Mature student offers 2013

elle04

Hey!! Just wondering if any mature students have received any offers from colleges yet??

Susiebloom

elle04 wrote: »

Hey!! Just wondering if any mature students have received any offers from colleges yet??

Hey elle yes I received one for arts at UCD but only because I emailed Emma in admissions !

elle04

Susiebloom wrote: »

Hey elle yes I received one for arts at UCD but only because I emailed Emma in admissions !

Oh really? Wow congrats? When did you email her? Coz I'm waiting on a reply from UCD.....I'm so so anxious!!! Ahhhh!!

Susiebloom

elle04 wrote: »

Oh really? Wow congrats? When did you email her? Coz I'm waiting on a reply from UCD.....I'm so so anxious!!! Ahhhh!!

I emailed her on Tuesday and she said she had just received the results ! She asked me for my CAO no and confirmed I had a place! I would e mail her, she's lovely! Good luck!

elle04

Susiebloom wrote: »

I emailed her on Tuesday and she said she had just received the results ! She asked me for my CAO no and confirmed I had a place! I would e mail her, she's lovely! Good luck!

Hmmmm, ok I've emailed her, but will have to wait til Monday to hear back!! I'm hoping its just taking awhile to assess all the applications!! Fingers crossed anyway!!!

Susiebloom

elle04 wrote: »

Hmmmm, ok I've emailed her, but will have to wait til Monday to hear back!! I'm hoping its just taking awhile to assess all the applications!! Fingers crossed anyway!!!

Have Faith! It was only that I was incessant! She said I would receive an email in 'a couple of weeks!' So that must be the painstaking process! What did you apply for in arts?

elle04

Susiebloom wrote: »

Have Faith! It was only that I was incessant! She said I would receive an email in 'a couple of weeks!' So that must be the painstaking process! What did you apply for in arts?

Painstaking process indeed!! Haha! Ive included my cao number in my email, so if thats not being persistant, i dunno what is!! The wait is just awful!! Oh no, haven't applied for arts....vet nursing is what I'm going for!! Trying for ages to get it! So I'm hoping this year is my year!!

Susiebloom

elle04 wrote: »

Painstaking process indeed!! Haha! Ive included my cao number in my email, so if thats not being persistant, i dunno what is!! The wait is just awful!! Oh no, haven't applied for arts....vet nursing is what I'm going for!! Trying for ages to get it! So I'm hoping this year is my year!!

Ok! I really hope it is your year! Sorry I misread that! Well, maybe it's just the arts decisions that are back? Maybe they do it in lots! Either way you will know! Emma is straight up! She will tell you either way! Best if luck! I hope you get the place

Nordie Durdle

Received an offer from DIT at the end of the interview over the phone, am now sweating it out waiting for DCU to get back to me about my first choice. The waiting is putting years on me. Unbearable!

Korasa

Got my offer for UCC yesterday. The relief was palpable. Good luck to all those awaiting results!

elle04

Well done on the offers guys!! Emailed ucd and they said it could be end of may before I find out anything!!! The waiting is just a nightmare!!!

Susiebloom

elle04 wrote: »

Well done on the offers guys!! Emailed ucd and they said it could be end of may before I find out anything!!! The waiting is just a nightmare!!!

Sorry to hear that Elle! Fingers an toes crossed for you!

Shane 25

Im waiting for a reply from UCD im very one track minded and didnt pick any back ups so am quite worried.I have everything crossed hopefully it happens.........Good luck to everyone else out there.

GrumpyBot

I've got an interview scheduled for LIT next week, so no offer yet. Hopefully I'll know more in the next few weeks.
Best of luck to all others waiting.

Skcornnelg

Got an offer from UCD for Arts. Its my fifth choice but im chuffed! Delighted that no matter what im going to college in September!!

Korasa

I've seen quite a few people saying that they have received emails from UCD about their acceptances to chosen courses. Any word on similar emails coming from UCC? I was told already I would be offered a place but it would be wonderful to have it in writing I guess .

eigenboggle

Congrats on the offers and good luck in the interviews guys. I received emails today that I have been unsuccessful in two applications. I didn't even get to the interviews unfortunately. Hopefully I can improve my application for next year.

