Freshers...Hows it going?

yesno123

christina_x wrote: »

im 17 and in NUIG atm..only thing is i look 19ish when i dress up.
hate to say it but youd be better off taking a year out, most are are 18/19, youl socialise and mix better if your able to go out clubbing with people from your course

Yeah I had always planned to repeat or work for a year just that friends are going this year but I have friends going college next year but not sure where they are going yet. And eh just how strict are they on i.d's?

leverarch12

I knew loads of people who were only 17 in first year and getting in places was really no problem! theres no point in taking a whole year out just because theres a small chance you mightnt get into a club! Most the socialising in first year is done at house partys people didnt even always go to clubs! But you will really have to live in corrib!

TheCosmicFrog

yesno123 wrote: »

Considerin doing IT in NUIG but I'll only be 17 for all my first yeat just wondering is there many others that go that early? Also how difficult is it to get into pubs and that around Galway?(I don't look old either so I'll probably end up taking a year out or something)

Thanks and sorry for kinda hijacking the thread

I'm doing IT and was 17 up until three days ago - you'll be grand. I look older so I always got into clubs and pubs without ID.

christina_x

TheCosmicFrog wrote: »

I'm doing IT and was 17 up until three days ago - you'll be grand. I look older so I always got into clubs and pubs without ID.

happy birthday!:)
:O you never got ID'd?! Im always ID'd! Well.. i got into cuba twice without ID but i think they were just tryna cram people in:P see the guy said he doesnt look older.. when i first started college i had no ID and i know how horrible it is to be in corrib drinking with people gettin on savage and then they say "you coming out? go on you have to" and you cant:P then everybody scampers off to town.. its **** enough like
iv got an ID now though, but it would have been really useful then!

yesno123

So most ye sayin it'll be handy enuf to get with Id.. I will be gettin a good fake Id in the next few months and gettin my passport done and they'll both have the same date on it so shud I get in most places with them?!

Nuggles

Seriously? You're considering taking a year out JUST because you're 17? What nonsense. Go to college if you want to go to college. Don't put it off because you fear a bouncer won't let you in. If they don't let you in, all you'll have to do is try some place else. It's not the end of the world.

Maybe a year out would be good for you though, because from the sounds of it, you're not mature enough for it yet.

yesno123

Nuggles wrote: »

Seriously? You're considering taking a year out JUST because you're 17? What nonsense. Go to college if you want to go to college. Don't put it off because you fear a bouncer won't let you in. If they don't let you in, all you'll have to do is try some place else. It's not the end of the world.

Maybe a year out would be good for you though, because from the sounds of it, you're not mature enough for it yet.

Well like it's just that there's only 5 or 6 of us friends that are going and they'll all be 18 and ad it is I'm sick of always being the younger one and having problems if you get me.

TheCosmicFrog

yesno123 wrote: »

Well like it's just that there's only 5 or 6 of us friends that are going and they'll all be 18 and ad it is I'm sick of always being the younger one and having problems if you get me.

If I learned anything from being a first-year, it's that you'll gain a LOT more friends from your course, societies, clubs, etc. many of whom will be 17 as well.

I know when you're in secondary school you think you'll be hanging around with your friends all the time in college, but in reality you'll gain plenty more (such as reap-a-rat, aido179 and cyberbemon above in my case!).

If you want, check out my first entry to my blog titled "Aaron... in student form", where I talk about the changes from secondary school to college: http://aaronhastings.typepad.com

Carsinian Thau

yesno123 wrote: »

So most ye sayin it'll be handy enuf to get with Id.. I will be gettin a good fake Id in the next few months and gettin my passport done and they'll both have the same date on it so shud I get in most places with them?!

Just to focus on this: If I were you I wouldn't touch a passport at all, you can get in some serious shít for messing about with one of those.

It simply couldn't be worth it.

reap-a-rat

TheCosmicFrog wrote: »

If I learned anything from being a first-year, it's that you'll gain a LOT more friends from your course, societies, clubs, etc. many of whom will be 17 as well.

I know when you're in secondary school you think you'll be hanging around with your friends all the time in college, but in reality you'll gain plenty more (such as reap-a-rat, aido179 and cyberbemon above in my case!).

The Cosmic Frog is spot on with what he says, from my town there were over twenty LCs coming to Galway, but I can see those at the weekend if I want, or meet up with them during the week if I feel like it, when I'm in college and I'm going out its mainly with the new people I've met since September, be they people from my class or just other folks I've become friends with through meeting them at house parties, which, in my experience are definitely the best part of going out... the nightclubs can be quite messy and unless you've got a good income you won't be drinking in pubs very often tbh!!!:D

Dman001

In Corrib at the moment and I would recommend it for anyone going into first year. It's very handy to get to know people and to find your way around. Its very handy to for those wet days, so you cna easily go home and get changed. Ill be glad to see the back of it though at the end of the year but TBH it isnt THAT bad at all. Gort na Coirbe is much nicer and your much closer to Tesco and Dunnes so I'll think I'll be heading there next year.

mink_man

cook malojan!

ciano1

When would be the best time to book accomodation ?
I hear Gort books up very fast but what about corrib?

Im still torn between Corrib, Gort and Centrepoint

christina_x

ciano1 wrote: »

When would be the best time to book accomodation ?
I hear Gort books up very fast but what about corrib?

