St. Pats 1st Years 2011

dreamer92

So whos heading to St. Pats this September as a 1st year?

davidj374

I am I'm only doing the BA though :P

dambarude

davidj374 wrote: »

I am I'm only doing the BA though :P

You don't need the 'only' surely:)

LittleMissLost

Me Doing the B.Ed and don't know a sinner Country girl off to the big shmoke, lol.

I'm excited, scared, nervous, happy, sad (to be done with school for EVER ) apprehensive...

Applied for on campus accommodation and got approved there this morning!

Any advice for the academic subjects? I was thinking of Bioscience and French in 1st year then French the whole way through?

Tulip11

Hey guys,

I'm starting in 1st year as a "mature" student

Can't wait.....have wanted to do primary teaching for years and finally took the leap this year.

I'm trying to decide on subjects too....you only do Bioscience in 1st year so you could be limiting yourself on choices, plus if you've done Bio for the LC it might be a bit basic. You'd be dropping Bio for 2nd year so you'd need to make sure you LOVED your other Arts subject. I've heard french is a good choice, not many in the class compared to English....200 odd doing English compared to 50 odd in French!

I'm thinkning maybe English and History or geography....but wonder would it be a lot of reading....they were my fave subjects in school but it's been a while.

LittleMissLost, I'm living about 15 mins from St Pats so if you've any questions about the locality, nearest reputable watering hole, best bus routes etc etc just PM me.

See you around at Registration
Tulip 11

monaghanmissus

Welcome to St. Pats, guys!

Going in to second year B.Ed now and I promise you'll love it!

Quick word regarding subject choices, think long and hard before choosing, especially with Bioscience. Don't know much about the course, but I know of a good few people who picked Bioscience & Irish, fully intent on keeping it on for the three years. Now they're stuck with Irish, which can be a pretty tough subject if you're not prepared to put the work in.

I studied Geography and Irish in first year, thinking I'd keep on Irish for and drop Geography. I've actually done the opposite- the Geography course is such an interesting one, with great lecturers. As much as I liked Irish, the course can be pretty tough.

Any questions, feel free to ask!

fearbainne

Going into 3rd year and I picked history and english, took english on, its a good course, the books are interesting and the exams are fairly easy as they tell ya whats coming up..

I wouldnt recommend bioscience at all to be honest, the amount of people that regret it because it limited their choices is sick.. just go for something else would be my advice!

If yous have any Qs gimme a shout..

emzz

What kind of fluency is expected for Irish?:)

delaraghlassie

Just wondering, if you don't pick Irish or English, what's this craic of having to do Irish and English in some other course thing? :S

LittleMissLost

Do you get to try all of the subjects for the first week or anything? I don't like the idea of going in and not knowing whether or not I'll like it :cool:

dubes

delaraghlassie wrote: »

Just wondering, if you don't pick Irish or English, what's this craic of having to do Irish and English in some other course thing? :S

If you don't pick Irish and English as your academic subject in first year, you have to do 'professional' Irish and English. I chose both Irish and English in first year so i'm not sure but ive heard both professional subjects are pretty easy but the downside is that they both add a few hours a week to your timetable.

Personally I would reccommend English, it has practically a zero per cent fail rate in first year and doesn't really get any harder in second or third year. There are three essays to be completed during the year but they count for very little marks, passing being the most important thing. With English, you will have 3 hours a week of lectures and a one hour seminar. Attendence is not recorded at the lectures and is supposedly compulsory at the seminar but i tested that theory and came out grand!

I also did Irish which I found very tough but on the upside, there are no assignments to be completed during the year with the Irish course, only an exam to do at the end. It is also 3 hours lectures a week and a seminar.

I would not reccomend doing bioscience for two reasons;
1: it limits your choice of subject in second year.
2: almost everyone finishes at 1 on a friday except bioscience who have to stay for labs till 3 or 4 i think. . . pain in the ass!

Most of the other subjects involve a lot more hours lectures every week.
If i was going back to do 1st year again, I would defo do English and maybe History of Goegraphy with it. Maths is meant to be incredibly difficult as is French - French involves a lot of work during the year.

No matter what you pick, Pats is some craic!

nlovewithtea.ie

Hey I'm heading into 1st year in September and didn't get into campus Don't know any one else at all heading to Pats and really don't know what to do. Does anyone know of any other 1st years that would be willing to look for accommodation together?

davidj374

I'm thinking English and Maths, maybe Irish for 1st year? Good or bad?

Tulip11

Hi Guys,

Came across the following aditional minimum entry requirements for dome Arts subjects in the 2011/2012 prospectus; sorry don't know how to link it but you should be able to find it on the net.

French: mimimum B in Honours LC French
Maths: minimum C3 in Honours or A2 in Ordinary LC Maths

Tulip11

Ciara5968

Hi
Im heading to st Pats this year, doing the b.Ed. I'm thinking of doing Irish and Music as my two subjects in my first year. I'm fluent in Irish as I went to irish speaking schools, and got an A2 in music in the leaving. Does anyone have any information on the english course that I'll have to do if I dont pick English as a subject?

I just got a letter about the HEAR orientation days that are on September 1st and 2nd. Anyone else on here going to be at that? I live close enough to go home at night but I think it'll be fun to stay overnight and meet new people, especially since I'll be living at home all year. Does been at the HEAR orientation before, or going this year?

Also what's the story with freshers week? When will we find out what events and stuff are planned? Can st. pats students go to the DCU freshers week and events during the year?

delaraghlassie

thanks! how many more hours of lectures a week would i have if i picked Geography and History?

