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TCD or UCD for engineering

  • 20-05-2008 11:02am
    #1
    eh88
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭


    rite where should i go next year? not sure on what engineering type and both are have fairly general courses. so which college do i want to be in??

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Comments

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


    Well, why don't you tell us what you think.


  • #3
    eh88
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭eh88


    yeh i dono. there both equally as handy for me just wondering if one is any better


  • #4
    ApeXaviour
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,523 ✭✭✭ApeXaviour


    Are you doing your LC now? Or next year. If it's the latter then you have plenty of time to visit both schools, open days, read the prospecti and make an informed choice about which gives you better opportunity. If you're an L.C. student, I'd still recommend visiting both places. Look up the student life websites (sports clubs, societies etc.) and see which one you think you'll have more fun at.


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 16,720 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    From my experience thus far as a qualified engineer (Transportation, for the time being maybe :pac:) I haven't found any major differences between the graduates of any of the colleges. What will matter more at the end of your 4 years of college is how much experience you have. Even your degree result won't be of massive importance as long as it is a second class degree up (which I think around 80% of graduates get).

    So really I think it depends what you want to go in to. If you're looking to get into Chemical then obviously UCD would be the place to go. But for courses which are offered in each college I don't think there's much of a difference.

    As for me, I enjoyed Engineering in Trinity.


  • #6
    Boston
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,163 ✭✭✭✭Boston


    Depends on the type of engineering you're interested in doing. Also as of next year trinity will be introducing a quota system into engineering, which will mean you're no longer guaranteed to be able to do the type of engineering you desire.


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  • #7
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 16,720 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Boston wrote: »
    Depends on the type of engineering you're interested in doing. Also as of next year trinity will be introducing a quota system into engineering, which will mean you're no longer guaranteed to be able to do the type of engineering you desire.

    They already had the line in the calendar that said you were not guaranteed to get in, I'm surprised they lasted this long!


  • #8
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,260 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    UCD
    We (1st year eng) signed a petition to stop them implimenting the quota system for us. It has now been pushed back a year apparantly.


  • #9
    ZWEI_VIER_ZWEI
    Closed Accounts Posts: 760 ✭✭✭ZWEI_VIER_ZWEI


    Quota system? That's a bit gay...

    So which of the branches is going to suffer because of this? Which are the most popular?


  • #10
    Boston
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,163 ✭✭✭✭Boston


    Myth wrote: »
    They already had the line in the calendar that said you were not guaranteed to get in, I'm surprised they lasted this long!

    Yes, but now they are going to implement an actual system based on grades.
    jmccrohan wrote: »
    We (1st year eng) signed a petition to stop them implimenting the quota system for us. It has now been pushed back a year apparantly.

    Word I heard was that there was little to no opposition to it in first year and it was being pushed through.
    ZWEI_VIER_ZWEI wrote: »
    Quota system? That's a bit gay...

    So which of the branches is going to suffer because of this? Which are the most popular?

    Civil is the most popular and will benefit greatly from a quota system as all the knuckle dragger's used to end up in civil. Mech is usually the choice of the top students in the year (though not in my year) and electronics will get the left overs.


  • #11
    ballybay_eh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 245 ✭✭ballybay_eh


    Theres always DIT too. My flatmate did engineering in Trinity for two years and didn't like it so went to do it in DIT. He's much happier there.

    Then again I'm in Trinity and I think its a class spot. Not a sausage fest. Which is nice.


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  • #12
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,243 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    ballybay_eh wrote: »

    Not a sausage fest.

    And thats the most important thing about getting an education


  • #13
    MrRobert87
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭MrRobert87


    kearnsr wrote: »
    And thats the most important thing about getting an education

    As a sociable 20 year old male, it's extremely important to my education!


  • #14
    bassman22
    Closed Accounts Posts: 86 ✭✭bassman22


    Odd place to ask which is better!?

    Have a gander around both maybe on open days, and if the choice is between only those two (and you don't want to be a chem, which was mentioned above), I think it is perfectly valid to decide based on the experience you will get outside of lectures, or which is closer or whatever...

    I'm all for UCD by the way, but I don't want an argument...


  • #15
    Peleus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 784 ✭✭✭Peleus


    UCD
    I've put down Engineering in Trinity as first choice. 450* points, better get it. Is this quota thing definately going ahead? and if so is there still a high chance that i'll still get Civil, if thats the one i'm best at?

    oh and how many girls are there in Trinity Engineering? Just out of interest. Because i've heard only like one or two in the whole year, which sucks.


  • #16
    Podge_irl
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 28,119 Mod ✭✭✭✭Podge_irl


    Peleus wrote: »
    Just out of interest. Because i've heard only like one or two in the whole year, which sucks.

    Its more than that, but they are in a minority alright.


  • #17
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,260 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    UCD
    About 30-35 girls out of a class of 175. And even more in MEMS & MSIS.


  • #18
    Boston
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,163 ✭✭✭✭Boston


    Peleus wrote: »
    I've put down Engineering in Trinity as first choice. 450* points, better get it. Is this quota thing definately going ahead? and if so is there still a high chance that i'll still get Civil, if thats the one i'm best at?

    I don't know how intelligent the assignment will be. I envisage a situation where students fail all of the electronics courses and score high grades in the civil and mech and are forced to do elec. As always, if you kick up a stink you'll probably get what you want. This quota system will definitely be in place by the time you get to second year.
    oh and how many girls are there in Trinity Engineering? Just out of interest. Because i've heard only like one or two in the whole year, which sucks.

    You've probably come from an all boys school. Relationships in your year are a bad idea. Apart from that there seems to be 30 or so girls in first year.


  • #19
    Peleus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 784 ✭✭✭Peleus


    UCD
    Boston wrote: »
    You've probably come from an all boys school. Relationships in your year are a bad idea. Apart from that there seems to be 30 or so girls in first year.
    Ye i do come from an all boys school. And i'm not looking for a relationship lol, i just don't wan to be surrounded by guys for the next four years. six years is bad enough. 30 seems grand. all i need to now is get the points. thanks guys and see you next year, hopefully.


  • #20
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,243 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    Boston wrote: »

    Relationships in your year are a bad idea. Apart from that there seems to be 30 or so girls in first year.

    There is nothing better than scoring a random girl on a night out, sitting beside her the next day and not remembering who she was.
    Peleus wrote: »
    Ye i do come from an all boys school. And i'm not looking for a relationship lol, i just don't wan to be surrounded by guys for the next four years. six years is bad enough. 30 seems grand. all i need to now is get the points. thanks guys and see you next year, hopefully.

    Chances are the majority of the people you meet and hang around with will be lads.


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