The 2012 'What's On Your CAO?' Thread

JonnyMcNamee

Noelly wrote: »

JonnyMcNamee wrote: »

Only have 5 level 8s.. It took so long to decide between my top two as I'm very academic but music is my life :pac: If I don't get my top two though I'd really be considering a repeat! But my teachers have told me that I have an aptitude to achieve far beyond the points requirement for my first choice so am not too worried. Just need to put in the work
1. MH102 Music Technology
2. MH101 Arts
3. DN500 BA Degree - joint honours - full time
4. DT222 Physics Technology
5. DN518 Philosophy

I've a lot of friends doing music tech in NUIM who absolutely love it! You can pick a science subject with it too which would appeal to your academic side! One of my friends had Music Tech first on his CAO but got Arts and ended up dropping out because the difference between Music Tech and Music through arts is immense, so you should make sure you look into the music options through arts!

Thanks for the advice Thats class never knew anything about the science thing! When do ya pick your extra subject and can ya pick any of the Sciences with it?

Noelly

JonnyMcNamee wrote: »

Thanks for the advice Thats class never knew anything about the science thing! When do ya pick your extra subject and can ya pick any of the Sciences with it?

No problem! You pick them at registration in college, but you can pick and change up until a certain date in October!

You pick 2 of these subjects along with music:

Accounting, Anthropology, Biology, Business, Chinese, Economics, English, Finance, French, Geography, German, Greek, Greek + Roman Civilisation, History, Latin, Law, Mathematical Physics (Project Maths basically.. ), Medieval Irish and Celtic Studies, Maths, Irish, Philosophy, Physics with Astrophysics.

In year 2 you specialise in 2 of the subjects you've picked (Ie: Music and another one!). Any more questions let me know and I can ask my friend..

JonnyMcNamee

Noelly wrote: »

No problem! You pick them at registration in college, but you can pick and change up until a certain date in October!

You pick 2 of these subjects along with music:

Accounting, Anthropology, Biology, Business, Chinese, Economics, English, Finance, French, Geography, German, Greek, Greek + Roman Civilisation, History, Latin, Law, Mathematical Physics (Project Maths basically.. ), Medieval Irish and Celtic Studies, Maths, Irish, Philosophy, Physics with Astrophysics.

In year 2 you specialise in 2 of the subjects you've picked (Ie: Music and another one!). Any more questions let me know and I can ask my friend..

Is that not through the Arts approach though? I picked you up that you could take a Science subject along with Music Tech when its not through Arts? Probably picked you up wrong, sorry!

Noelly

JonnyMcNamee wrote: »

Is that not through the Arts approach though? I picked you up that you could take a Science subject along with Music Tech when its not through Arts? Probably picked you up wrong, sorry!

That is the music tech one! You do 2 other subjects along with music tech! The music course is different to the one through arts which is basically the only difference!

Luno

What's the point of closing CAO? I want to take out my Dublin colleges but I'll forget about it by May

lcstress2012

Here are my course choices for Music. I play piano and currently on DipABRSM so yeah pretty advanced!

1. DC211 Music Performance at the Royal Irish Academy of Music (Restricted)
2. DT501 Music DIT (Restricted)
3. DN517 Music UCD (Restricted)
4. MH103 Music NUI MAYNOOTH (Restricted)
5. DN500 BA Degree - joint honours - full time UCD
6. MH101 Arts NUI MAYNOOTH
7. TR002 TCD Music (Restricted)

So anyone else thinking of doing music of music performance who plays piano, chat to me in PM!

Siobhnk

M&S* wrote: »

What's the point of closing CAO? I want to take out my Dublin colleges but I'll forget about it by May

It's for people who forgot to put restricted courses down. They have to pay money to get them on the cao in time= richer cao!

GarIT

M&S* wrote: »

What's the point of closing CAO? I want to take out my Dublin colleges but I'll forget about it by May

It's actually so that they can get a lot of the things that need to be done finished without having to deal with more applications coming in. There are lots of supporting documents coming into them at the moment for DARE and HEAR applicants, as well as all the paper applicants that have come in so far need to be manually entered into their computers.

FTS

Marketing in DIT.
Dropped out of college just after Xmas this year so I just hope I like this course. Abso loner going in though.

cocaholic

13spanner wrote: »

LEVEL 8
1. MI004 - Liberal Arts, Mary I
2: LM032 - Joint Honours, UL
3: GY101 - Arts, Galway.
4: LM046 - History, Politics and Sociology, UL
5: LM033 - New Media & English, UL
6: LM041 - Politics and Public Administration, UL
7: LC293 - Business Management & Tourism, LIT
8: LM035 - English & History, UL
9: LM039 - Journalism & New Media, UL

LEVEL 7
1: GA172 - Rural Enterprise and Agribusiness, GMIT
2: WD156 - Forestry, Waterford IT
3: GA271 - Film and Television, GMIT

After college, I want to do secondary teaching, hence my top 3 choices are Arts See all ye Mary I boardsies next year if things go to plan!

