Discussion: CAO offers

alexcorb1991

I'm slightly confused about this? Basically how do yo find out on the 17th that you got your 1st choice and all that?

I got pretty excited when I saw this thread title...

You can check your offers online on the 17th, then accept/reject them through the CAO website.

alexcorb1991

-JammyDodger- wrote: »

I got pretty excited when I saw this thread title...

Sorry!!:D a bit misleading alright. Is there a time like the results(12pm) or can i basically check from midnight? Also whats all the craic about looking in the paper(which paper)

Sorry for all these questions but my guideance teacher was a dunce:mad:

alexcorb1991

alexcorb1991 wrote: »

Sorry!!:D a bit misleading alright. Is there a time like the results(12pm) or can i basically check from midnight? Also whats all the craic about looking in the paper(which paper)

Sorry for all these questions but my guideance teacher was a dunce:mad:

As far as I know, it's from 6 a.m. onwards on the 17th (I could be wrong on that).

Viewing your scripts takes place at a later date: typically around the end of August (26th or so).

~me~

alexcorb1991 wrote: »

Sorry!!:D a bit misleading alright. Is there a time like the results(12pm) or can i basically check from midnight? Also whats all the craic about looking in the paper(which paper)

Sorry for all these questions but my guideance teacher was a dunce:mad:

does the paper not just say how many points are needed for each course?
if it does then it might let you know if you'll get your second offer... its been a few years since i was in your position so i could be wrong! good luck either way!
oh and you can check online and you'll get it in the post as well!

alexcorb1991

Thanks a lot! Now i can sleep fine........from around 6am on the 17th

alexcorb1991

~me~ wrote: »

does the paper not just say how many points are needed for each course?
if it does then it might let you know if you'll get your second offer...

Yes but what if the points are *450 and i got 450

~me~

if the points are 450 and you got 450 you'll get your place afaik! but the points you need could go up or down so dont worry until they're out! last years points could be alot higher than this years, you never know

alexcorb1991

~me~ wrote: »

if the points are 450 and you got 450 you'll get your place afaik! but the points you need could go up or down so dont worry until they're out! last years points could be alot higher than this years, you never know

God im counting on finance in ucc to drop considerably:eek:
Now at least i can find out when im heading to UL instead

~me~

dont worry! mine dropped by 20 points (i think!) and i'd have had enough even if it didnt drop at all!

alexcorb1991

I dont believe in fate but if i dont get my 1st choice then its fate thats decided for me:rolleyes:

~me~

a girl i know didnt get her first choice, was devestated on the day, cried for hours.. (this story does have a point!).. but she took her second choice and shes absolutely loving college! says its the best thing thats ever happened to her and she loves her course! so dont be disappointed if you dont get it, just remember loads of others put your second choice down as their first so it cant be that bad!

JSK 252

~me~ wrote: »

if the points are 450 and you got 450 you'll get your place afaik! but the points you need could go up or down so dont worry until they're out! last years points could be alot higher than this years, you never know

Yes but the person above was referring to 450* wherby the star implies that not everybody on 450 points recieved an offer. In that case say for example there were 3 places left to be filled on the course in question and 5 people achieved 450 points then the places will be offered by random selection.

~me~

JSK 252 wrote: »

Yes but the person above was referring to 450* wherby the star implies that not everybody on 450 points recieved an offer. In that case say for example there were 3 places left to be filled on the course in question and 5 people achieved 450 points then the places will be offered by random selection.

i was wondering about that *! as i said its been a while! thanks for clearing it up for the OP!

JSK 252

~me~ wrote: »

i was wondering about that *! as i said its been a while! thanks for clearing it up for the OP!

Be sure to leave a thank you under my message!:D

~me~

JSK 252 wrote: »

Be sure to leave a thank you under my message!:D

was going to until you asked! tut tut! :rolleyes:

flairy-fairy

i am a non-standard applicant (i.e did my leaving two years ago) but i still didnt receive an offer 2day (round zero)...what are my chances of receiving an offer at all does anybody know?

flairy-fairy

flairy-fairy wrote: »

i am a non-standard applicant (i.e did my leaving two years ago) but i still didnt receive an offer 2day (round zero)...what are my chances of receiving an offer at all does anybody know?

