** The MEGA Waiting for CAO offers (and UCAS) thread ** (READ FIRST POST!!)

sckool

Screenshots here!!




Please note:

Anyone making claims to have DEFINITE knowledge of points before they're released or scans go up, and who is subsequently shown to be trolling, will have the wrath of the mods and, in serious cases, the first admin I can poke awake descend on their heads!!

Speculation is one thing, it's natural ...

... but "lads, I have the paper, Arts in UCD is 590 points!! 0_0"

... and Arts turns out NOT to be 590 points, hammertime!!

You have been warned!!


Breaking news:

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2011/0822/1224302808028.html

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0822/1224302805699.html

ceol1991

what time can you check your course offers?

Exothermic

6am tomorrow. Log onto your CAO account and it should be up there by then.

**Timbuk2**

Tomorrow's newspapers will have the points in them, and sometimes they appear in shops as early as 3am or 4am, so if you have any 24 hour shops near you, ring them and ask them what time they get delivered newspapers - it's what I did!

Or else don't obsess about it like I did, go to sleep, wake up around 6am, see what you got offered, then go back to bed :P

Extrasupervery

I've got the exact points for my first choice but I've kinda given up on it, since applications were up all round this year. Boo urns.

AG2R

Wake up at 11am and then go for a walk with the dog and then eat and then maybe if your in the mood check, got all day like lol

LittleMissLost

Been creeping on the CAO website (lol) looking at the points for my course since it started in 2004.

2004: 535
2005: 535
2006: 545
2007: 535
2008: 545
2009: 550
2010: 540

Oh Lord. I'll definitely be getting up at 6am! Scary stuff!

P.S is there any way you can check how many people applied for a course and how many places are available?

stealinhorses

LittleMissLost, it usually says on the college's website how many places are available in a given course.

sparagon

This shows how many applied
http://www2.cao.ie/dir_report/pdf/AppStats01Feb2011.pdf

AnneElizabeth

Can we have some nominees to go to a 24-hour shop around 2-3am to get the paper and upload it? I would but the only one I know is far away and parents won't get up to drive me because I'm sure I got my course.

spurious

Post your offers and speculation about later round offers here.

Temporarily stickied, like the LC results thread.

spurious

The thread for confirmed offers will be here:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=73934061

Please keep chat in this thread.
Thanks.

Sarah?

Anyone able to clear this up for me?

I currently have the exact points for my first choice (435). My second choice is 440. I've changed my mind and don't want either course now, but I do want my third choice which is around 350. If I don't get the first two, I'll accept number three.

BUT then if I appeal any subjects and my points go up so that I have enough for my first choice again, can I still take my third? (There's one subject that I really want to appeal, thought I did far better in it, just want to know if I'd be risking getting the course I want by appealing it.)

partyatmygaff

Got a UCAS offer back on Friday for University of Ulster Pharmacy. I doubt i'll need it... Well hopefully anyway.

partyatmygaff

And so the annual epic offers thread begins


Hope we're all happy on the other side of this thread.

plein de force

there's a 24 hour shop near me but i won't be going
im as sick as a dog and can barely walk downstairs

Extrasupervery

I live next to a 24 hour shop and I'm ****ting it, so I'll happily oblige.

LittleMissLost

LittleMissLost wrote: »

Been creeping on the CAO website (lol) looking at the points for my course since it started in 2004.

2004: 535
2005: 535
2006: 545
2007: 535
2008: 545
2009: 550
2010: 540

Oh Lord. I'll definitely be getting up at 6am! Scary stuff!

P.S is there any way you can check how many people applied for a course and how many places are available?

Link me to where you can see all the previous points please!

Janette1

AnneElizabeth wrote: »

Can we have some nominees to go to a 24-hour shop around 2-3am to get the paper and upload it? I would but the only one I know is far away and parents won't get up to drive me because I'm sure I got my course.

I did this last year, couldn't sleep anyway so said why not!

Darius.Tr

Can't wait for tommorow, my first choice course is only starting this year so I have no idea of how many points I'm going to need...

Exothermic

Extrasupervery wrote: »

I live next to a 24 hour shop and I'm ****ting it, so I'll happily oblige.

You hero!
If you're not able to put up a picture or something could you post/mail me out my course points. DN440 (Biomedical Health & Life Sciences in UCD).
I doubt come 3am there will be anyone else looking for the points so I just want to make sure :P

Grindylow

I dunno if I'm gonna stay up. the points won't make a difference to me, as I've HEAR, so I've no idea what way my CAO will go. I could get the course I have the points for, or the one above I'm short for.

/confused.

Hope you get your course Extrasupervery What're you going for?

**Timbuk2**

Exothermic wrote: »

I doubt come 3am there will be anyone else looking for the points so I just want to make sure :P

Last year at around 5am I posted that I had the paper and posted up some of the main courses (Arts UCD, TCD Medicine, UCD Medicine, Primary school teaching, etc.) and got very close to 50* PMs within the space of 30 minutes!

I did answer them all btw - I was too happy that I managed to get my first choice (with 0 points to spare) to mind!

* Edit: Actually it was 29 PMs I just checked, so ignore my 50 above - it felt like 50

LittleMissLost

AdamD wrote: »

Link me to where you can see all the previous points please!

http://www.cao.ie/index.php?page=points

Somebody should just photocopy the newspaper. What time do the points go up on the Irish times website at? Might go for a late night drive to Tesco haha

Salty

I've over 100 points to spare for Arts..not too bothered by all this offers stuff tbh!

Darius.Tr

AdamD wrote: »

Might go for a late night drive to Tesco haha

Yup thats my plan for tonight

flyaway.

I just want to know already!!

