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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 941 ✭✭✭Ciderswigger


    Passed mine too.... Yessssss!!!!:D:D:D


  • Registered Users Posts: 143 ✭✭alwayswright


    Anyone notice that Angel Lane are charging 1e for a glass of water in their premises. Bit disgraceful in my opinion


  • Moderators Posts: 8,678 ✭✭✭D4RK ONION


    Vote with your wallet, don't go there anymore. If you go back you're telling them that it's fine by you to be charged €1 for water. They're a business, they'll do whatever's profitable.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,871 ✭✭✭Poxyshamrock


    Can't believe they're charging for water! :eek:

    Anyone been to The Orchard yet in The Granary?


  • Company Representative Posts: 195 Verified rep MISU Office


    Hi folks, just to let you know we have checked this out for you with the management of Angel Lane. The €1 charge in question is for a 500ml (plastic) bottle of water (Irish of course :D) and not a glass of water!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,871 ✭✭✭Poxyshamrock


    JD Sports are opening in The Crescent soon if any students are looking for a part time job.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 185 ✭✭Cailin CoisFarraige


    Any sign of information about graduation?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 535 ✭✭✭Chloris


    I posted on the MISU Facebook page asking and got no response. When I e-mailed them, I was told that the information would be out last week or early this week.

    I have to go to London for a gig the weekend after graduation and I'm tempted to just not bother going to the ceremony. I only consider having gotten through college an achievement because of the fact that Mary Immaculate was such a hell for me, not because there was any doubt about the academic side of it going smoothly. Voluntarily going back to such an oppressive and negative place where I so grudgingly spent such a long amount of time in my life seems like a bit of a drag.

    This is the only place I can find any information about it:
    http://www.mic.ul.ie/graduation2012/Pages/faqs.aspx

    I still need to find out -
    1. What day my ceremony is on
    2. Where to get the tickets I need
    3. What the cheapest gowns available are
    4. If there are any downsides to not going

    Not that I want to avoid the people I went to college with; it's not like I wasn't vaguely amused by the people I met there (although mostly the ones from the Arts subject I did; most of the B.Eds I knew were incredibly boring individuals), I just don't really have much time for friends unless they're proximal or worth the effort of keeping in touch, which the majority of them really weren't. I remain acquaintances with them through Facebook and just don't really need any more from them than that. I have plenty of friends in Cork who are far more interesting, far less conservative, with whom I have far more in common with.

    Graduation schmaduation if they don't come out with more information soon. I need to book my flights and if I'm not graduating, there's no need to fly out of Shannon.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 941 ✭✭✭Ciderswigger


    There's a link on the side there for the conferring schedule. I'm only a 2nd year so I haven't been paying attention to the Grad details but does that not tell you what day you'd be on at least.

    I'm not much help but maybe the answer is there?


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  • Company Representative Posts: 195 Verified rep MISU Office


    Hi All,

    Firstly apologies if we did not answer Facebook post, we try our best to answer everything but the busy nature of the office and the sheer volume of posts and private mails we get means we do miss out sometimes. We have however tried to give everyone as much information about Graduation as possible which is very little as we haven't had official confirmation from the college.

    Now onto the good news, Student Services is currently in the middle of updating all details on the Graduation page, once this is complete it will be published to the homepage (this is why it is not visible anywhere on the site as it is currently been worked on in the background but everyone seems to have managed to find it somehow)

    Hope this helps

    MISU Team


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 185 ✭✭Cailin CoisFarraige


    Chloris wrote: »

    I have to go to London for a gig the weekend after graduation and I'm tempted to just not bother going to the ceremony. I only consider having gotten through college an achievement because of the fact that Mary Immaculate was such a hell for me, not because there was any doubt about the academic side of it going smoothly. Voluntarily going back to such an oppressive and negative place where I so grudgingly spent such a long amount of time in my life seems like a bit of a drag.

    Not that I want to avoid the people I went to college with; it's not like I wasn't vaguely amused by the people I met there (although mostly the ones from the Arts subject I did; most of the B.Eds I knew were incredibly boring individuals), I just don't really have much time for friends unless they're proximal or worth the effort of keeping in touch, which the majority of them really weren't. I remain acquaintances with them through Facebook and just don't really need any more from them than that. I have plenty of friends in Cork who are far more interesting, far less conservative, with whom I have far more in common with.

    I'm sorry you feel that way about your time in Mary I Chloris. Fortunately I find myself in a very different position to you, in that I enjoyed my time there, am very proud of what I've achieved academically and socially, and I am looking forward to returning at the end of the month.

