Open Days (All of them)

Fad

Firstly I'll admit I dont know when MOST of them are, also to prevent a huge amount of threads being opened on virtually the same topic.

Anyway if someone could stick up a list of them it'd be helpful

Anyone heading to the Science evening in UCD on Tuesday?

fonpokno wrote: »

DCU - November 21st and 22nd

DIT - Saturday December 6th

UCD - December 5th 12pm - 4pm
December 6th 10am - 1pm

TCD - December 10th

fonpokno wrote: »

NUI Maynooth - November 28th and 29th

It appears UCC and NUIG were both in October...

IADT - Friday, 21st November 2008 (10am – 4pm)
Saturday, 22nd November 2008 (11am – 4pm)

dragonfly! wrote: »

St pats is on Sat, NCI on next wed:)

smurfy89 wrote: »

St Angelas (Sligo) open day is on this Thursday (13th)

K4t

Lazy bastard!

fonpokno

I'm literally just after looking them up myself.

DCU - November 21st and 22nd

DIT - Saturday December 1st

UCD - December 5th 12pm - 4pm
December 6th 10am - 1pm

TCD - December 10th


I may well go to that Science evening, don't know anything about it though! Any info you'd like to share??

I went to the TCD Maths and Physics Open Day (MPOD) yesterday, and my god what a waste of time it was. The physics talks were dumbed down to a level they became hard to understand again; and the maths lectures didn't include any maths at all, one of the talks was a guy showing reflections of cats that he drew.

Anyone else go?

Fad

K4t wrote: »

Lazy bastard!

Yes my motivation was dissapointingly transparent.

-JammyDodger- wrote: »

I went to the TCD Maths and Physics Open Day (MPOD) yesterday, and my god what a waste of time it was. The physics talks were dumbed down to a level they became hard to understand again; and the maths lectures didn't include any maths at all, one of the talks was a guy showing reflections of cats that he drew.

Anyone else go?

I was gonna go just for the cat thing, i heard about it last year

fonpokno wrote: »

I'm literally just after looking them up myself.

DCU - November 21st and 22nd

DIT - Saturday December 1st

UCD - December 5th 12pm - 4pm
December 6th 10am - 1pm

TCD - December 10th


I may well go to that Science evening, don't know anything about it though! Any info you'd like to share??

Thanks, I'll edit the first post to include that (and credit you dont worry)
eh email ciara.ohanlon@ucd.ie and mention you'd like to attend.

fonpokno

Fad wrote: »

Thanks, I'll edit the first post to include that (and credit you dont worry)
eh email ciara.ohanlon@ucd.ie and mention you'd like to attend.

Aren't ya lovely! Thanks dude!

Piste

Oh this is a good idea, I'll sticky it.

fonpokno

NUI Maynooth - November 28th and 29th

It appears UCC and NUIG were both in October...

IADT - Friday, 21st November 2008 (10am – 4pm)
Saturday, 22nd November 2008 (11am – 4pm)

Can't think of anywhere else to hunt down.

JSK 252

Here ye all go:

http://www.qualifax.ie/?Mainsec=events&Subsec=search_events

Fad

JSK 252 wrote: »

Here ye all go:

http://www.qualifax.ie/?Mainsec=events&Subsec=search_events

As useful as that COULD be, I'd say itd be handier if it didnt take 10 mins to find anything.

(Why is the date for next years ploughing championship there?)

Nanaki

Hey guys, my advice would be to go to as many open days as feasibly possible.
I think last year I got to 8, and while it seems ott, it was well worth it.
I had DCU first choice, wanted to come here, and I got it.
But because I got to see so many other courses (and campuses - that is just as important) it really helped with ordering my choices.
If possible, don't go in groups of friends, or from school - I did that for 2 and learned nothing about the college, course or anything relevant.
Ask questions, find out as much as you can about any course that interests you.
Wander around the campus, get a feel for it - you may be spending 3 or 4 years there.
Find out about accommodation. Don't wait till you get your offer. Don't.

And enjoy the open days, spend plenty of time at them.
Good luck to everyone in their choices and efforts

dragonfly!

St pats is on Sat, NCI on next wed:)

smurfy89

St Angelas (Sligo) open day is on this Thursday (13th)

...thats if ye can find the place

JSK 252

Fad wrote: »

As useful as that COULD be, I'd say itd be handier if it didnt take 10 mins to find anything.

(Why is the date for next years ploughing championship there?)

