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Tommyrawr

Conboy94 wrote: »

Hey! Will anyone else be doing BIS in NUIG?

I'll see you there

andreafarrell1

Anyone doing European Studies in ITT??

Claire1456

Did anyone see the jump in commerce courses in NUIG and UL? And commerce and French jumped from 495 to 525 in nuig.

sarahcons

adamb123 wrote: »

I got English and Religion Secondary Teaching in Mater Dei!Anyone else? It dropped by 20 points so I was well in there

I'm heading there as well, don't anyone going though haha

shteve12

Anyone else get Primary Teaching in St. Pats?? Just accepted it their ...... feeling ***king professional

gerbilgranny

shteve12 wrote: »

Anyone else get Primary Teaching in St. Pats?? Just accepted it their ...... feeling ***king professional

Congrats - that's honestly a great achievement.

(and you'll feeling even more professional when you're a teacher, pointing out the difference between 'their' and 'there' to the kids....:P Guess you hadn't much sleep last night - we'll put it down to tiredness!)

Polka_Dot

Kenney wrote: »

I accepted an offer to trinity. Does anyone know when they send information about registration?

From what I remember last year it was about a week after acceptance, not too long but felt like a lifetime! :P

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Can't believe the points for MH001 shot up to 495:eek:

For anyone that got it you're not going to Maynooth, you are going to Froebel;) It'll be drilled into you soon enough:P

stephenjmcd

Corvo Attano wrote: »

Every Computer Science course Ive looked at either went up by 5 points or stayed the same.

Big technology rush my ass.

NCI normal computing down 50

randylonghorn

Pai Mei wrote: »

You're prob right :P It wasn't due to DARE anyway and I didn't need extra points so it prob wasn't HEAR either.

Whether you needed the extra points or not, if you were accepted for HEAR you will have a HEAR "score" and that's what that sounds like.

THFC wrote: »

For anyone that got it you're not going to Maynooth, you are going to Froebel;) It'll be drilled into you soon enough:P

Aren't this year's first year's starting in Maynooth from Day 1?

Pai Mei

randylonghorn wrote: »

Whether you needed the extra points or not, if you were accepted for HEAR you will have a HEAR "score" and that's what that sounds like.

979 of a score :pac: I don't think they gave me a few hundred extra points

randylonghorn

Pai Mei wrote: »

979 of a score :pac: I don't think they gave me a few hundred extra points

They're not points in the normal sense; it's a different system which scores under the various criteria for HEAR as well.

Squidgy Black

Anyone have any idea why NCI computing went down 50 from last year? Everywhere else has gone up.

randylonghorn

stetyrrell wrote: »

Anyone have any idea why NCI computing went down 50 from last year? Everywhere else has gone up.

I don't *know* why, but one very common reason why points for a course would buck the normal trend is that the college has increased the number of places available this year.

It's all about supply and demand.

Corvo Attano

UCD stayed the same which was a bit of a surprise

randylonghorn

Corvo Attano wrote: »

UCD stayed the same which was a bit of a surprise

Not impossible that they bumped their numbers up a bit either; I know I was talking to a CS senior lecturer in one of the other colleges back in March, and he was saying that they had discussed increasing their intake, but they were already over capacity in terms of computer labs etc., and just felt it would be impossible / unfair to all students.

Squidgy Black

I think the reason UCD didn't go up was simply because the points were so high already, I'd imagine anyone aiming for at least 470 would be thinking general science etc.

Hopefully it's just a case that NCI made more places available and it's not a case that the course is brutal.

Also, I think it's looking bleak for me getting into DIT in the 2nd round, 5 points out but the points didn't drop last year in the 2nd round at all.

Corvo Attano

You can do Comp Sci from General Science?

Why is it even called Computer Science? Its engineering.

lemon_remon

Corvo Attano wrote: »

You can do Comp Sci from General Science?

Why is it even called Computer Science? Its engineering.

No, it's computer science. "Real" computer science is a subset of mathematics.

Corvo Attano

lemon_remon wrote: »

No, it's computer science. "Real" computer science is a subset of mathematics.

Im saying that its Computer Science but its in the School of Engineering.

HugsiePie

NUIM science didnt move, that was a suprise, and NUIG science jumped 25! I was well suprised by that :P

Corvo Attano

HugsiePie wrote: »

NUIM science didnt move, that was a suprise, and NUIG science jumped 25! I was well suprised by that :P

Did yer meeting today clear your mind at all?

lemon_remon

Corvo Attano wrote: »

Im saying that its Computer Science but its in the School of Engineering.

In UCD? I thought UCD had their own "School of Computer Science" or something.

randylonghorn

stetyrrell wrote: »

I think the reason UCD didn't go up was simply because the points were so high already

Could be a factor too; if they had a particularly high-points intake last year for example.

stetyrrell wrote: »

I'd imagine anyone aiming for at least 470 would be thinking general science etc.

Hmm, lots of typical CS candidates would have a vague interest in gen sci but would be deliberately placing CS ahead of it on their ranking.

Most CS nerds tend to be CS nerds to the bone tbh! :pac: :pac:

Corvo Attano

Oh no in NUIG. I was surprised at UCD 'cause they spun themselves as the best college so I thought they would top most lists and go up a few points.

randylonghorn

Corvo Attano wrote: »

I was surprised at UCD 'cause they spun themselves as the best college so I thought they would top most lists and go up a few points.

Lol, every college do that to an extent, and UCD are big into it.

You expect them to say "well if you don't get college A, B or C, consider us, coz they're all better!" ?

Corvo Attano

No but I dont remember being hit with so much "WE'RE NO.1, WE'RE NO.1, WE'RE NO.1,!!!" by any other college.

randylonghorn

Corvo Attano wrote: »

No but I dont remember being hit with so much "WE'RE NO.1, WE'RE NO.1, WE'RE NO.1,!!!" by any other college.

randylonghorn wrote: »

... and UCD are big into it.

I'm saying no more, because I would start to sound very cynical!

HugsiePie

Corvo Attano wrote: »

Did yer meeting today clear your mind at all?

She made me more comfortable with the idea of repeating and my cousin made me more comfortable with the idea of going to college, so Im still in 2 minds, but less.........well doubtful/afraid of either option



Im still mulling it over

Corvo Attano

Thats an improvement at least.