Skins)
well its sort of between
Architecture in DIT, Music&Philosophy in Trinity ( prob wont get the points ah well sure), Music Media and Performance tech in UL, or Arts in Ucc, or Music tech in Maynooth.
We will see what happens. I may well just go work in the slacker jobs for a year too though. haha.

jaycummins

Overheal wrote: »

That has got to be the single dumbest post I have ever read on Boards.ie

That is all.

how is it dumb, half the people in this forum haven't bothered reading it for that very reason. it looks like the most boring thing ever. and plus its all obvious stuff aswell. "put your Level 7 choices in the level 7 column".

and of course they care if you read it, they don't print them all out for the laugh. im just saying, they should make it a little more colourful. is that too much to ask?

and no, i didn't mess up my CAO. i listen; i don't need to read some handbook to remind me of things i've been told 100 times since the start of the year.

Overheal

jaycummins wrote: »

and of course they care if you read it, they don't print them all out for the laugh. im just saying, they should make it a little more colourful. is that too much to ask?

You're not wrong at all. Having to suffer the most boring looking lecture notes in college ever: I know where your coming from. But the things I have seen in the last 2 years.... the CAO handbook is a trip to disneyland in comparison.

When I was in leaving, I gave the book a once through and any time after that if I had to ask a question (can I do x y or z...) it becomes real quick to flip through the handbook and find what your looking for. Have to get over that hurdle though and read it the first time. Better to do it now then later.

WhatsThePoint

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Genetics and Cell Biology - Dcu

Me too. After Human Genetics in TCD