As far as I know, you'll receive your offer in Round 1. You're still competing against the regular applicants for places, so you'll get your offer at the same time as they do.

flairy-fairy

what a relief! thanks v much for ur v.quick reply!!

tootyflutty

I thought round zero was the first of August?

ironictoaster

You really need to change the title of this thread!

randylonghorn

creggy wrote: »

You really need to change the title of this thread!

You may have a point ...

almostnever

This is going to be a very stupid question,so I apologise in advance.
Say you get offered your third choice in the first round,and you accept it. You realise that you'd prefer your third choice over your second,and you get offered a place in your second choice in round 2 or whatever. Do you have to accept the place in your second choice?

Craguls

almostnever wrote: »

This is going to be a very stupid question,so I apologise in advance.
Say you get offered your third choice in the first round,and you accept it. You realise that you'd prefer your third choice over your second,and you get offered a place in your second choice in round 2 or whatever. Do you have to accept the place in your second choice?

As far as I'm aware you'll be given the choice to stay or go, it's completely up to you whether you take or leave the higher choice once you accept a course.

almostnever

Brilliant,thank you (:

randylonghorn

almostnever wrote: »

This is going to be a very stupid question,so I apologise in advance.
Say you get offered your third choice in the first round,and you accept it. You realise that you'd prefer your third choice over your second,and you get offered a place in your second choice in round 2 or whatever. Do you have to accept the place in your second choice?

No, Craguis is right. If you have accepted your third choice in Round 1, and you get offered a higher choice in a subsequent round, it's entirely up to you whether to accept the new offer or stick with the original offer.

That_Guy

I did my LC two years ago and am waiting on results to come out however I was offered a place in DBS (Dublin Business School).

Anyone else get an offer too? I got this letter on Thursday I think it was.

dragonfly!

you prob got a round zero offer - i did my lc last year and applied to the cao this year and havent had an offer yet so fingers crossed for the 17th!

That_Guy

dragonfly! wrote: »

you prob got a round zero offer - i did my lc last year and applied to the cao this year and havent had an offer yet so fingers crossed for the 17th!

Yeah that's what it was. I rang DBS and they said the same thing. In fact everyone I know who had DBS on their CAO had an offer from them and they were worried that they didn't get their actual offers... not that I disregard DBS or anything.

Best of luck mate with the offers. Hopefully there'll be a few of these floating about come offers day. :D:D:D

Aoibheann

Even though I knew I wasn't getting a round zero offer (my application is solely based on LC results a couple of years back), I still checked. I'm such a loser.. but 2 weeks more to wait is driving me nuts, even though I'm almost certain of getting my course. It's the almost that's killing me..

Secoundrow

hey guys just wondering how do they contact you about offers on the 17th

do they ring you / post out something /e-mail you .. I know that you can check and accept current offers at CAO.ie but surely they have a more immediate or direct method of communication?:o

ironictoaster

I'm sure you can ring them, but I remember last year everyone has staying to all hours checking RTÉ's teletext/CAO.ie as the point changes for courses appear there. Maybe your better off you accepting as soon as possible, some might take your place in a course

Secoundrow

not really what I was asking^^:D

I want to know how or if they contact you with info on offers I know how to accept them


^oh and im pretty sure no-one can take your offer as long as you accept before the deadline think its the following friday

Aoibheann

Secoundrow wrote: »

hey guys just wondering how do they contact you about offers on the 17th

do they ring you / post out something /e-mail you .. I know that you can check and accept current offers at CAO.ie but surely they have a more immediate or direct method of communication?:o

Well, I'm not sure if they still do, but I got my offer by post aswell either that same day or the next.. I'd already accepted it by the time the post came but that's not important! Seeing as that was 2007, I'd imagine they still do, not everyone has the internet like.

fonpokno

Aoibheann wrote: »

Even though I knew I wasn't getting a round zero offer (my application is solely based on LC results a couple of years back), I still checked. I'm such a loser.. but 2 weeks more to wait is driving me nuts, even though I'm almost certain of getting my course. It's the almost that's killing me..

Me too...

