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PDE Choices

  • 01-03-2013 1:04pm
    #1
    e_murf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭


    Hi,

    I was just wondering does anyone know which university is recognised as being the best for the PDE? I applied to all the national universities through the PAC system and to UL and Trinity also. I just received an offer from Trinity but I can't decided whether to take it or not. My subjects are Irish and history so i'd be able to take Irish as a major and history as a minor in Trinity but this would mean that i'm not technically qualified to teach history. I'd like to go to NUIG but I feel like the points are likely to go up this year so not sure if i'll be offered a place. UL is also an option but i'm not sure if it's established enough with regards the PDE?

    Any info/advice would be much appreciated!


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  • #2
    Annamie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭Annamie


    I am also in the same boat. Does anyone know when the offers are made for the NUIS, as I don't know whether to accept Trinity on the basis that I might not receive an offer from Maynooth.


  • #3
    Powerhouse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,428 ✭✭✭Powerhouse


    e_murf wrote: »
    Hi,

    I was just wondering does anyone know which university is recognised as being the best for the PDE? I applied to all the national universities through the PAC system and to UL and Trinity also. I just received an offer from Trinity but I can't decided whether to take it or not. My subjects are Irish and history so i'd be able to take Irish as a major and history as a minor in Trinity but this would mean that i'm not technically qualified to teach history. I'd like to go to NUIG but I feel like the points are likely to go up this year so not sure if i'll be offered a place. UL is also an option but i'm not sure if it's established enough with regards the PDE?

    Any info/advice would be much appreciated!


    Firstly, your ability to teach History will be decided by your degree subjects (and if History is one) and not by what you take as a methodology in the PDE, whether it is major or minor. I wouldn't worry about UL - I'd say it's established enough for anything at this stage.

    Could you not - and this goes for the other poster too - accept the place in Trinity and then take your preferred choice if that comes along instead? You would probably have to pay a deposit fairly soon but you might know about the other colleges by the time that needs to be done. Their offers usually are out in early April I think.


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