You can go into secondary school teaching with 4,6 and 8 also. I know a lot who did English and History have applied for H. Dips and haven't got them, its very competitive so beware of what subjects if you choose to do Arts but also bear in mind you need an interest. I'm in UL and couldn't recommend it higher. Good luck .

BubblegumBitch

1. DC208 Psychology
2. MH106 Psychology
3. MH101 Arts
4. MH209 Psychology (through Science)
5. WD163 Psychology
6. MH212 Science Education
7. DC216 Psychiatric Nursing
8. WD117 Psychiatric Nursing

Mine No Level 7/6's put in, but sure.. :P

Wesc.

Mathematical science in Galway anyone? I don't know of anyone doing it..!

Just Like Heaven

Siobhnk wrote: »

It's for people who forgot to put restricted courses down. They have to pay money to get them on the cao in time= richer cao!

CAO = Non profit organisation

Siobhnk

fewtinsoffroth wrote: »

CAO = Non profit organisation

Ah shíte :P well my career guidance teacher said something about getting money from late applicants... But she's crap and no one listens to her, so I think that that's backed everything up :pac:
If its non profit then why do they charge so much? I know it costs money to run but surely with the amount of applicants and the fees they charge for everything they'd make something?

Incompetent

Does anyone know when it's back open for changes?

Togepi

Incompetent wrote: »

Does anyone know when it's back open for changes?

5th May.

GarIT

Siobhnk wrote: »

Ah shíte :P well my career guidance teacher said something about getting money from late applicants... But she's crap and no one listens to her, so I think that that's backed everything up :pac:
If its non profit then why do they charge so much? I know it costs money to run but surely with the amount of applicants and the fees they charge for everything they'd make something?

There are 80,000 applicants, I'm assuming the average fee per applicant is about €25, that's just a guess because the majority avail of the €20 discounted fee and then some people have to pay the late fees. So in total that would bring them in €2,000,000. With all the people they have on the phones, maintaining the website and computer systems, doing the paperwork, reviewing the HEAR and Dare applicants they probably spend most of the money on that. Because this is Ireland they probably have some boss that is on €200k+ per year. Then there is their expenses and running costs, so I doubt they would have anything left.

FinnD

Loads of people are putting down computer science, half of them will drop out after the first year, don't know what they are getting themselves into.

mcpaddington

FinnD wrote: »

Loads of people are putting down computer science, half of them will drop out after the first year, don't know what they are getting themselves into.

Someone like that will probably steal one of my places on my course :mad:

finality

FinnD wrote: »

Loads of people are putting down computer science, half of them will drop out after the first year, don't know what they are getting themselves into.

But I'm really good with computers! I can open internet explorer and print things and everything. One time my computer froze and I turned it off and on again and fixed it!

partyatmygaff

FinnD wrote: »

Loads of people are putting down computer science, half of them will drop out after the first year, don't know what they are getting themselves into.

Never mind "after the first year". I know a few people doing computer courses who dropped out after the first semester. People seem to think that being relatively proficient in using computers will automatically translate to being proficient in working with computers when it's not always the case.

Siobhnk

Anyone here going to be changing their CAO when it reopens?

SureYWouldntYa

Siobhnk wrote: »

Anyone here going to be changing their CAO when it reopens?

yes. as people above pointed out i put down Computer Science because of the job prospects. didnt really know what to do, guidance councillor thought i would be great at it but, for me, it will be extremely boring and monotanous.

not really sure what to change it to but ill say this much, one CS applicant is gone so some of you will be happy

GarIT

Siobhnk wrote: »

Anyone here going to be changing their CAO when it reopens?

Yeah, just order of prefrence though and maybe replace one or two of the lower courses, no big changes.

TD1993

i really want physiotherapy but might not get the points.. do you guys think i should put a general science degree second or health and performance science in ucd? does anyone know anything about health and performance, is there much you can do after you graduate?

reznov

1. Medicine TCD
2. Medicine UCD
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Undergraduate. No level 7's selected.

Togepi

reznov wrote: »

1. Medicine TCD
2. Medicine UCD
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Undergraduate. No level 7's selected.

You felt the need to put down a backup course?? Pfft, amateur... :rolleyes:

Stalin and rugby

Reznov are you Russian?

reznov

Stalin and rugby wrote: »

Reznov are you Russian?

Nope!

Chuchoter

I thought it was back open on May 1st no? I have so much stuff to change!