    I made the time to make friends, and made the effort to keep in touch. For me graduation is a chance to meet up with these people. It is also the culmination of something I worked very hard for, both academically and financially so I'm taking the opportunity to celebrate that.

    Personally, I would advise you not to go to graduation if you are dreading it so much. The graduation is an hour and a half long. I'm excited about seeing my "uninteresting" and "conservative" friends receive their degrees, but it will be a very long ceremony for you if you have to sit through the graduation of all the people who only "vaguely amused" you.

    I should also remind you that your identity on Boards is not anonymous, and labelling B.Ed.s as uninteresting, conservative, incredibly boring and not worth the effort of keeping in touch with, might be slightly insulting to the friends you made in B.Ed.

    Thank you for replying to my question. The Mary I site has been updated so I have all the information I need now.


  • Company Representative Posts: 195 Verified rep MISU Office


    Graduation information is now available from the below link. There is also a link to register for graduation on this page.

    http://www.mic.ul.ie/graduation2012/Pages/default.aspx

    Below is a statement from the college about why you have to fill out a survey


    "We at Mary Immaculate College regard the quality of the student experience as a priority. Our objective is to provide an excellent education as well as an environment that is conducive to personal development.

    We are therefore surveying students who are about to graduate in order to harvest the wealth of valuable knowledge and opinions that exists amongst you, our graduating students. The information you provide is vital to us in order to help us identify where we should focus our efforts in making the MIC learning experience one of the very best available to future students.

    Your careful reflection on your experiences will ensure that your own degree is regarded by prospective employers as an academic award of the highest merit. This is what we strive for in your interest, and in the interest of the future generations of students to follow you at MIC.

    When you have completed the survey questions you will be directed to the Online Registration Form for the 2012 MIC Graduation Ceremony.

    Your survey responses are completely confidential.

    If you have any queries or concerns regarding this survey you may contact Emma Barry, Quality Officer at 061-204515 or emma.barry@mic.ul.ie"


  • Registered Users Posts: 8 Coopster91


    Hello Everyone,

    Not sure if I am posting in the correct Thread but sure..

    Right. The new B.Ed course in Mary I. The 4 year degree. Do we still have to do a H.Dip after completing the 4 years in Mary I? I can't find accurate information on the Mary I website anywhere and some friends have mentioned that you have to do the dip after the degree....surely not though? I mean, 4 years in college and still have to do a Dip. to become qualified?

    Also, what is this ''probationary period'' about after you qualify as a teacher?? Waaah?! :eek:

    Help Please!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 185 ✭✭Cailin CoisFarraige


    Coopster91 wrote: »
    Hello Everyone,

    Not sure if I am posting in the correct Thread but sure..

    Right. The new B.Ed course in Mary I. The 4 year degree. Do we still have to do a H.Dip after completing the 4 years in Mary I? I can't find accurate information on the Mary I website anywhere and some friends have mentioned that you have to do the dip after the degree....surely not though? I mean, 4 years in college and still have to do a Dip. to become qualified?

    Also, what is this ''probationary period'' about after you qualify as a teacher?? Waaah?! :eek:

    Help Please!

    Hi Coopster,
    yes, you will still have to do your Dip "year" (100 days) after you graduate. God knows why it wasn't gotten rid of, but that's the reality I'm afraid.

    When you graduate you become a Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT). You will then be registered with the Teaching Council. Your status with the Teaching Council is "probationary" until you complete your Dip and the 12 compulsory workshops organised by the National Induction Program. You can still sub and teach while you are a probationary teacher.


  • Registered Users Posts: 8 Coopster91


    Hey,

    Thanks for the reply! :) Im still not sure what the Dip actually is though - is it your 100 probation hours + 12 workshops or is it another full time year of college + exams?? Do you understand what I'm asking?!

    Sorry for being awkward now!!

    Coop*91


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 185 ✭✭Cailin CoisFarraige


    Don't worry about it.
    The Dip is 100 days continuous teaching in a class, or else 2 sets of 50 days. Basically you teach the class as normal, you complete short-term and long-term plans and you get inspected.

    The workshops are completely separate to the Dip and you don't actually have to be employed by a school to do them. They're on in your local education centre every few weeks, you can sign up as soon as you get your final Mary I results and you have 3 years to do them all.

    There are no exams/lectures involved in the Dip year. I think you might be thinking of the PGDE which is for people looking to do secondary teachers.


  • Registered Users Posts: 8 Coopster91


    Ohhhhhh riiiiiight, now I get it, actually was thinking about the PGDE now that you mention it!!