Well I thought it would help to have them all in one place. Nevermind

Fad

JSK 252 wrote: »

Well I thought it would help to have them all in one place. Nevermind

I wasnt dismissing it

I ll gradually edit the first post so everything that every one posts is in there.

Jello

The UCD open day last year was a joke, place was packed and the queue to get into the main hall was horribly long (luckily I managed to skip it by saying I left my jacket inside ) so hopefully it'll be better organised this year. Didn't go to Trinity's last year so will definitely go next month. After that there's not much else I wanna go to, might pop along to DIT's or DCU's, probably not though.

Am aiming to go to the UCD Science talk tomorrow, although my friend who I'm supposed to be going with is sick so I can't get a lift off him, may have to head on my own :eek:

Fad

Jello wrote: »

Am aiming to go to the UCD Science talk tomorrow, although my friend who I'm supposed to be going with is sick so I can't get a lift off him, may have to head on my own :eek:

Do say hello (Ignore the hurdle of not knowing what I look like, just guess, however a hint, i'll more than likely be wearing a hoody, glasses and a disgruntled look and i ll be so bloody cold from the walk up to UCD from my school)Or take a look at my LastFM a/c in my sig or not bother with any of these

fonpokno

Jello wrote: »

Am aiming to go to the UCD Science talk tomorrow, although my friend who I'm supposed to be going with is sick so I can't get a lift off him, may have to head on my own :eek:

I shall possibly also be there if i can get to it! Also alone! Hurray for loners!

burgess1

Afaik the DIT Open Day is on 6 December. 1 December's a Monday.

PurpleFistMixer

Should have mentioned that the TCD Maths/Physics open day was last Saturday, though I wasn't helping out so really you didn't miss anything. There'll be maths/physics talks on during the normal open day which is the 10th of December, and I'll probably be doing exams then. : (
Though if there are any talks by Paschalis Karageorgis (god I hope I spelt that right), or Dr. Eric Finch in Maths and Physics respectively, go along because those two are basically legends.

Fad

PurpleFistMixer wrote: »

Should have mentioned that the TCD Maths/Physics open day was last Saturday, though I wasn't helping out so really you didn't miss anything. There'll be maths/physics talks on during the normal open day which is the 10th of December, and I'll probably be doing exams then. : (
Though if there are any talks by Paschalis Karageorgis (god I hope I spelt that right), or Dr. Eric Finch in Maths and Physics respectively, go along because those two are basically legends.

Cant wait for this one, and the UCD one (Escpecially TCD though)

afaik the DIT Open Day is on 6 December. 1 December's a Monday.

Right you are

However boards wont let me edit the original comment so its a Mods job now

bythewoods

The Royal College of Surgeons one is one on the 2nd of January AFAIK.

That one was well worth going to last year- they explained the courses (All 3 of them :P) really well, down to some pretttty fine details (In comparison to the UCC ones and such. "Medicine is hard")

You're meant to book a place for it, seemingly. I didn't last year, I just showed up.
Such a rebel!

yay_for_summer

UCC had one in October but they usually have two I think, I remember going to one later in the year in 5th year.

smndly

Does anyone know how to book a place for the RCSI open day??

Jello

Fad wrote: »

Do say hello (Ignore the hurdle of not knowing what I look like, just guess, however a hint, i'll more than likely be wearing a hoody, glasses and a disgruntled look and i ll be so bloody cold from the walk up to UCD from my school)Or take a look at my LastFM a/c in my sig or not bother with any of these

Didn't see ya, were more there than I expected!

JSK 252

bythewoods wrote: »

The Royal College of Surgeons one is one on the 2nd of January AFAIK.

That one was well worth going to last year- they explained the courses (All 3 of them :P) really well, down to some pretttty fine details (In comparison to the UCC ones and such. "Medicine is hard")

You're meant to book a place for it, seemingly. I didn't last year, I just showed up.
Such a rebel!

Im going up this year for it. I have to talk to my Career Guidance teacher about getting the tickets by email and printing them for it.

Hahaha nice one!

JSK 252

smndly wrote: »

Does anyone know how to book a place for the RCSI open day??

Talk to your career guidance teacher in school and ask him/her that you want to get tickets for the RCSI open day. They will send an email to RCSI's communications dep. to request tickets for the event and the tickets will be sent back by email to your career guidance teacher and all you have to do is print them off.

bythewoods

JSK 252 wrote: »

Talk to your career guidance teacher in school and ask him/her that you want to get tickets for the RCSI open day. They will send an email to RCSI's communications dep. to request tickets for the event and the tickets will be sent back by email to your career guidance teacher and all you have to do is print them off.

