So, what did you accept? (2008) And poll: who's going where?

BaRcOe

2008 peeps

Stand by!!

Piste

Yep, I'll be banning you all.

raah!

RCSI

Why not a new thread though? I was all "teh what?! it's monday", then I saw the "2007". You're a right trickster you are.

BaRcOe

raah! wrote: »

Why not a new thread though? I was all "teh what?! it's monday", then I saw the "2007". You're a right trickster you are.

haha ye i decided to dig up this thread from last year for the craic;):rolleyes:

pathway33

BaRcOe wrote: »

haha ye i decided to dig up this thread from last year for the craic;):rolleyes:

lol this is very nasty ..... people are going to think offers are out already and they got nothing.....you're very cruel

King Ludvig

Sligo IT

When are the points in the irish times? Today (sun) or tomorrow (mon)?

pathway33

King Ludvig wrote: »

When are the points in the irish times? Today (sun) or tomorrow (mon)?

tomorrow monday.

you might be able to get them on the online tmes from maybe 1.30am tomorrow morning, but be warned there was an error in the times points last year so don't be sure you have your course till you get the official nod from CAO at 6am

1huge1

LIT

Had a little panic there for half a second thinking I the offers were out today, because as soon as I find out what I get i've to go on a major hunt for accomodation and no time can be wasted.

Parsley

CIT

I know there's the "what'd you accept thread" but I thought it'd be cool to have a convenient public poll to see where all the boardsies are going and if we'll run into each other in lectures! :pac:

Cast yer votes when the offers are out!

raah!

RCSI

oh noes! I was teh only one to post before finding out!. Most of my choices are there though... so it's fairly certain.

Edit: nvm

1huge1

LIT

I clicked UL because im almost 100% I'm going to get it with a tiny possibility of UCC.

Edit: whoops, damn my attention skills, forgot to wait till the cao offers are out.
Doesn't change anything really but sorry.

Mars Bar

UCC

At least I hope to be going to LIT... didn't read your post before casting my vote!:o

Parsley

CIT

Ah sher. Unless my course jumps up by 200-odd points I'm definitely going to UCC! :pac:

Timans

RCSI

Trinity for me.

Unless 3 courses just 40 points.

tasha1

Trinity

I hope dit!

KeyLimePie

CIT

go ucc!!!
is taking a year out

oleary91

Waterford IT

Tralee IT:)

nedward

best of luck fellas

moonflower

GMIT

Someone told me they used to put the points on Teletext at midnight, does anyone know if this still happens?

tasha1

Trinity

I'm never leaving!!!

Mwahaha

Allison91

NUIM

pathway33 wrote: »

lol this is very nasty ..... people are going to think offers are out already and they got nothing.....you're very cruel

thats exactly what I thought!! lol. :rolleyes:

PurpleFistMixer

RCSI

Cut and made a new thread. God damn you all and your thread-reincarnating ways. They're gone for a reason damnit!

andrew

RCSI

The 'so-who's-going-where' poll would probably better if it could be intergrated into this thread?

Decerto

RCSI

What time offers come at?

andrew

RCSI

Online @ 6am

Crania

RCSI

Come on Irish Times, let's get cracking on the online publishing of this newspaper!

rc28

RCSI

What time does the Irish Times usually publish the newspaper at online? On the 8 aug the Irish independent had a piece giving a rough idea of demand for courses this year, for example it said demand for law was 'down slightly' on last year.

Em_2008

^^^ are they really gonna post the points before the CAO offers are out tho??

PurpleFistMixer

RCSI

andrew wrote: »

The 'so-who's-going-where' poll would probably better if it could be intergrated into this thread?

Seems like it... here comes a messy merge.

Cokehead Mother

RCSI

rc28 wrote: »

What time does the Irish Times usually publish the newspaper at online? On the 8 aug the Irish independent had a piece giving a rough idea of demand for courses this year, for example it said demand for law was 'down slightly' on last year.

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055137669

^Thread about the Irish Times article about the first round last year. The thread was started at 2:10am so I guess it was published not long before.

Reading the thread, they didn't seem to publish the entire points list.

1huge1

LIT

Well im gonna stay up then in case they do it again this year, failing that ill be awake around 6 anyway.

rc28

RCSI

The 'today's paper' part of the Irish times just went offline- I presume they are updating it?

rc28

RCSI

Ahh it's up now!!

andrew

RCSI

PurpleFistMixer wrote: »

Seems like it... here comes a messy merge.

