General Questions.

Niamhh95

Hey, i am currently a sixth year student considering studying Social Science in UCC this coming September. I am thinking of UCC because i have heard such great things about it, however i am the only one out of my group of friends considering Cork and i am a bit wary of that. I have a few questions anyway about UCC and Social Science.
What is it like starting off on your own down there for anyone who has experienced it? Is it difficult to make new friends?
What accommodation is most popular among first years?
What is the nightlife like is Cork?
For anyone doing Social Science, how do you find the course, is it enjoyable? What is the economics part of it like? i didn't keep on either business or economics and maths wouldn't be my strongest subject.
How many students does the course take in each year? i couldn't find a figure on the website.
Sorry i know i have a lot of questions and i'll probably think of more but if anyone could help me out it would be great.
Thanks .

shane9689

1. dont worry about what your friends do, youll still get to seem them, they wont die + you might be glad certain ones are gone.
2. i moved from galway to cork for ucc knowing absolutely no one, im not the most social person but making friends is easy, theres lots going on in college so youll meet all kinds of people.
3. the most popular accomadations for first years are probably the ones advertised on the ucc site (somewhere in there). im staying in castlewhite, its all first years and some 2nd years. vic mills and vic lodge are other places that seem to be popular. google it, theres a thread on it here somewhere.
4. then nightlife is great i think (just never go to cubins)...alot of over 21 places though, which is kind of annoying but there are so many different laces to go to that it doesnt matter too much.
5. dont do social science sorry.

in general i found ucc to be great and not knowing people wont matter.

giggii

Like the above poster said, don't worry about your friends not being in Cork too, in first year everyone's in the same boat trying to make new friends.
If you can afford it (as they're a lot more pricey than renting houses) Id strongly recommend student accommodation for first year. There's literally hundreds of first years in the same place and it's a great way to meet new people. I stayed in Victoria Lodge, the apartments are nice, you have everything you need in there, and the staff try their best to put people doing similar-ish courses in the same apartment, so you'll probably have that in common with at least one of your room-mates! I became great friends with two of the girls living across the hall from me, and we ended up living together for the next three years of college, good times!
Cork is a great city to go out in (I should know, I did my undergrad and masters in UCC and I'm currently working in the campus now! :P) the over 21s thing is a bit of a pain as some of the best places (The Crane Lane, The Slate, The Bowery) are over 21/23s but the Roxy is always fun, as it Reardan's and Havanas (although sometimes that's over 21s on the weekends, so be wary of that!)
Regarding Social Science, I know a good few people who did that, and they all loved it. Also, they're all doing something of interest now, one's finishing a masters in social work, another's doing a PhD, one's studying to be a solicitor, one studied Criminology and another's currently studying addiction studies, so you seem to be able to get a lot out of the course.
If you've any questions at all don't hesitate to PM me, I spent a few summers working with student accommodation so I should be able to answer any questions you have regarding that or Cork itself!

tammyme

Hi,

I'm in my final year of social science so if there's anything you want to ask, work away!

Regarding economics, its actually grand!- in fairness it can be pretty boring at times but its not that hard (I never did it in school and was absolutely horrific at maths!) it's more about social concepts like poverty etc than actual maths- saying that you do need to learn off a few formulas but NOTHING to the extent of school maths.

Intake size is about 110 students per year. For first year, everyone has the same classes and you are mixed in with other courses for psychology etc. In second and third year you get to choose some of your modules so your class size can be quite small for some modules.