Susiebloom

Skcornnelg wrote: »

Got an offer from UCD for Arts. Its my fifth choice but im chuffed! Delighted that no matter what im going to college in September!!

I got an offer for arts too Skcornnelg what are your choices? May see you in there!! Congrats

Skcornnelg

Susiebloom wrote: »

I got an offer for arts too Skcornnelg what are your choices? May see you in there!! Congrats

History and Classics. Not sure about what else at the min. What about you?

Susiebloom

Skcornnelg wrote: »

History and Classics. Not sure about what else at the min. What about you?

Art history and Celtic Studies so far !

elle04

Well done to everyone getting accepted into courses! And to anyone else waiting, lets hope we hear soon enough! I got an email from ucd to say that they hadnt received the decisions on vet nursing yet and could be the end of may now before I find out!! Does anyone know if we find out....regardless if it's good or dare I say bad news???

Sprog 4

I received an offer for a course in RCSI and only have 3 weeks to accept it (and pay a 1k deposit!) This puts pressure on me as there are other interviews I am expecting to be called for. I contacted these other colleges and they said they were still sorting out applications. I now feel as if I will have to refuse the offer and bank on getting one of the other courses (which I would prefer). I applied through UCAS also and found that application process to be much more efficient, having received word from all 5 colleges I applied to in March and within 2 weeks of each other (and having until August to accept offers!). I would like to stay in Dublin though and it would be a shame to have to move having gotten an offer here.

ray04

I was in touch with UCC today who said they will let me know early next week if i will get a place, went for OT

chughes

I just want to wish all you prospective mature students good luck with your applications.

I'm a mature student doing a BA in St Pats Drumcondra and I'm just finished first year (exams week after next).

I'm really happy that I'm doing this course and the lecturers love us because they have someone to answer their questions and interact with them. We(the matures) all sit at the front and the kids are all up behind us.

If you do get a place, enjoy every minute of it. First year flew by and I expect the next two will go quickly too.

LaLacuna

was told today that the decisions for TCD psychology mature applicants have just come in so we should be informed early next week! also UL said that they were hoping to make offers for same, around 2 weeks from closing date of applications which suggests that we could be hearing from them next week also....fingers crossed! NUIG have yet to decide on msap cut offs.

Skcornnelg

Anybody hear from any of the Trinity TSM's? Emailed them today but no reply. Only been two weeks since my interviews but im dying to know!

Chez1988

Does anyone know when the ITB offers for mature students come out i think i heard something about june or july but cant remember??

deisebibo

I know mine is not CAO, but I'm starting again in college in September after nearly 20 years lol. I have an interview tomorrow in CSN in Cork. eeekkkk. really really hope I get it

Greenacres

Got an offer from LIT for Social Care yesterday. letter dated 3rd of May. Delighted, was waiting to be called for interview!

GrumpyBot

Greenacres wrote: »

Got an offer from LIT for Social Care yesterday. letter dated 3rd of May. Delighted, was waiting to be called for interview!

Did you get an email or was it just a letter? I did an interview for Computer Networks in LIT last week, so I'm waiting for confirmation of a place. If it's by letter I can stop refreshing Gmail every few minutes

Greenacres

GrumpyBot wrote: »

Did you get an email or was it just a letter? I did an interview for Computer Networks in LIT last week, so I'm waiting for confirmation of a place. If it's by letter I can stop refreshing Gmail every few minutes

It was a letter, in the post best of luck, hope you get confirmation of your place soon.

beirne83

Hey
I got a place to study Clinical Speech and Language Studies in TCD.
Anyone else?

Skcornnelg

beirne83 wrote: »

Hey
I got a place to study Clinical Speech and Language Studies in TCD.
Anyone else?

congrats! I'm still waiting to hear from them for TSM subjects. May I ask how long you were waiting since your interview?

knock83

Skcornnelg wrote: »

congrats! I'm still waiting to hear from them for TSM subjects. May I ask how long you were waiting since your interview?