    Another ceist, what is the Gaeilge like in the course? Is it taught from an introductory level, like do they go through all the tenses etc with you in First Year or is it straight into novels, oral work, professional Irish..? I'm not very confident in my Irish as it's been 3 years since I was in secondary school - I got a HB2 in my Leaving.

    Thanks very much for your help Cailin Cois Farraige!

    PS - Where is your depth of knowledge coming from? Did you do Primary Teaching in MaryI? :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 185 ✭✭Cailin CoisFarraige


    Just finished the B.Ed. in Mary I, will be graduating at the end of the month.

    Tbh, I'm not really sure how the Irish content works out in the new 4 year course. If it's anything like the original course, "Arts" Irish was all about poetry, stories, history etc. Professional Irish (Gaeilge Ghairmiúil) was about practicing speaking and learning grammar including tenses, tuiseals, noun genders etc.

    The best advice I can give you is to expose yourself to Irish as much as you can. Stick on TG4 every now and then, try watching An Nuacht, have a look at Foinse. . .


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 363 ✭✭Icarus Wings


    Best of luck to everyone graduating this week! Take it away, Cliff!



    ...I pulled out all the stops with that one! :D:p


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 2,503 Mod ✭✭✭✭dambarude


    Thanks for that Icarus, though I'll admit that I didn't hit play. I hope everybody who isn't graduating enjoys the days off!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,871 ✭✭✭Poxyshamrock


    What are they doing to "The Quad"?

    Was in College today and the place is conpletely ripped apart. Nice to see they got rid of those ugly prefabs though! :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 143 ✭✭alwayswright


    What are they doing to "The Quad"?

    Was in College today and the place is conpletely ripped apart. Nice to see they got rid of those ugly prefabs though! :D

    Noticed that myself when I was around. Now would be the perfect oppertunity to add a nice green/grassy area to the Quad, make it a place where people can actually sit down, relax and have a chat. Pretty sure it won some sort of 'Dullest Quad' award a few years ago :p


  • Company Representative Posts: 195 Verified rep MISU Office


    Noticed that myself when I was around. Now would be the perfect oppertunity to add a nice green/grassy area to the Quad, make it a place where people can actually sit down, relax and have a chat. Pretty sure it won some sort of 'Dullest Quad' award a few years ago :p


    You hit the nail on the head there, the quad is undergoing an extreme make over :-)


  • Registered Users Posts: 70 ✭✭stall_the_ball


    totally off topic but is there anything in Mary I that I could undertake for my personal skill for the Gaisce Award?

    For those who aren't familiar with the requirements here are the suggested ideas from their website, I've yet to come across anything in the college though.

    http://www.gaisce.ie/challenges.aspx

    Many thanks


  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,933 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    totally off topic but is there anything in Mary I that I could undertake for my personal skill for the Gaisce Award?

    For those who aren't familiar with the requirements here are the suggested ideas from their website, I've yet to come across anything in the college though.

    http://www.gaisce.ie/challenges.aspx

    Many thanks

    MIDAS - acting/musicals
    Wired FM - D.J'ing


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 185 ✭✭Cailin CoisFarraige


    Any idea when the application forms for the postgrad in education will be made available? Apparently the DES have sanctioned this year's course but there's no sign of an application yet on the Mary I site.


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 2,503 Mod ✭✭✭✭dambarude


    Has the college must have fallen off the face of the earth, or is everybody being so studious that they haven't time to post here? ;)


  • Registered Users Posts: 39 only18


    I suppose nothing exciting is really happening in the college at the mo,

    ... apart from the lambs liver and stewed carrots and onions, they were serving in the canteen last week. Like REALLY??


    I think there is more artisan cuisine put into a tin of Pedigree Chum.

    Any thoughts?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,871 ✭✭✭Poxyshamrock


    only18 wrote: »
    I suppose nothing exciting is really happening in the college at the mo,

    ... apart from the lambs liver and stewed carrots and onions, they were serving in the canteen last week. Like REALLY??


    I think there is more artisan cuisine put into a tin of Pedigree Chum.

    Any thoughts?

    Canteen is pretty rank! Food is bland and flavourless at the best of times!
    I like the curry chips!

    Some of the Aramark/Campbells-run restaurants in UL have unreal grub.

    Would love if they got a Subway like Campbell's in UL have but I don't know if there's the numbers to sustain one.


