Transfer to Trinity.

thefinalstage

I ask is it possible to transfer to trinity after a few years in my current engineering course? I am doing computer engineering in itb and Trinity would be a much better location for me. I am only coming into the first year exams now.

What I want to know is.

1. Is it possible at all to transfer to trinity if I work my ass off?
2. What would be needed to accomplish this.
3. After how many years can I do this?

Any help would be very appreciated!

I ask these questions because my leaving certificate was not that great and I did pass mathematics. Will that effect my case?

Time Magazine

You need honours maths to do Computer Science in TCD. Also, to the best of my knowledge, you won't be allowed into any course in TCD unless you have the minimum entry points required for that course.

Sorry. I might be wrong though, it wouldn't hurt to give the Admissions Office a call. If you'd be willing to stay in ITB for a little longer, maybe you'd be willing to re-sit the Leaving? The points for CS are very achievable.

Newb

thelastangryman wrote: »

I ask is it possible to transfer to trinity after a few years in my current engineering course? I am doing computer engineering in itb and Trinity would be a much better location for me. I am only coming into the first year exams now.

What I want to know is.

1. Is it possible at all to transfer to trinity if I work my ass off?
2. What would be needed to accomplish this.
3. After how many years can I do this?

Any help would be very appreciated!

I ask these questions because my leaving certificate was not that great and I did pass mathematics. Will that effect my case?

Lucky you! I used to go to ITB. I studied Mechatronics and graduated with distinction and took ordinary Maths in the LC.

When I graduated, I applied to TCD using the "Advanced Level Entry Form" and I was called to an interview a month before I was accepted.

Maths is VERY important to TCD and you must work your ass off in your Maths exams (straight As) in ITB before they will even look at you. Even so, it is up to the Faculty to decide whether they will accept you and there is no guarantee.
The Dean of Engineering took a long look at my leaving cert and noticed that I did ordinary maths. He also noticed that I did very well in my Math exams while I was in ITB and took that into account.

So, it is possible to move from ITB to TCD, but you must graduate with top honours in your current course.

Mechatronics in ITB is a level 7 course, which allowed me to go directly into year three of Electronic Engineering. I think you can get in with a level 6 course, but you will be only allowed to start in the second year.

Anyway, this is my experience and there are no guarantees.

thefinalstage

Newb wrote: »

Lucky you! I used to go to ITB. I studied Mechatronics and graduated with distinction and took ordinary Maths in the LC.

When I graduated, I applied to TCD using the "Advanced Level Entry Form" and I was called to an interview a month before I was accepted.

Maths is VERY important to TCD and you must work your ass off in your Maths exams (straight As) in ITB before they will even look at you. Even so, it is up to the Faculty to decide whether they will accept you and there is no guarantee.
The Dean of Engineering took a long look at my leaving cert and noticed that I did ordinary maths. He also noticed that I did very well in my Math exams while I was in ITB and took that into account.

So, it is possible to move from ITB to TCD, but you must graduate with top honours in your current course.

Mechatronics in ITB is a level 7 course, which allowed me to go directly into year three of Electronic Engineering. I think you can get in with a level 6 course, but you will be only allowed to start in the second year.

Anyway, this is my experience and there are no guarantees.

I am getting A's in maths here at itb but I got a c in ordinary level in the leaving cert so that basically kills my chances? I am in the level 8 computer engineering course if that helps. Damn it. There must be a method! I am willing to stay for another few years here but would repeating the leaving certificate and doing well be better? I was really bad at irish so I would have to compensate with another subject and I could probably do the honors maths now....

The advice thus far is to do really well in maths? Got it.

Ron DMC

thelastangryman wrote: »

I was really bad at irish so I would have to compensate with another subject and I could probably do the honors maths now....

You don't need Irish for trinity. You only need Irish OR English, so you'll be grand on that end.

As for maths, You'll need the honours C3 for Trinity, so you probably should redo the leaving for that at least.

thefinalstage

Ronny Mitchell wrote: »

You don't need Irish for trinity. You only need Irish OR English, so you'll be grand on that end.

As for maths, You'll need the honours C3 for Trinity, so you probably should redo the leaving for that at least.

Blast...Feck it. Any good places to repeat? Preferably in town.

Newb

Ronny Mitchell wrote: »

You don't need Irish for trinity. You only need Irish OR English, so you'll be grand on that end.

As for maths, You'll need the honours C3 for Trinity, so you probably should redo the leaving for that at least.

Another problem you have to consider is that you are doing a level 8 course. If you complete your degree in ITB and move to TCD to do a level 8 course, you leave yourself open to full fees (~6500 EUR a year).

Ron DMC

thelastangryman wrote: »

Blast...Feck it. Any good places to repeat? Preferably in town.

Not sure. But i think it's probably a bit too late for this June anyway.

Newb wrote:

Another problem you have to consider is that you are doing a level 8 course. If you complete your degree in ITB and move to TCD to do a level 8 course, you leave yourself open to full fees (~6500 EUR a year).

I believe CS is somewhere between 4 and 5k per year (which is still fairly dear), but that's only if he finishes out his ITB course. If he only does a year, then he's only subject to one year's fees.

Shane1911

I'm interested in transfering from first year medicine in Galway into second year med in Trinners... I have the points. Does anyone know if this has been done before? Is it possible? Is it difficult to meke it happen?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Brods

is that first year or premed? theres a girl in my class who did premed in galway and is in first year now so i guess if she'd been allowed go straight to second year i wouldnt know her....

Shane1911

Shane1911 wrote: »

I'm interested in transfering from first year medicine in Galway into second year med in Trinners... I have the points. Does anyone know if this has been done before? Is it possible? Is it difficult to meke it happen?

Any advice would be appreciated.

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