DCU - Who wants to go there?

Grindylow

Soo.. UL has one, so this shall be the DCU thread!

Hopefully I'll be going there to study MINT! I'm Noel, 18, from Waterford!

Nagikami

Yeah I wanna go there too Edmond, 17 from Galway (This thread looks like the minutes of an AA meeting... ) I'm hoping on doing Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies...

plein de force

mee!
i have european business and french, business international and apllied language and intercultural studies down on my CAO
would really love to go here

RHunce

Noel2k9 wrote: »

Soo.. UL has one, so this shall be the DCU thread!

Hopefully I'll be going there to study MINT! I'm Noel, 18, from Waterford!

It was UL last week for you :pac:

Grindylow

RHunce wrote: »

It was UL last week for you :pac:

<_<

>_>

THAT WAS MY EVIL TWIN

sob1467

I have DCU down as my top two choices. Really hoping to do Business with German.

randylonghorn

RHunce wrote: »

It was UL last week for you :pac:

And DIT and .... >.<


You're going to DCU to study mints, Noel?! 0_o

Grindylow

randylonghorn wrote: »

And DIT and .... >.<


You're going to DCU to study mints, Noel?! 0_o

Tut tut stalk my life <_<

Marketing, Innovation and Technology ---> MINT:P

randylonghorn

Noel2k9 wrote: »

Tut tut stalk my life <_<

Oh, there are far more interesting lives to stalk!!

aoife_bennett

mmmmmmmmeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!

Aoife, 19 (with the last two days), from Waterford, wants to do Journalism.

this looks like one of them ads in a WLTM column!!

szybki

I hope to do genetics & cell biology in DCU, but its my 3rd choice 19 -->Wexford

LilMissCiara

DCU is my first choice out of the 10.. But I don't wanna go there..! :P

Forgot to introduce myself... But I don't need an introduction..! :P

James G

James, 17. I live about 15 minutes away from DCU.

Hoping to do Computer Applications.

szybki

LilMissCiara wrote: »

DCU is my first choice out of the 10.. But I don't wanna go there..! :P

Forgot to introduce myself... But I don't need an introduction..! :P

If you don't wanna go there why did you put DCU as your 1st choice on CAO list?

LilMissCiara

szybki wrote: »

If you don't wanna go there why did you put DCU as your 1st choice on CAO list?

There more options in life than your 10 choices on a CAO form.

szybki

sure....... but if you don't like it, don't go there .... there is many other colleges that may suit you better. The course takes usually 4 years. Its mad to go to college you don't like and spend there 4 years ....... but its only my opinion and you will do what will suit you....

spurious

If I was 17/18 again, DCU would be my choice - in my day it was called the National Institute for Higher Education and was surrounded by fields.

I have two siblings who went there - excellent courses and standards. While the rest of us were dossing around academia on 12 and 16 hour weeks, they were in til 5 every day.

Leaving Cert 2013

Nagikami wrote: »

Yeah I wanna go there too Edmond, 17 from Galway (This thread looks like the minutes of an AA meeting... ) I'm hoping on doing Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies...

My name is Seán, 16 and I put the same down on my Cao form, i want to japanese and french:D:D:D

ChloeElla

DCU isn't my first choice, but I have it down there!
Chloe, 18, hoping to do Economics, Politics & Law

Nagikami

LilMissCiara wrote: »

There more options in life than your 10 choices on a CAO form.

*ahem* "There are" Sorry =D

I figured why put down as many as 10 if you know what you want to do =P But yeah for a lot of people there actually aren't that many options (Especially if you're stuck in Hicksville with no money and no job opportunities)

UrbanSea

I have Business and Transatlantic Studies down first,whether or not I get it is another thing.
How far away from the city centre is it? The one negative thing is that it hardly as the same reputation as the likes of Trinity or UCD.

vDarr

Darren, 18, from Mayo, hopefully I'll be doing Computer Applications next year :eek: can't wait xD

Any ideas on where you'll all be staying next year? trying to sort mine out now... Larkfield seems like the typical first year accomidation but Hampstead seems much more appealing :cool: but I'd hate to get stuck with four fourth years :P

spurious

UrbanSea wrote: »

I have Business and Transatlantic Studies down first,whether or not I get it is another thing.
How far away from the city centre is it? The one negative thing is that it hardly as the same reputation as the likes of Trinity or UCD.

Regarding the reputation, that depends who you ask.

Many innovative companies have a huge regard for DCU graduates. When it was being set up, they did the then unthinkable and asked industry what they wanted in a graduate. Experts from industry are involved in the design of courses in DCU.

Distance from city centre is about 5km or just over 3 miles. It's on a number of bus routes and also feeder bus routes from DART stations.

teenagedream

Genetics and cell biology is my third choice. If it was an option after the common entry into science it would be my first choice. I think the website is far more impressive then any of the others.

SlyBacon93

Accounting and Finance is my realistic first choice anyone else up for a bitta AF banter

szybki

teenagedream wrote: »

Genetics and cell biology is my third choice. If it was an option after the common entry into science it would be my first choice. I think the website is far more impressive then any of the others.