DRUMorDIE

Might as well try make friends before enemies

Im doing the BA and doing History and Geography for the 2 years but cant stand English and Irish is a big no so Im left with Human Development. Anyone know what the story is with that? And if anyone wants to meet up for a chat or whatever give me a PM since I'll be staying on campus and know Dublin fairly decently. Dont wanna loose the head moving up to the big city :P

tiernel

Hey guys, I've did the three year b-ed in Pats and it's a great college. I have to say there's a really friendly atmosphere in the college n it's hard for anyone not to have a ball.

Not gonna lie, the course is tough, much harder than I expected. It requires a lot of work particularly in second year!

This wasn't helped by the fact that I did French for the 3 years. It is definitely the most difficult academic to pick and there are more lecture hours and outside work than any other subject. I did Irish in first year and there was no comparison with regards to work.

Only 7 of us did French in my year until 3rd year (that's 7 out of 400 b-eds!!!) and I have to say it has huge benefits concerning getting a job. Principals are really impressed with the French degree because so few people have it n it means that we can teach French to the school children after school. As well as this, there are already about 150 schools in the country which teach French during school from Junior Infants upwards and so you can see that this was hugely advantageous to me getting a job!

It also opened my options to working in France! You can do an erasmus for either one semester in second year or the entire year in third year(this gives you an international B-ed degree).

If I were to go back, I wouldn't change a thing, French was tough but now I have an additional language to my CV (and sure you have to keep on Irish as a professional subject anyway), and the benefits have definitely outweighed the downfalls. If you enjoyed French in school then I'd recommend it and you'll have great craic with certain members of the French lecturers!! Good luck to anyone starting pats and enjoy the three years cause it'll fly by!!

LittleMissLost

^^ Thanks so much Tiernel. I'm seriously considering taking French as one of ly subjects. I'm stuck on whether to do Irish, English or Bioscience.

I got an A2 in HL French in the Leaving Cert and really enjoyed it as a subject so hopefully I'll be able to keep up with it. The fact you said classes are small really makes me want to do it as well!

tiernel

With an A2 you'll fly it!! Like I said it can be a bit of a shock at first but I stuck it out and I still managed to pass everything n still enjoy the whopper social life that pats offers!

I did Irish in first year and personally have no interest in Irish media/literature etc which is what the course centers around, so I dropped it! However, no lectures are sign in. My boyfriend did it for the three years and did well with minimal effort but it's not really about your level of language as much as the poetry/stories etc (much like the LC)- not my thing but good for those who enjoy it.

Don't know much about English but I'm told English is a doss n there's a 0% failure rate...this academic seemed to have the most time off out of all the subjects!

Good luck choosing, no matter what you pick you'll enjoy it!

smileyell

Hello everyone
I'm heading to Pat's to do a B.ed this year too. Just wondering, did anyone get a letter from Pat's yet? I've been practically glued to the letter box but I haven't received anything from them yet.

emzz

smileyell wrote: »

Hello everyone
I'm heading to Pat's to do a B.ed this year too. Just wondering, did anyone get a letter from Pat's yet? I've been practically glued to the letter box but I haven't received anything from them yet.

You're the same as me so:) My mam rang them up there on Tuesday and they said they'll be posting out our registration packs next week!:)

smileyell

emzz wrote: »

You're the same as me so:) My mam rang them up there on Tuesday and they said they'll be posting out our registration packs next week!:)

Oh deadly thanks! I can't wait to start now!

Erry94

Hi guys just thought id post and see if there are many other first year st pats students who are nervous ! Im doing the B.ed and am so nervous its not right ! I didnt get on campus and dont no a soul up there so im sort of dreading leaving the countryside and moving up to dublin ! Is anyone or has anyone been in the same situation if so any advice !

smileyell

Erry94 wrote: »

Hi guys just thought id post and see if there are many other first year st pats students who are nervous ! Im doing the B.ed and am so nervous its not right ! I didnt get on campus and dont no a soul up there so im sort of dreading leaving the countryside and moving up to dublin ! Is anyone or has anyone been in the same situation if so any advice !

Have you found a place to live? If not,the Pat's SU facebook page has some advertised Don't be nervous,we're gonna have a great 3 years!

Erry94

smileyell wrote: »

Have you found a place to live? If not,the Pat's SU facebook page has some advertised Don't be nervous,we're gonna have a great 3 years!

Nope haven't found anywhere yet little disappointed I didnt get on campus thats probably why i'm so nervous but I know we'll have a great time And thanks i'll look that up now !

smileyell

Erry94 wrote: »

Nope haven't found anywhere yet little disappointed I didnt get on campus thats probably why i'm so nervous but I know we'll have a great time And thanks i'll look that up now !

http://www.facebook.com/pages/StPats-Students-Union/141273326101
Here's the link Yeah I'd say it's scary having to find somewhere, hopefully you get something soon

Long Term Louth

I am going into second year this September, if anyone wishes to pm me, I will gladly pass on current available accomodation information as advertised on St pats student website.

Erry94

smileyell wrote: »

http://www.facebook.com/pages/StPats-Students-Union/141273326101
Here's the link Yeah I'd say it's scary having to find somewhere, hopefully you get something soon

Thanks ! Hopefully I'll find something soon

tiernel

DCU offers campus to Pats students...I'ts about a 15-20 minute walk from Pats. I dunno if it's too late to apply but it's worth a shot.... having been in both I can tell you that DCU is much nicer, cleaner, more modern and they let you have people to stay!

davidj374

I got my pack today is there anybody else in Lismore House?