Or alternatively, just show up :P

Anyway, the WIT one is on December 9th for anyone planning on coming to the Sunny South East.

Piste

The UCD open day is on the day after my predebs and I may have a singing exam that day

dragonfly!

Pats open day was really well run, heres hoping NCIs tomorrow is as good cuz that will prob be the course i get unless pats falls by 10!:(

Fad

Piste wrote: »

The UCD open day is on the day after my predebs and I may have a singing exam that day

Aren't there 2 UCD open days?

Anyone heading to the DCU one?

ironictoaster

Fad wrote: »

Aren't there 2 UCD open days?

Anyone heading to the DCU one?

I'm just back from DCU. It thought the lectures wore very good also, free red bull!

Fad

NUIM was surprisingly good, Science with Education or their Pharmacology course would be the options there.

andyman

Fad wrote: »

NUIM was surprisingly good, Science with Education or their Pharmacology course would be the options there.

I was at the Science Ed one as well. Sounds very promising.

Take nothing away from the highlight of the day though

Fad

andyman wrote: »

I was at the Science Ed one as well. Sounds very promising.

Take nothing away from the highlight of the day though

Wasnt at the talk (was there one?) just spoke to the woman on the stand, she was very helpful.

I did notice the distinct lack of free stuff, it was distressing.

andyman

Yeah there was one at 12:15 in Theatre 3.

I got a free roam around accomodation, which suited me fine :D

Fad

andyman wrote: »

Yeah there was one at 12:15 in Theatre 3.

I got a free roam around accomodation, which suited me fine :D

Kinda wish I bothered to look at the accomodation, 2 hours a day commuting is not desirable really.

Lab demos were fun but kinda cringey :S

phasers

My friend got a lovely little tin of mints from the "study abroad" booth I think, when I went up though all they had were keyrings

ironictoaster

I went to NUIM today and I loved it. It's has a real welcoming vibe and lecturers seem very good. I also loved the South Campus with with all the old Gothic churches, gives the university character.

Also, I got cinnamon flavoured mints, burns the mouth off ya!

anothernight

Anyone heading to the NCAD one on the 4th of december?

Fad

creggy wrote: »

Also, I got cinnamon flavoured mints, burns the mouth off ya!

UCD better have free stuff on Friday, s'all im sayin!

SexyD4Lady

UCD always have free stuff. Great college, come to UCD everyone!

Gavin "shels"

Am I right in saying all the DIT's open days are being rolled into Aungier St on Saturday?

ironictoaster

Gavin shels wrote: »

Am I right in saying all the DIT's open days are being rolled into Aungier St on Saturday?

Yes.

bythewoods

Fad wrote: »

UCD better have free stuff on Friday, s'all im sayin!

UCD was brilliant for it last year! Not just the usual pens and keyrings, oh no...
They gave out condoms!
Everywhere we went there were people handing them out, t'was class!

Think it was possibly on World AIDS day or something.... but w/e, there were people going around with pockets full of them!

seanasdf

I was at NUI Maynooth Last Friday and thought it was quite good even though one of the building went on fire :eek:

The UCD open day is on this Friday and Saturday, I heard it was good from people who went last year.

Gavin "shels"

creggy wrote: »

Yes.

Cheers, not really worth my while going so.

Róisín-Casey

I havent gone to any this year but in TY nd 5th year i went to 3 or 4 and i know i want to do Arts in NUIG nd do my H Dip!! my careers teach wasnt to keen on my choice of English, Geography, Soc&Pol and Philosophy for 1st year but I want to do them. Any one know if they are terrible choices. I thought they were good but now im worried maybe i should look into something else! anyone care to weigh in? plz feel free!!
mwahxxx

Piste

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=569 <-- that's the link to the NUIG forum, you'll find out all you need to know there.

Laurs_civic

WIT 9th december.. I will around in my WIT tshirt so if you need any help do ask make sure ya come to new tourism and leisure building worth a look

Davidius

I haven't been to any open days this year. I wandered around Trinity for that maths/physics thing but I didn't actually go. :pac:

I might go to the UCD thing tomorrow seeing as school ends at 12:35 anyway. I'll be sure to not watch out for any of you.

Also my sister told me that the UCD one is generally useless.