Changes due to the crisis

Wendero

Hello

Do you think much, or anything, will change at the colleges this autumn because of the crisis? Like, will there be more students or less (first years, that is)?

And; do you think the points required for admission will change? I could imagine points in economics and related subjects would drop now that the market looks so bad (it's hard, if not impossible, to get a job in finance right now). What do you think?

/John

OneArt

I'd imagine Arts courses points might go up... Which I'm hoping they won't. I like to think language courses might have their points definitely drop... Though one never knows.

Funnily enough my second choice is Economics with German and European studies at Maynooth. Even if the economy's sh*t in Ireland there's a whole world out there that's not exactly on the brink of collapse.

Canada's supposed to be flying nicely. And to be honest it has better weather than this place.

Wendero

Well, I guess easy courses will go up in points. You know, those courses that may not really give you a job, but that will keep you bussy (or make you look bussy) for a couple of years. Most of those are arts courses of course.

Yes, it isn't stupid to choose economics or finance right now, the crisis will be over (and I really believe in the irish economy, that's why I'm moving) before you graduate. But do people really understand that? I still think that finance degrees are less attractive today than they were one or two years ago.

Now, I don't have a problem with getting the points needed to be admitted to NUIM's finance and economics degree, but I would be surprised if the points went up anyway.

AARRRGH

Couple of things:

Your degree will take four years; the world will be a very different place when you graduate.

You should not base your college choice on where the jobs will be; you should base it on what you want to do.

The world is getting more technical and scientific; if you like either of these areas, I think you are setting yourself up for a nice job when you graduate.

melekalikimaka

i'd say points accross the board will shoot up... lots of folk going back to college to ride out the recession