  • Registered Users Posts: 143 ✭✭alwayswright


    Currently on Home Teaching Practice. God its weird to say that I'm actually missing the college a lot, its weird not having been there properly since the end of March...
    On the upside I have Christmas holidays in 15 days! :pac:


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 941 ✭✭✭Ciderswigger


    Essays make me sad... :(














    And really stressed out! :mad:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 363 ✭✭Icarus Wings


    Finally finished with Home TP! :D

    dance-fresh-prince-funny-gif-will-smith-Favim.com-238381.gif


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 2,503 Mod ✭✭✭✭dambarude


    Congrats Icarus Wings, it's a great feeling to be finished with it. Good luck with your dissertation/AEE!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 363 ✭✭Icarus Wings


    Thanks dambarude, it's a big relief to get one major hurdle over with. Gonna be tricky to change back into the dissertation "mindset" but it has to be done! :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,871 ✭✭✭Poxyshamrock


    Good luck in the exams everybody! :D


  • Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 2,283 Mod ✭✭✭✭angeldaisy


    Good luck in the exams everybody! :D

    thanks but I think I need more than luck - total b****x of a semester this year

    btw good luck to everyone sitting exams - and those finishing off assignments:D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,428 ✭✭✭Talib Fiasco


    Hope the exams went well for everyone! They went more than less good for me, big change from the LC Exams but that's a good thing.

    Just wondering, when will the results be available or when are they normally? Hahaha yeah I know it's only been like two days but I'm just curious....

    Cheers :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 185 ✭✭Cailin CoisFarraige


    Results are usually out in late January. Hope they went well for you!

    Congrats to anyone that has been accepted into the postgrad


  • Registered Users Posts: 70 ✭✭stall_the_ball


    TheComeUp wrote: »
    Hope the exams went well for everyone! They went more than less good for me, big change from the LC Exams but that's a good thing.

    Just wondering, when will the results be available or when are they normally? Hahaha yeah I know it's only been like two days but I'm just curious....

    Cheers :D

    I think I saw a sign in Tailteann saying the 4th of February but I could be wrong


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,304 ✭✭✭coffeelover


    I think I saw a sign in Tailteann saying the 4th of February but I could be wrong

    I heard a rumour that you get a letter home before the end of Janurary if you failed some of your exams. Anyone know if this is true? :confused:


  • Registered Users Posts: 673 ✭✭✭lighthouse


    Think so, at least that was the way when I was in College, not that I got any :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,871 ✭✭✭Poxyshamrock


    I think I only got the fail letter when it came to paying for repeats!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,304 ✭✭✭coffeelover


    I think I only got the fail letter when it came to paying for repeats!

    Ya someone else told me that yesterday actually.. Just wondering do any of ye do french or is it a hard subject to take to degree level? :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 185 ✭✭Cailin CoisFarraige



    Ya someone else told me that yesterday actually.. Just wondering do any of ye do french or is it a hard subject to take to degree level? :)

    It's definitely a big jump up from first year. If you're struggling with it now I wouldn't recommend keeping it on. That said, it's a really interesting subject, there's a wide range of topics covered and the lecturers are all really friendly and helpful.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,304 ✭✭✭coffeelover


    It's definitely a big jump up from first year. If you're struggling with it now I wouldn't recommend keeping it on. That said, it's a really interesting subject, there's a wide range of topics covered and the lecturers are all really friendly and helpful.

    I'm kinda finding it hard in first year but I don't know what else to keep on so I guess I'll just have to work really hard at it :(


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,871 ✭✭✭Poxyshamrock


    I'm kinda finding it hard in first year but I don't know what else to keep on so I guess I'll just have to work really hard at it :(

    What are your other subjects, coffeelover?


  • Registered Users Posts: 28 HaloThere


    just wondering does anyone know what weeks 2nd year infant TP/exams take place? trying to organise summer plans and it would be a great help to know:)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,304 ✭✭✭coffeelover


    What are your other subjects, coffeelover?

    Irish, French, psychology and music. Think i'll keep on irish, but i've no idea which other one to keep on :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 363 ✭✭Icarus Wings


    HaloThere wrote: »
    just wondering does anyone know what weeks 2nd year infant TP/exams take place? trying to organise summer plans and it would be a great help to know:)

    You'll probably find out the specific dates when you go back, but Infant TP normally takes place in the first two weeks of May. Based on previous years, your schedule this semester will be lectures, exams and a TP prep week followed by the actual TP.

    If I was to take a guess, I'd say Infant TP will be from 6th May - 17th May this year. That means the prep week would be from 29th April - 4th May. The exams would be the week prior.

    Those are my rough estimates mind you! :pac: Head to the Education office the first week you're back or they might know the exact dates this week if you give them a ring!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,871 ✭✭✭Poxyshamrock


    Irish, French, psychology and music. Think i'll keep on irish, but i've no idea which other one to keep on :(

    I much preferred French to Irish in first year.
    Irish is quite tough in 2nd year.


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