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Pete29

I was wondering if I'm eligible for the two year leaving certificate course instead of the one year pre-leaving certificate for students repeating the leaving cert?

I messed up my leaving cert and my first year of college because of personal problems but I'm getting help and I really want to repeat the leaving. My aunt suggested Yeats college and my parents said if I was willing to work hard they said I could go.

Can I do the two year course instead of the one year course? I'm nineteen and know I wouldn't be going to college again until I was twenty one, but I don't really care about that.

Also, how much is the accommodation at Yates?

Thanks a lot for any help. I really appreciate it.


Edit: Sorry, Yeats College Galway.

randylonghorn

Pete29 wrote: »

I was wondering if I'm eligible for the two year leaving certificate course instead of the one year pre-leaving certificate for students repeating the leaving cert?

I messed up my leaving cert and my first year of college because of personal problems but I'm getting help and I really want to repeat the leaving. My aunt suggested Yeats college and my parents said if I was willing to work hard they said I could go.

Can I do the two year course instead of the one year course? I'm nineteen and know I wouldn't be going to college again until I was twenty one, but I don't really care about that.

Also, how much is the accommodation at Yates?

Thanks a lot for any help. I really appreciate it.


Edit: Sorry, Yeats College Galway.

I would imagine it's up to you whether you want to do the 2 year or the one year / repeat oprtion.

You are talking a serious amount of money though, both for fees and for accom, esp. over 2 years ... I don't know the exact prices, but between fees and accom. you're probably looking at the guts of 14 / 15 thousand per annum?

googlefan

I went to Yeats in Waterford. Did the 6th year. You do the full 2 year leaving cert course from scratch in the year. As far as I know if you decide to go into 5th year there they do more or less the same thing only twice.

Considering the expence-around 5k of fees and 100-120 a week for the digs I'd do the one year if I was you.

Pete29

randylonghorn wrote: »

I would imagine it's up to you whether you want to do the 2 year or the one year / repeat oprtion.

You are talking a serious amount of money though, both for fees and for accom, esp. over 2 years ... I don't know the exact prices, but between fees and accom. you're probably looking at the guts of 14 / 15 thousand per annum?

Wow, are you sure? I know it costs fifty five hundred just to become a student there but I can't imagine accommodation costing ten thousand + euro for accommodation per year. If your right, I would really have to find different accommodation.

randylonghorn

Pete29 wrote: »

Wow, are you sure? I know it costs fifty five hundred just to become a student there but I can't imagine accommodation costing ten thousand + euro for accommodation per year. If your right, I would really have to find different accommodation.

No, as I said, I don't have the exact prices, and can't see them on their site.

The figure I heard was around €7k for the year for accom ... I suspect that's probably full board / all-in though, and as I said I can't vouch for it's accuracy.

googlefan

€120 a week for accom is the normal price. Full board.

caroline1111

My friend goes there, I think it costs roughly 12k in total.

Reillyman

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ChiefBrody

-JammyDodger- wrote: »

Here.

Wow, what a hilariously original joke...

I wouldn't opt for the pre leaving year as well if I were you, but they'd definitely let you if you wanted to. It's all just profit for them after all... And you'd want to have a lot of self control if you're planning on living in digs, not to mention a lot of cash too..!

Btw, anyone else going to Yeats next year..?

Joker?

Both my Brother and Sister went to yeats, my brother for one year, 6th my sister for one 5th, she was pulled out of 6th for .... personal problems, but they both did well and never stopped talking about the teachers, it is expensive though so dont mess around, as for weather your able to do the 2 year course, that is down to your preference so yes if you want you can,
hope this helps some.

ChiefBrody

ChiefBrody wrote: »

Wow, what a hilariously original joke...

It wasn't a joke.

It's simple, really: if a person wants definitive information on Yeats, they should contact the school itself and not rely on the, mostly, misinformation of many posters.

randylonghorn

-JammyDodger- wrote: »

It wasn't a joke.

It's simple, really: if a person wants definitive information on Yeats, they should contact the school itself and not rely on the, mostly, misinformation of many posters.

Agreed, Jammy, but Yeats College website doesn't give the fees (that I could see last night anyway) so directing him to Google isn't much help, is it?

Now, if I could only persuade people to first look on the CAO website / in their handbook for the very basic questions that keep popping up re CAO, that would be a real improvement!

randylonghorn

randylonghorn wrote: »

Agreed, Jammy, but Yeats College website doesn't give the fees (that I could see last night anyway) so directing him to Google isn't much help, is it?

That's true, but I directed him towards the contact page of their website (in a playful fashion). If you email Yeats they will reply with how much the annual fees are, and they'll give you contact details for approved accommodation.

It's the best way of doing it, really. Oh, and as far as I know, the annual fees were, 18 months ago, in the region of €5500.

Now, if I could only persuade people to first look on the CAO website / in their handbook for the very basic questions that keep popping up re CAO, that would be a real improvement!

Wouldn't it just! Unfortunately, I can't see that ever happening...

randylonghorn

-JammyDodger- wrote: »

That's true, but I directed him towards the contact page of their website ...

Oh, it's one of those gizmos ... I'll admit I only clicked on it, saw Google, and shut it again.

-JammyDodger- wrote: »

Wouldn't it just! Unfortunately, I can't see that ever happening...

I'm allowed to dream, aren't I?!!

xo.mary

I went to Yeats, I loved it, despite doing bad in the LC

There should be no problem with you doing the 2 year course, although you'll have the majority of the courses covered by the mocks, and the ones where you haven't, you'll be prepared enough for the mocks. To be honest, if you can afford it and are willing to work, Terry's not going to say no to you.

Fees are around €6000, maybe less, I forget how much I paid. And are reduced for the 2nd year.

