scholarship for loads of leaving cert points

pathway33

is there any scholarship scheme in ucc where you get college accomodation or cash for getting like 580 or 590 points in the leaving cert? like in nui maynooth you get 1000 euro if you get 500 points in the leaving cert

Blarney92

pathway33 wrote: »

is there any scholarship scheme in ucc where you get college accomodation or cash for getting like 580 or 590 points in the leaving cert? like in nui maynooth you get 1000 euro if you get 500 points in the leaving cert

Last year if you got 570 points or over you got €2000 if you aren't in the medicine/denistry/pharmacy area. Can't give it out in those courses cos everyone gets really high points. Don't think you get it if you repeat the leaving either.

Fuascailt

Any idea when one would find out about this?

postalservice

Winners get contacted in early November:D

KnifeWRENCH

AFAIK there are only 60 available and they are distributed through the different departments. I got 570 and didn't get one, while another guy doing the exact same course as me got 570 and he did get one.

pathway33

Fuascailt wrote: »

Any idea when one would find out about this?

http://www.ucc.ie/calendar/scholarship/sch001.html

dudara

UCC did offer Entrance Scholarships of £500 to the top 15 entrants on the year I registered (1996). I was lucky enough to receive one with a score of 580 points. I'd imagine that has changed a good bit since as higher points are much more common now. At the time, I don't think it mattered which course you registered for - again that has probably changed since.

Additionally scholarships are then awarded based on the year-end examinations, or you may be eligible for other specialist scholarships. Have a look in the college calendar for more information

eoin99

I'm pretty sure there are 60 scholarships of 2000e, must have got >570 in the leaving and they are restricted to 12 scholarships per faculty. so just by getting 570 or more points in the leaving isn't a guaranteee that you'll get one.

postalservice

Anyone get contacted yet????:o

orangetictac

Id be VERY interested in this too.
Did anyone get money yet.

Calling all 600 pointers here!Did u get mula?!

turgon

Unfortunatly orangticac isnt good enough, better learn your poetry better in your next life buddy

Apparently the scholarship is only awarded if you the the lc in the year directly preceeding entry. Bummer!

orangetictac

turgon wrote: »

Unfortunatly orangticac isnt good enough, better learn your poetry better in your next life buddy

Apparently the scholarship is only awarded if you the the lc in the year directly preceeding entry. Bummer!

Actually! Nobody i have asked has heard anything..(2 600ptrs)

Bummer!

Fuascailt

No scholarships this year- Recession

orangetictac

Fuascailt wrote: »

No scholarships this year- Recession

That didnt stop them giving out 100 sports scholarships:P

Plus the people they give entrance schols to can get us out of the recession ya see:pac:

ali_baba

I went to the Admissions office in UCC last week to enquire about the entrance scholarship. They told me that I'm on the list and that recipients of the scholarships should be contacted this week by post. Apparently there's a presentation ceremony on December 9th. Because there were so many students in my course who scored 600 big ones we'll be recieving a reduced scholarship:(! Oh well!

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

square_igloo wrote: »

AFAIK there are only 60 available and they are distributed through the different departments. I got 570 and didn't get one, while another guy doing the exact same course as me got 570 and he did get one.

You get enough money!!!!!

orangetictac

ali_baba wrote: »

Apparently there's a presentation ceremony on December 9th.

If i'm lucky enough to get one that's bad news.
I have 3 exams on the 10th!

ali_baba wrote: »

Because there were so many students in my course who scored 600 big ones we'll be recieving a reduced scholarship:(! Oh well!

Please say medicine?:pac:

KnifeWRENCH

Callan Petite Gauche wrote: »

You get enough money!!!!!

Yeah I know.
But more than enough money would be better than enough money! :P

postalservice

Got letter today

Whoop;)

turgon

I went to CIT this year, dropped out, and am going to UCC next year. If id gone to UCC in the first place Id have gotten this grant. Bitterness.

KnifeWRENCH

turgon wrote: »

I went to CIT this year, dropped out, and am going to UCC next year. If id gone to UCC in the first place Id have gotten this grant. Bitterness.

Even if you had gone, there's no guarantee you'd have received one because there are a limited number available. So don't feel too bad about it.

turgon

square_igloo wrote: »

Even if you had gone, there's no guarantee you'd have received one because there are a limited number available. So don't feel too bad about it.

I know, its just my buddy got same (high) points as me and he did.

*cough cough* orangtictac

All bullying of that poster will be appreciated

But Im not bitter. I SAID IM NOT BITTER OK???????

:D

orangetictac

I'll buy ya a guinness and a packet of smokey bacon taytos:pac:

fair_bad

Anyone hear about these this year? Has notice been sent out if you got one or not?

amen

Plus the people they give entrance schols to can get us out of the recession ya see

I hope you are joking. No correlation between leaving cert points, final year college results.

orangetictac

amen wrote: »

I hope you are joking. No correlation between leaving cert points, final year college results.

I did add a pacman and it was 2 years ago but..
Are you saying there is no correlation between leaving cert points and final year college results?

Byron85

orangetictac wrote: »

I did add a pacman and it was 2 years ago but..
Are you saying there is no correlation between leaving cert points and final year college results?

Apples and oranges. There is some correlation I believe but the leaving cert is a memory test and nothing more. University is something else entirely which you are not prepared for in secondary level.

Eliot Rosewater

orangetictac wrote: »

I'll buy ya a guinness and a packet of smokey bacon taytos:pac:

I don't think turgon ever got the Guiness and Smokey Bacon Taytos. Poor form, orangetictac!

fair_bad

So...... Back to the topic?

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fair_bad

I got 575 and I'm doing law... Any idea if it's likely?

orangetictac

fair_bad wrote: »

I got 575 and I'm doing law... Any idea if it's likely?

You'd have gotten it in 2008 anyways.

Not sure what the credentials will be this year.

Good luck!

fair_bad

Got the letter this morning.... Boom.

mazahacka

Reviving this topic with a question that bothers me a lot:

On what exact basis are they awarded? I know that the cut-off point is 570 and all that jazz. But say if a lot of people got big points, would they raise this say to 590?
And also, if you get above 600, are you guaranteed one? And does the scholarship pay the entrance fee AND gives you 2k on top or what? I'm going to study pharmacy in UCC btw (next year).

Turns out there was a lot of questions from me xD

postalservice

mazahacka wrote: »

Reviving this topic with a question that bothers me a lot:

On what exact basis are they awarded? I know that the cut-off point is 570 and all that jazz. But say if a lot of people got big points, would they raise this say to 590?
And also, if you get above 600, are you guaranteed one? And does the scholarship pay the entrance fee AND gives you 2k on top or what? I'm going to study pharmacy in UCC btw (next year).

Turns out there was a lot of questions from me xD

When I got mine in 2008, I'm pretty sure pharmacy people had to get 600 points out of 600 as they're lumped in with medicine and stuff. So now you'd probably need 625 or whatever the max is nowadays.
Na you only get the 2000 (might even be less for pharmacy/medicine as its spread over more people). Have to pay for registration yourself unfortunately!

The basis is that they try to spread the scholarships out to some degree to all of the various colleges e.g. Business & Law, Science & Engineering etc. which generally means its easier for business, law, arts students to get them as less people getting maximum points tend to do those courses!

claireblossom

Only hearing about this now, got 565! Sickening :L