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Wanting to study Law in UCC, too late to change CAO :(

  • 13-08-2008 12:45am
    #1
    delighted.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44 ✭


    I have Arts in UCC as my number one choice on the CAO. This is considerably lower points than Law, but over the summer (after the CAO deadline) I realised that Law is what I want to study and is the course I should have placed at the top of my CAO.

    What I'm wondering is if transfers are possible, if the points are achieved and someone drops out? Also, if this is true, is it likely to occur within the first month or so, making it possible?

    I realise that hope is optimistic, but I'm unsure of what to do next year, whether to do my Arts degree or not, or to defer for a year and to reapply to the CAO the following year.

    I know that it is possible to become a solicitor without having studied Law at University, however I am certain that this is what I now want. As jobs as solicitors aren't plentiful at the moment, I want to study Law at 3rd level and to now waste my time doing a course that I merely picked as I was unsure of what direction to follow. I am aware that you can do a one year course following a degree, to prepare you for the FE1 exams, but I do not wish to go in this direction.

    I rambled on alot.. Anyway, my main question is in paragraph 2 concerning internal transfers. Advice appreciated. Thank you.


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  • #2
    CantGetNoSleep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,299 ✭✭✭CantGetNoSleep


    Transfers are very difficult, can't give you a definite answer to weather they are possible or not but I would say no in this scenario

    In my opinion you would be better off trying to work in a solicitors office for some of the year, this will be hard to get into but offer to work for free for a while maybe, and work on your computer and typing skills before you start. Then you could do law next year (if you still want to).

    I used to do law in UCC for a while so if you have any questions you can ask me


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