I was only waiting one week
Hope you hear soon!

penguinpep

Hi I got a place in clinical speech and language in TCD too! I'm delighted! Do you know what dates we are due to start?

knock83

penguinpep wrote: »

Hi I got a place in clinical speech and language in TCD too! I'm delighted! Do you know what dates we are due to start?

I pm'd you

Susiebloom

Anybody doing arts in ucd?😊

MintyBear

Just got an offer for Actuarial Science at DCU!!

Juicy432

Anybody heard anything from WIT?

Celtic Tiger

Got an offer for Environmental Science and Health in DCU

simon0brien

Susiebloom wrote: »

Anybody doing arts in ucd?😊

Yep finna pick Spanish, Italian and Portuguese in first year.. You??

Susiebloom

simon0brien wrote: »

Yep finna pick Spanish, Italian and Portuguese in first year.. You??

Art history Celtic studies and archaeology so far! Might see you in Italian!

gline

Anyone hear from any science courses in UCD?

simon0brien

Susiebloom wrote: »

Art history Celtic studies and archaeology so far! Might see you in Italian!

Cool Should be a lovely small class..

Susiebloom

simon0brien wrote: »

Cool Should be a lovely small class..

Still trying to figure out the whole credit thing! If I can't do that but what hope do I have?! Lol

simon0brien

You said you were going to do 3 subjects and as far as I know you only need 15 credits in each subject to advance that subject to second year/ degree.. So with 3x15 credits you'll have spent 45 of 60 so I'm guessing you'll have 15 left to take Italian or to spend on your first three subjects.. I think that's how It works

LaLacuna

LaLacuna wrote: »

was told today that the decisions for TCD psychology mature applicants have just come in so we should be informed early next week! also UL said that they were hoping to make offers for same, around 2 weeks from closing date of applications which suggests that we could be hearing from them next week also....fingers crossed! NUIG have yet to decide on msap cut offs.

having been told that decisions were made and that we would be informed early last week, I called again, late last week, ie. thurs, only to be told that we would definitely hear by the end of the day or fri morning at the very latest. it is now tuesday, hmmmm.......

wonder what's going on there?

Susiebloom

simon0brien wrote: »

You said you were going to do 3 subjects and as far as I know you only need 15 credits in each subject to advance that subject to second year/ degree.. So with 3x15 credits you'll have spent 45 of 60 so I'm guessing you'll have 15 left to take Italian or to spend on your first three subjects.. I think that's how It works

Thanks Simon! I thought that ok but wasn't 100 p. c sure! Information overload......now to figure out the timetable!

EvaVodni

any word from UCC dentistry?

Maldesu

simon0brien wrote: »

You said you were going to do 3 subjects and as far as I know you only need 15 credits in each subject to advance that subject to second year/ degree.. So with 3x15 credits you'll have spent 45 of 60 so I'm guessing you'll have 15 left to take Italian or to spend on your first three subjects.. I think that's how It works

Susiebloom wrote: »

Thanks Simon! I thought that ok but wasn't 100 p. c sure! Information overload......now to figure out the timetable!

You only need 10 credits to carry the subject to the following year, but you must complete the core/mandatory subjects. If you preselected your choices via the cao, 10 credits will be selected for you by UCD in your subjects (this is to secure you a place in your subject and can often be the core subjects so be careful if you drop them).
Also, incoming arts students have to complete a Humanities module, which uses 5 of your credits.
There is also a limit on how many subjects you can take in the year - which is 4. Humanities isn't considered to be one of these subjects. If you do a search in the UCD forum you'll find loads of info about the timetable process or you can PM me if you like.

Susiebloom

Maldesu wrote: »

You only need 10 credits to carry the subject to the following year, but you must complete the core/mandatory subjects. If you preselected your choices via the cao, 10 credits will be selected for you by UCD in your subjects (this is to secure you a place in your subject and can often be the core subjects so be careful if you drop them).
Also, incoming arts students have to complete a Humanities module, which uses 5 of your credits.
There is also a limit on how many subjects you can take in the year - which is 4. Humanities isn't considered to be one of these subjects. If you do a search in the UCD forum you'll find loads of info about the timetable process or you can PM me if you like.

Thanks a million Maldesu! I really
Appreciate the help!