DCU or TCD science???

jessiepoo410

I honestly cant decide between dcu biotech or a general science degree in trinity. i live on the commuter line so it would be way easier to get to trinity every day but i like the course in Dcu better. Everyone says its really hard to have a good social life in trinity too! so i really cant decide. i would really like to be a secodary teacher someday and with a biotech degree i could teach both biology and maths but i think i could only teach biology with the degree from trinity.I know the biotech degree is very much maths based, but i do pass maths. i usually get A1's and A2's but do you think i would struggle?? Do you think i would have more career opportunities with the degree fom trinity of dcu?? if you have done either of these courses please tell me what you liked or disliked about each one. thanks a mill, its just so hard to decide!

wonderfulname

What do you actually enjoy studying? screw everything else, and don't limit yourself to the commuter line, that's a silly way to choose a course. Don't mind people bigging up trinity, its as hard a uni to go to as any other.

Garseys

Well there's other added advantages to DCU. The labs are excellent and there's some very good lecturers aswell.

The maths you do in first year is slightly more difficult than pass maths but there's always the Maths Learning Centre if you are having any difficulty.

You also have INTRA in 3rd year which is a great oppurtunity to work in industry for 6 months.

And as wonderfulname said, don't let the commuting limit you in deciding where you want to go. :£

Kavrocks

Pick the course you like the most it will make your life so much easier. If you really can't decide on a course then pick the college you prefer from your experiences of their open days and any other events you attended there.

In no way let the commuter line decide it for you. Or the prestige the Trinity has attached to it.

A lot of people have went there just to 'go to Trinity' and found themselves unhappy and dissatisfied with life there.

Being in DCU, of course my opinion in biased but you will do well to find a more welcoming university and campus environment than DCU.

As for commuting, there are buses galore that serves DCU every hour. It's a 15min bus ride to O' Connell St.

DCU!

Hersheys

I didn't get the points for TCD (course went up by bout 100 points or something the year I applied) and I did Biotech in DCU. I loved it. And I'm glad I didn't go to Trinity (did a higher degree in TCD when I was done in DCU - and personally I preferred DCU.)

The maths is okay in first year, and second year is a bit more advanced but if you work at it you'll get it.

No more pure maths modules after 2nd year, but there is engineering which is maths based, but it's all doable. The engineering lecturers are approachable if you need help.

ironictoaster

In 1st year Biotech. Everything is fine once you put a bit of study in, but I am finding introductory to chemistry CS113 module tough and that's coming from someone with chemistry experience. So don't take that module too easy, like me

Career prospects are pretty good, there's was some survey done on graduating from BT students. Around 70% got jobs in their field the rest went on to further study. It's on the DCU site somewhere as well as figures from other courses.