Oh man i should totally be a mod

1huge1

LIT

rc28 wrote: »

Ahh it's up now!!

Cruel beyond words

Économiste Monétaire

The story is up, no list though.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2008/0818/1218868020739.html

Cokehead Mother

RCSI

"Points for the majority of courses are down at DIT, Trinity, Cork and Galway."

Looking good.

andrew

RCSI

"Business courses and law are also dropping in points" excellent.

Uncle Joe

DCU

eeehhh.....am i looking in the wrong place?cant find the CAO in the "todays paper" section?they must not be publishing it for a while?

moonflower

GMIT

Cokehead Mother wrote: »

"Points for the majority of courses are down at DIT, Trinity, Cork and Galway."

Looking good.

Ah, brilliant.

rc28

RCSI

Just some intesting excerpts.

"Medicine and teaching are two of the few areas bucking the trend. A minimum of 570 points - almost the "perfect" Leaving Cert - is needed for any undergraduate course in medicine. The popularity of teaching also continues to surge, with 470 points required for St Patrick's training college in Dublin and 475 for Mary Immaculate, Limerick."

"However, it is the dramatic points fall in courses linked to building which is the striking feature this year. All five architecture courses are down, with University of Limerick down 20 points to 490. Civil engineering is also down across the board - at NUI Galway by 30 points to 425. At Dublin Institute of Technology, quantity surveying is down 40 points to 400. Construction Management is down by 35 points in both the DIT and Galway-Mayo IT, to 360 and 330 respectively."

"Commerce at NUI Galway has dropped substantially from 390 to 365 while DCU business is down 10 points to 425. Law is down 10 points at Trinity to 535 and at UCD to 500."

Law is down to 535!:D I hope that's not a mistake!

Sisu

This article mentions points for a couple of other courses.

Edited to add: Aertel (you can check it online) says it will have points on page 740.

rc28

RCSI

There are 3 articles related to the CAO offers today
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2008/0818/1218868020739.html
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2008/0818/1218868019371.html?via=rel
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2008/0818/1218868020271.html?via=rel

Em_2008

Computer Science in UCD is up by 30 points to 335 and the DIT course has increased to 230 points..

god i hope all computer based courses didnt rise

Uncle Joe

DCU

any body want to take a educated guess as to when they put up the entire supplement?...and not just a vague story.....

Piste

So it everyone getting up at 6am or is anyone gonna sleep in and wake up in heir own time and check?

Timans

RCSI

No way am I getting up at 6am..

I'll check it whenever I emerge from my pit.

rc28

RCSI

Sisu wrote: »

Edited to add: Aertel (you can check it online) says it will have points on page 740.

Aertel has the page numbers up but when you go to them there's an error, i dont think it's live yet.
http://www.rte.ie/aertel/740-01.html

Économiste Monétaire

Points known so far for ease of reading:

Medicine in all Universities is a minimum of 570.

Primary teaching: Pats = 470, Mary Immaculate = 475

Architecture: Limerick = 490

Civil Engineering: NUIG: 425

Construction Management: DIT = 360; Galway-Mayo IT=330

Engineering (omnibus): UCD = 475; DIT = 390; NUIG = 400; DCU = 340

Physiotherapy: UCD & RCSI = -15 points on last year; Trinity = -10 points on last year.

Nursing: DCU = 365

Arts: UCD = 350

Science: UCD = 300; Trinity 415; Maynooth = 320

Commerce: NUIG = 365

Business: DCU = 425

Law: Trinity = 535; UCD = 500

Computer Science: UCD = 335; DIT = 230
I'm surprised Arts in UCD went up.

Toto Wolfcastle

When I did my Leaving 4 years ago there was no excitement about it because I was pretty much guaranteed my course. This year a friend of mine is waiting on his course and I'm so bloody nervous for him! It's as if I'm waiting for my own offer!

Best of luck to all!

Edit: In one article it says Mary I is 470 and in another it says 475 so don't take it all as gospel.

moonflower

GMIT

Sisu wrote: »

This article mentions points for a couple of other courses.

Edited to add: Aertel (you can check it online) says it will have points on page 740.

The pages that links onto don't work (on Aertel)