It is an option after common entry into science in DCU, but there is limited number of places available
check the qualifax webside
http://www.qualifax.ie/qf/QFPublic/?Mainsec=courses&Subsec=course_details&ID=2165&CSH_ID=4&AdvancedKeyword=&ResetCount=1

teenagedream

szybki wrote: »

It is an option after common entry into science in DCU, but there is limited number of places available
check the qualifax webside
http://www.qualifax.ie/qf/QFPublic/?Mainsec=courses&Subsec=course_details&ID=2165&CSH_ID=4&AdvancedKeyword=&ResetCount=1

Thank you very much, greatly appreciated doesn't show that on the website, how embarassing when I've just praised it:p

ironictoaster

If anyone has any general questions about DCU or the sciences courses in DCU, I can try my best to answer them!

I'm just finished my 1st year there studying Biotech.

aoife_bennett

ironictoaster wrote: »

If anyone has any general questions about DCU or the sciences courses in DCU, I can try my best to answer them!

What's the on campus accomodation like, do you know?

szybki

ironictoaster wrote: »

If anyone has any general questions about DCU or the sciences courses in DCU, I can try my best to answer them!

I'm just finished my 1st year there studying Biotech.

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DO you have any idea did peple form general science had many troubles getting in for genetics in second year ???
was there many places available ?

SDTimeout

I'm looking to go there either for Journalism, Communications or Multimedia.

DCUFM is the breaker for me, but still undecided if i will be going there or to BFIE.

The BJJ/MMA club also a positive too.

Biff Tannen

James G wrote: »

James, 17. I live about 15 minutes away from DCU.

Hoping to do Computer Applications.

Theres so many under aged people moving into college.

ironictoaster

aoife_bennett wrote: »

What's the on campus accomodation like, do you know?

Well I lived at home, but I been to house parties in Larkfield and they are quite basic and quite small, tiny kitchen. But do move there though, you'll make so many new friends. I wished I live on campus!

szybki wrote: »

DO you have any idea did peple form general science had many troubles getting in for genetics in second year ???
was there many places available ?

Well Genetics and cell biology and Biotechnology are the two most popular courses coming from common entry and there's very limited places. Apparantly nobody from common entry was allowed in GCB because it was full. This thread has more info on that here


Anymore questions shoot!

szybki

heh :P So now I have a problem ...... especialy when the CAO change of mind is totaly closed !!!

UrbanSea

What would be the best place to live for on campus accommodation for a first year?

WhiskeyGoblin

James G wrote: »

James, 17. I live about 15 minutes away from DCU.

Hoping to do Computer Applications.

Mark, 18. Hope to do the same as this bloke.

Fergus_

Fergus, 17, going on 6th year! Thinking of going to DCU too

ironictoaster

UrbanSea wrote: »

What would be the best place to live for on campus accommodation for a first year?

I've only seen larkfield, I think grand for first years. Great place to meet new people.

UrbanSea

Thanks iron. I assume you can apply after the offers come out?

szybki

UrbanSea wrote: »

Thanks iron. I assume you can apply after the offers come out?

Yep .... thats the qood question. Maybe we should apply now .... to have quaranteed place in student accomodation .... actualy whats the cost of it in DCU ? I know that in UCD, it is quit expensive

vDarr

szybki wrote: »

Yep .... thats the qood question. Maybe we should apply now .... to have quaranteed place in student accomodation .... actualy whats the cost of it in DCU ? I know that in UCD, it is quit expensive

I applied last week and I'm pretty sure I was late applying If I was you I'd apply ASAP!

UrbanSea

I dunno. Sure you don't know for sure if you're gutting it or not. I got corrib village in galway last year after I accepted a course

Ramsay

DCU is my eight choice as Aviation Management, Im praying to god it isnt the course im offered!

Keano!

James G wrote: »

James, 17. I live about 15 minutes away from DCU.

Hoping to do Computer Applications.

I like your style! :cool:

vDarr wrote: »

Darren, 18, from Mayo, hopefully I'll be doing Computer Applications next year :eek: can't wait xD

Any ideas on where you'll all be staying next year? trying to sort mine out now... Larkfield seems like the typical first year accomidation but Hampstead seems much more appealing :cool: but I'd hate to get stuck with four fourth years :P

Older women...

marko93 wrote: »

Mark, 18. Hope to do the same as this bloke.

And me....



:pac:

Aileen123

I'm hoping to do Communications in DCU dunno will I get the points though!
Have people booked their accommodation? On campus doesn't appeal to me at all so I'm stuck between Shanowen and the gateway!

UrbanSea

Can I just clarify something...when they say on campus,is it literally in the grounds of the college or does it mean beside or across from it,just that it's run by the college

Nagikami

UrbanSea wrote: »

Can I just clarify something...when they say on campus,is it literally in the grounds of the college or does it mean beside or across from it,just that it's run by the college

The on-campus accomodation is actually in the college grounds They're pretty nice too

Gunslinger92

I'm Rebecca, I'm 19, I failed common entry science MISERABLY so I am now hoping to re-apply into Law and Society

To whoever was asking, you cannot get into Genetics and Cell Biology through Common Entry. Friend of mine had the points for it, but put down common entry, really wanted GCB and now she wont get it

If anyone has any questions on common entry or any other other science course (all the first year courses are exactly the same), fire away

UrbanSea

Nagikami wrote: »

The on-campus accomodation is actually in the college grounds They're pretty nice too

Thanks Nagi.

Sm4shbox

DCU is my number one choice

The campus and atmosphere seems to be epic!

LilMissCiara

Sm4shbox wrote: »

DCU is my number one choice

The campus and atmosphere seems to be epic!

I heard the campus accommodation has key cards... That swayed my choice! :P