If you're outgoing enough to make friends through school, I'd avoid staying in digs or the new accomm. I paid €150 a week in digs beside the school. The apartments in town/forster street are cheaper and you can stay there on the weekend, for when there's study. Plus there's digs near enough that are considerably lower.

milktwosugars

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gaeilgegrinds

Yeats is grand but having already done it once I'd stick to doing it in a public school this time based on a few reasons. Firstly, you know what you have to do and don't need to be guided by the hand through the exam process.
Secondly, I'd 2 students from Yeats last year, why pay that AND get grinds?! You already pay for education through taxes, or if not you your parents, and you will some day!
Thirdly, yes it will cost that much. And it's a LOT of money. If you want to do it, you'll do it anywhere. The teachers in a public school got the same training as those in Yeats and with due respect many have much more experience. I was offered a job in Yeats PRE-Dip, that never impressed me much, somebody paying those kind of fees for an unqualified teacher. I went ahead with the Dip but my point is, it's a grand school but you can do it with out without it.

wild_swan

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milktwosugars

wild_swan wrote: »

you mentioned you had personal problems - if you think they will re-occur do not go to yeats - everything is rosey in yeats if you can keep up & do everything their way - if you have any personal issues that may be ongoing they can't deal with them at all - i am speaking from personal experience there & if you want to drop out theres not a hope in hell terry (principal) will give you your money back - my advice would be to go to to some public school that specialises in repeats - keep your money & if there is some subjects your struggling in use the money for grinds instead - yeats is very impersonal & is more like college than school - but thats just my opinion the place was not for me - anyway they over do what you need to learn for the leaving anyway- you dont need half of what they cover - they just want to get the highest scores for themselves more than make life easy for you! - try the leaving in 1 yr & do it again if it doesn;t work out - that way you may save yourself a year & if it doesn't work out you'll have a great mock done!

That's actually bullcrap, I had a serious personal issues. My mother phoned the principal, explained what was happening. The teachers were informed. I had to miss some class here and there but they were brillant. They gave me extra classes here and there to make up for things. Talked to me about it all, gave me advice. Listened. Brillant people. Seriously, there are not as cold hearted as they're made out to be and I hate hearing that!!!

Yeats is grand but having already done it once I'd stick to doing it in a public school this time based on a few reasons. Firstly, you know what you have to do and don't need to be guided by the hand through the exam process.
Secondly, I'd 2 students from Yeats last year, why pay that AND get grinds?! You already pay for education through taxes, or if not you your parents, and you will some day!
Thirdly, yes it will cost that much. And it's a LOT of money. If you want to do it, you'll do it anywhere. The teachers in a public school got the same training as those in Yeats and with due respect many have much more experience. I was offered a job in Yeats PRE-Dip, that never impressed me much, somebody paying those kind of fees for an unqualified teacher. I went ahead with the Dip but my point is, it's a grand school but you can do it with out without it.

I'd completely disagree. I went to one of the best schools in Galway and got 405. I'm not blaming the teachers but class sizes were big, some were incredibly bad (not teaching curriculum showing videos of bbc geography programmes on indian tribes) and some were good. None were as good as the one's I found in yeats. If you're really going for points, it's the place to go. They'll tell you what you need to do to get the points and if you do it, you WILL get it. I went up from 405 to 570 points, whilst dealing with something crazy at home.

wild_swan

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randylonghorn

milktwosugars wrote: »

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wild_swan wrote: »

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Ok, folks, there's no need to come to blows.

You had different experiences, you feel differently about the place, that's fine.

By all means make any points you feel will be helpful to the OP, but please do it courteously and without starting a fight between you.

irishgirl09

...just to pull this back on topic ever so slightly..

On the accommodation side of the OP, Yeats has a new "hall of residence" that is discussed on their website, might be worth the look in!

Otherwise, B and B's on college road, right beside yeats, are static in prices to a certain extent... around €130/140 a week for Sunday-Thursday nights.

If you were looking to avail of weekend study facilities (Would recommend it!) then maybe an apartment would be ideal?

It would take a day in Galway to call around and view etc but, worth it to get a place you can settle into for the year!

HTH

wild_swan

I am not interested in getting into a fight at all - believe me when I say I have enough going on in my life without needing to get into fighting with someone I don't even know on the boards!! - apologies if this was construed in this way - please ignore my quoted text above - however I do not like what I have said being called 'bullcrap' - I do not feel this is necessary or nice - I was only offering what I felt was honest advice based on my experience in the hope it may have been helpful to the op

milktwosugars

wild_swan wrote: »

I am not interested in getting into a fight at all - believe me when I say I have enough going on in my life without needing to get into fighting with someone I don't even know on the boards!! - apologies if this was construed in this way - please ignore my quoted text above - however I do not like what I have said being called 'bullcrap' - I do not feel this is necessary or nice - I was only offering what I felt was honest advice based on my experience in the hope it may have been helpful to the op

Ok, apologies...2 people in my family passed away and another very very close member had cancer in that year. The staff at yeats were brillant and their support was amazing.
I thought it was bullcrap that they could point blank be called what you were calling them. That is a matter of opinion, as is mine. If they were unkind or unsupportive, I'm sorry for you. However I really didn't find that.
Either way, best of luck to the OP.

drrkpd

milktwosugars wrote: »

Ok, apologies...2 people in my family passed away and another very very close member had cancer in that year. The staff at yeats were brillant and their support was amazing.
I thought it was bullcrap that they could point blank be called what you were calling them. That is a matter of opinion, as is mine. If they were unkind or unsupportive, I'm sorry for you. However I really didn't find that.
Either way, best of luck to the OP.

Sure I speak for many when I say very sorry for your loss and delighted Yeats supported you so well.