My 1st choice (BESS):
2010: 475*
2009: 475*
2008: 470*
2007: 480*
2006: 475*
2005: 470

And I got 470 this year. Hmmmmmm, chances?

Grindylow

AdamD wrote: »

My 1st choice (BESS):
2010: 475*
2009: 475*
2008: 470*
2007: 480*
2006: 475*
2005: 470

And I got 470 this year. Hmmmmmm, chances?

If demand dropped, yeah. If not, probably borerline since everyone who applied with 475 last year didn't get in. It could drop all of a sudden though since in the past few years demand has been for business/law courses, but it's changing to science now, so it could happen.

Chris Hansen

AdamD wrote: »

My 1st choice (BESS):
2010: 475*
2009: 475*
2008: 470*
2007: 480*
2006: 475*
2005: 470

And I got 470 this year. Hmmmmmm, chances?

Maybe, but theres second round offers too you know?

B_Fanatic

Sarah? wrote: »

Anyone able to clear this up for me?

I currently have the exact points for my first choice (435). My second choice is 440. I've changed my mind and don't want either course now, but I do want my third choice which is around 350. If I don't get the first two, I'll accept number three.

BUT then if I appeal any subjects and my points go up so that I have enough for my first choice again, can I still take my third? (There's one subject that I really want to appeal, thought I did far better in it, just want to know if I'd be risking getting the course I want by appealing it.)

I wouldn't be an expert, but in the event that you appeal and your points raise, I think you can still take your third if you'd accepted it.

Exothermic

**Timbuk2** wrote: »

Last year at around 5am I posted that I had the paper and posted up some of the main courses (Arts UCD, TCD Medicine, UCD Medicine, Primary school teaching, etc.) and got very close to 50* PMs within the space of 30 minutes!

I did answer them all btw - I was too happy that I managed to get my first choice (with 0 points to spare) to mind!

* Edit: Actually it was 29 PMs I just checked, so ignore my 50 above - it felt like 50

That's actually my point, you misunderstood me! :P There will be a massive group of people looking for all the "big" courses points for 2011, whereas the course I'm going for is small enough so chances of somebody else who is going for the same course as me, being online at 3am are so slim. I know there will be loads of Medicine hopefuls, etc.!
I just don't want to get lost in the surge of people :P

karaokeman

Hey just wondering what prices are the college fees this year and is it true most colleges take installments end of september and the rest in January?

Chris Hansen

karaokeman wrote: »

Hey just wondering what prices are the college fees this year and is it true most colleges take installments end of september and the rest in January?

Its college/course specific

TrustedApple

Ill be getting my CAO for the 2nd time this year myself

Any ideas when the news papers put up the tomorrows papers at online ?

rainbowtrout

Sarah? wrote: »

Anyone able to clear this up for me?

I currently have the exact points for my first choice (435). My second choice is 440. I've changed my mind and don't want either course now, but I do want my third choice which is around 350. If I don't get the first two, I'll accept number three.

BUT then if I appeal any subjects and my points go up so that I have enough for my first choice again, can I still take my third? (There's one subject that I really want to appeal, thought I did far better in it, just want to know if I'd be risking getting the course I want by appealing it.)

If your points go up on appeal and you are subsequently offered a course higher up on your list, you don't have to accept it, you can stick with the first offer that was made to you.

Thisismetrying

samapple789 wrote: »

Ill be getting my CAO for the 2nd time this year myself

Any ideas when the news papers put up the tomorrows papers at online ?

Unfortunately, I don't think the points supplement is published online! I think it's only released in the paper version!

._.

Bricking it.

Chris Hansen

I will be laying a quare few sods in the toilet tonight thats for sure!

Thisismetrying

._. wrote: »

Bricking it.

+1

paulmclaughlin

._. wrote: »

Bricking it.

Cinderblocking it.

Not really.

Sarah?

B_Fanatic wrote: »

I wouldn't be an expert, but in the event that you appeal and your points raise, I think you can still take your third if you'd accepted it.

rainbowtrout wrote: »

If your points go up on appeal and you are subsequently offered a course higher up on your list, you don't have to accept it, you can stick with the first offer that was made to you.

Thanks, fingers crossed the points for the first two go up then!

ironictoaster

Hope you all get what you want. As a person who didn't get any offers during LC 2009 and then seeing this on my screen last year was a great feeling!

Grindylow

Chris Hansen wrote: »

I will be laying a quare few sods in the toilet tonight thats for sure!

Omg are you from Wexford? :P That word is so Wexford..

._.

Noel2k9 wrote: »

Omg are you from Wexford? :P That word is so Wexford..

"Quare" actually stems from a language that developed from middle english in Wexford and died out about 70 years ago, so that's why you only ever here Wexford people saying it :P

Grindylow

._. wrote: »

"Quare" actually stems from a language that developed from middle english in Wexford and died out about 70 years ago, so that's why you only ever here Wexford people saying it :P

Yeah I picked it up from Wexford people at Oxegen and now I use it the whole time! :P

cabbage kid

._. wrote: »

"Quare" actually stems from a language that developed from middle english in Wexford and died out about 70 years ago, so that's why you only ever here Wexford people saying it :P

Wexford and Carlow people :cool: I use it the whole time

Planemo

Absolutely bricking it - Second time around and I have 10 points over the course I want (science in NUIM) plus HEAR but with a points surge I could be fecked. It's gonna be a long night...

DaBomb

hawaiichair wrote: »

Absolutely bricking it - Second time around and I have 10 points over the course I want (science in NUIM) plus HEAR but with a points surge I could be fecked. It's gonna be a long night...

Just wondering how many points will 'HEAR' add to your score?

Grindylow

I have decided I'm going to stay up all night anyway as I won't be able to sleep..