Im still torn between Corrib, Gort and Centrepoint

hmm.. i booked in like march last year, but that was only my friend pressurising me to, in the end theyr was no need!
i no a girl who boooked her room in corrib after the leavin results!
just keep an eye on the place your looking for, and if your worried theyrs not many rooms left, emaill them and check!
but i suppose it doesnt really matter when you book it, youl get your deposit back (minus €100 for most places) if you dont get the points for your course anyways, so you wont loose that much, and youl be garaunteed a room where you wanna live!

ciano1

Anybody here go to NUIG with knowing anybody in Galway ?
Chances are I wont. Would Corrib be a good option in that case?

I now know to avoid amhra house thanks to reap-a-rat's thread in praise of the place:p

nobbo

ciano1 wrote: »

Anybody here go to NUIG with knowing anybody in Galway ?
Chances are I wont. Would Corrib be a good option in that case?

I now know to avoid amhra house thanks to reap-a-rat's thread in praise of the place:p

I was in that exact position. Well knew one but we never really talked and havnt seen him since I got to NUIG. I think I know which school your in and if you look at the Irish times feeder school thing only 2 from our school went to NUIG last year, I was one of them.

The reason why I advocate Corrib so much is because of the amount of friends you'll make and it will make an already hard job(moving to college) much much easier. As Ive said already on other threads, Ive made friends in Corrib that I dont think Ill be without after college. If you dont know anybody or that many, Corrib is the best place for you to go to make friends IMO.

TheCosmicFrog

The most important thing about first-year is making friends. Friends will help you even when times are bad (and by times, that includes accomodation!). Go for the place where you'll make the most friends.

reap-a-rat

ciano1 wrote: »

Anybody here go to NUIG with knowing anybody in Galway ?
Chances are I wont. Would Corrib be a good option in that case?

I now know to avoid amhra house thanks to reap-a-rat's thread in praise of the place:p

YAY, glad ya listened;)!

cailin_donn

cool... thats loads of help, im personally stuck between cuirt and corrib... thinkin of leaning towards corrib though, for first year anyway!

and ciano, im in tipp aswel, im up north tipp in nenagh and i know that a special bus goes around the south and brings students to galway sunday night and comes back on friday evening.

christina_x

yep! My friend gets that bus, Cavanaghs i think he said!

ciano1

Ah yes

JJ Kavanaghs bus...I think they only go in the dublin direction from clonmel though

I was plannning on bumming a lift to limerick and getting the €1 Citylink busses from there to galway every week!!

cailin_donn

thats a good idea- spoken like a true college student

as far as i know though, this isnt the usual kavanaghs bus its a special NUIG one so it might go through clonmel?

Jordonvito

TheCosmicFrog wrote: »

I'm doing IT and was 17 up until three days ago - you'll be grand. I look older so I always got into clubs and pubs without ID.

you always get asked for id, im 17 but iv my mates passport who looks remotley like me so it does the job, but ul need sum sort of id

QueenOfLeon

ciano1 wrote: »

Anybody here go to NUIG with knowing anybody in Galway ?
Chances are I wont. Would Corrib be a good option in that case?

I now know to avoid amhra house thanks to reap-a-rat's thread in praise of the place:p

I knew a few people coming to galway but knew id barely see them in college, living in Corrib now and its great! Met so many people and get on really well with the girls im living with

Cuirt and Gort are nicer accomodations, bigger and the rooms are a lot better. Its a bit longer of a walk to college, but for making friends it seems to be pretty good. Theres less 1st years tho...

Dunaras is also really nice, problem is its so far away! A good half hour walk to college but theres a student bus that goes in at certain times.

whadabouchasir

Anne-Marie!! wrote: »

Dunaras is also really nice, problem is its so far away! A good half hour walk to college but theres a student bus that goes in at certain times.

Ah it's only 20 minutes

RHunce

ciano1 wrote: »

Ah yes

JJ Kavanaghs bus...I think they only go in the dublin direction from clonmel though

I was plannning on bumming a lift to limerick and getting the €1 Citylink busses from there to galway every week!!

is it only a €1 from limk to galway? im from limk, 5th year and looking to do mech.eng in nuig!! any one have any opinions on it ?

christina_x

RHunce wrote: »

is it only a €1 from limk to galway? im from limk, 5th year and looking to do mech.eng in nuig!! any one have any opinions on it ?

Yep its €1 if you book online a week in advance (well i know thats what it is from galway to Dublin so im presuking its the same)

syncosised

RHunce wrote: »

is it only a €1 from limk to galway? im from limk, 5th year and looking to do mech.eng in nuig!! any one have any opinions on it ?

It's a heavy enough workload in Mech Eng, but it's a well-taught course, and there's some good practical stuff as far as I know. The new engineering building will be finished by May 2011, so any engineering course in NUIG is a good idea now!

RHunce

syncosised wrote: »

It's a heavy enough workload in Mech Eng, but it's a well-taught course, and there's some good practical stuff as far as I know. The new engineering building will be finished by May 2011, so any engineering course in NUIG is a good idea now!

new building? that sounds great! i'll be starting september 2010 hopefully.

by saying as far as you know i presume you dont actually do the course but if anyone does would they be able to give an insight into? whats the physics and maths aspect like in it?

lumpwood

There's a pretty heavy maths content the whole way through the course, you'd want to be doing (and enjoying) honours maths or you'll struggle, hence the strict maths entrance requirement. There's an element of physics the whole way through the course too (e.g. mechanics, newtons laws etc etc) but in terms of leaving cert physics its only covered in semester two of first year. Basically if you've done it for l.c. you'll find it a breeze, if you haven't its no biggie either since its really only a tiny part of the course.

Generally I found the course great, gets really interesting in last two years. Its hard work though, so make sure its really what you want before throwing it on the CAO.