Mature Nursing Points Predictions 2009

SandraD77

Hi all,

Well only a few days to wait now before first CAO offers for mature nursing students get published! So I've tried to work out what I think they'll be based on previous years, cuts in places, general trends etc and I've come up with my thoughts! I'll be interested to see how close to the mark I am!

*** THESE ARE ONLY MY THOUGHTS, NOTHING HAS BEEN RELEASED YET ***

Feel free to suggest your own ideas on what points may be!
Didn't list all colleges! Only a few!

TCD

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Childrens & General - 181
General (Meath & James) - 179
Midwifery - 183

UCD

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Childrens & General - 170
General - 163
Midwifery - 178

DCU

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Childrens & General - 174
General - 166

Dundalk IT

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Midwifery - 182
General - 172

UL

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Midwifery - 196
General - 185

UCC

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Midwifery - 193
General - 178

lol1

Hi Sandra

Im very confused with all this points business for nursing for mature students. How did you come up with those figures? Have you applied through the CAO before? I didnt get any offers on sat so Im really hoping that I'll be lucky on July 31st. Im saying lucky and I mean that. I think the whole thing is mostly down to luck of the draw! I got 158 in the written test Im thinking now that I may not get an offer because of the competition, but Im trying to stay positive. Its difficult though as there is not a lot of info about the points and the way it works so you end up just presuming situations and how they allocate the places.

SandraD77

lol1, was just my guess based on reduction in places and previous years! But i was off! I got 179pts and got my first choice of Childrens and general in TCD, and someone else was saying they got 169pts and got Midwifery! So I've no idea what the points cut off where... not sure why the CAO don't publish it... maybe shoot them a quick mail!

Where did you apply to??

lol1

Hey

I applied as a mature student and through FETAC (this is a long shot very few places via this route but if your not in you can't win!) I have UL as my first choice, general, midwifery and I.D nursing then I followed up with Cork and Galway. I was disappointed when I saw no offers there on Sat morn. I kinda feel better about things now. Its the waiting thats the killer :mad:

SandraD77

Scores for Mature Code Applicants 2009 * (taken from http://www.nursingcareers.ie/ScoresMature_51.html)
HEI & Programme First 09

Athlone IT General* - 177*
Athlone IT Psychiatric* - 162**
DCU Childrens & General (Integrated)* - 171*
DCU General* - 161*
DCU Intellectual Disability* - 131*
DCU Psychiatric* - 150*
Dundalk IT General* - 167*
Dundalk IT Intellectual Disability* - 148*
Dundalk IT Midwifery* - 182*
Dundalk IT Psychiatric* - 156*
GMIT General* - 174*
GMIT Psychiatric* - 164*
IT Tralee General* - 175*
IT Tralee Psychiatric* - 168*
Letterkenny IT General* - 177*
Letterkenny IT Intellectual Disability* - 168*
Letterkenny IT Psychiatric* - 171*
NUIG General* - 173**
NUIG Midwifery* - 173**
NUIG Psychiatric* - 173*
St Angela's General* - 173*
St Angela's Intellectual Disability* - 164*
TCD Children's & General (Integrated)* - 176*
TCD General (Adelaide)* - 168*
TCD General (Meath & St James's)* - 161**
TCD Intellectual Disability* - 144**
TCD Midwifery* - 168*
TCD Psychiatric* - 144*
UCC Children's & General (Integrated)* - 174*
UCC General* - 171*
UCC Intellectual Disability* - 157**
UCC Midwifery* - 177*
UCC Psychiatric* - 165*
UCD Children's & General (Integrated)* - 166*
UCD General* - 157**
UCD Midwifery* - 169*
UCD Psychiatric* - 147*
UL General* - 180*
UL Intellectual Disability* - 168*
UL Midwifery* - 184*
UL Psychiatric* - 166*
Waterford IT General* - 175**
Waterford IT Intellectual Disability* - 160*
Waterford IT Psychiatric* - 158**