I'm DYING waiting for these bloody offers. It's so much worse than last time cos 2 years ago I knew I'd gotten into my course before the results even came out! I'm likely to get my second choice first round and possibly my first choice in the second round cos the points have gone that way the last 5/6 years but still I'm panicked!

xIsabelx

Aoibheann wrote: »

Well, I'm not sure if they still do, but I got my offer by post aswell either that same day or the next.. I'd already accepted it by the time the post came but that's not important! Seeing as that was 2007, I'd imagine they still do, not everyone has the internet like.

Same, I did my Leaving in 06 and I had already accepted the place before getting the letter a few days later.

candlegrease

Hypothetical situation.

I get offered my third choice. I accept. I get offered my second choice. I decide I prefer my third choice. I do not accept my second choice. Does this rule out my first choice?

Help appreciated.

pjtb

candlegrease wrote: »

Hypothetical situation.

I get offered my third choice. I accept. I get offered my second choice. I decide I prefer my third choice. I do not accept my second choice. Does this rule out my first choice?

Help appreciated.

I don't think it does rule out your first choice. If places become available in a course that was higher up in your order of preference they have to offer it to you if you were next in line to get a place. In this 'hypothetical situation' you were offered your second choice, but you don't want it. That's not telling the CAO that you don't want what you had number one, that's the one you wanted the most anway. I hope that makes sense!

candlegrease

So basically I can move up as I please, but if I accept a higher choice all the options below are ruled out? Thanks for that.

One more question.

Say I want my second choice more than my first. I get offered my first choice straight away and decline it. Does this rule out all the others?

Piste

Yeah, once you're offered a course, all courses below it are wiped away.

pjtb

candlegrease wrote: »

So basically I can move up as I please, but if I accept a higher choice all the options below are ruled out? Thanks for that.

One more question.

Say I want my second choice more than my first. I get offered my first choice straight away and decline it. Does this rule out all the others?

If you're offered your first choice it automatically deletes all options below it whether you accept it or not. That's why the CAO place so much emphasis on putting your course choices in genuine order of preference instead of going by points or whatever which other way you might do it. So, the answer to the question is yes, accepting a higher choice rules out options below it.

QueenOfLeon

candlegrease wrote: »

So basically I can move up as I please, but if I accept a higher choice all the options below are ruled out? Thanks for that.

One more question.

Say I want my second choice more than my first. I get offered my first choice straight away and decline it. Does this rule out all the others?

Yes. If you're offered a higher choice, all the options below are ruled out. Theres a sticky at the top of the forum about all this! http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055639163

michele28564

Hi - can someone please clarify the following for me: do you actually get your offers tomorrow on line or does it just give the required points for the actual courses? Thanks

pjtb

michele28564 wrote: »

Hi - can someone please clarify the following for me: do you actually get your offers tomorrow on line or does it just give the required points for the actual courses? Thanks

When you log into your CAO account at 6am tomorrow you will be told what you have been offered from you level 8 and level 6/7 list of options. You can accept it there and then if you like. You'll also be able to view the list of points for each course on the CAO website, or on teletext.

You should receive a letter later in the day as well when the post comes (but most cannot wait until then!). Good luck!

dragonfly!

Both
you'll get an offer in the post as well
Good Luck hope you get what you want:)

leesmom

michele28564 wrote: »

Hi - can someone please clarify the following for me: do you actually get your offers tomorrow on line or does it just give the required points for the actual courses? Thanks

as far as i know your offer should be up on the cao website at 6am

michele28564

Thanks a million. I thought so but people were telling me that it was only the actual points that came out tomorrow and you would have to wait till tuesday to see what you had been offered. Thanks again

DigiGal

What about by post, will I get a letter in the morning????

logic123

ill be receiving my A level results on thursday and applying to ireland, when will the unis get my results ??? many thanks.

pjtb

DigiGal wrote: »

What about by post, will I get a letter in the morning????

Yup, you'll get a letter at whatever time your post normally arrives.
My post doesn't come until 3pm... which would be kinda late to have to wait until if there was no internet machine!

NoHands

logic123 wrote: »

ill be receiving my A level results on thursday and applying to ireland, when will the unis get my results ??? many thanks.

you might have to ring them up with your results, im not sure. Giving them a ring would probably be a smart thing to do