**What is (or will be!) on your CAO 2014?**

RedMickeyMouse

Shoot me if it's too early but I said I'd give it a shot! Before we know it the time will have arrived and why not have given it a bit of thought by the time the window open a little less than a month from now? Bit nervous, always wanted to be at the start of a thread like this, even repeated just for the chance but I'll get it underway!

At the moment I'm thinking:

1. Law and German TCD
2. Law TCD
3. Law and History or Economics UCD
4. Business and Law UCD
5. Law International UCC
6. Law Clinical UCC
7. Law UCC
8. Commerce International with German UCD
9. Commerce International with German UCC
10. Commerce UCD

Peregrine

1|Science | Trinity
2|Science | UCD
3| Theoretical Physics | Trinity
4| Undecided |
5| Undecided |
6| Undecided |
7| Undecided |
8| Undecided |
9| Undecided |
10| Undecided |

Computer Science, Engineering and a few more would go in there somewhere at the bottom but I haven't decided where yet :pac:

peekachoo

1. Biomedical Science UCC
2. Biological and Biomedical Science NUIM
3. Biological and Chemical Science UCC
4. Science Education UL
5. Biomedical Science DIT
6. Multimedia DCU

after that not sure, a few more science/multimedia courses I suppose

yoho139

1. Computer Science in Trinity
2. Computer Science in UCD
3. Pharmacology (UCD)
4. Analytical Chemistry (DCU IIRC, I have the handout from Higher Options...)
5. Teaching in some form

And I'll fill the rest out with duplicates of those courses in various unis.

aleatorio

Its probably going to change a million times between now and next year, but:

1 |Science UCD
2 |Science TCD
3 |Human Genetics TCD
4 |Physiotherapy UCD
5 |Pharmacy TCD
6 |Psychology UCD
7 |Psychiatric Nursing UCD
8 |Genetics and Cell Biology DCU
9 |General Nursing UCD
10 |Analytical Science DCU

ihate6thyear

1. Occupational Therapy TCD
2. Occupational Therapy NUIG
3. Health and Society DCU
4. Midwifery DKIT
5. Midwifery TCD
6. General Nursing DKIT
7. General Nursing DCU
8. General Nursing UCD
9. Psychiatric Nursing DKIT

probably going to change this a lot!
also Speech and Language Therapy somewhere in there..

Corvo Attano

Nimrod 7 wrote: »

1|Science | Trinity
2|Science | UCD
3| Theoretical Physics | Trinity
4| Undecided |
5| Undecided |
6| Undecided |
7| Undecided |
8| Undecided |
9| Undecided |
10| Undecided |

Computer Science, Engineering and a few more would go in there somewhere at the bottom but I haven't decided where yet :pac:

peekachoo wrote: »

1. Biomedical Science UCC
2. Biological and Biomedical Science NUIM
3. Biological and Chemical Science UCC
4. Science Education UL
5. Biomedical Science DIT
6. Multimedia DCU

after that not sure, a few more science/multimedia courses I suppose

Guys Stick on NUIG.

ihate6thyear wrote: »

1. Occupational Therapy TCD
2. Occupational Therapy NUIG
3. Health and Society DCU
4. Midwifery DKIT
5. Midwifery TCD
6. General Nursing DKIT
7. General Nursing DCU
8. General Nursing UCD
9. Psychiatric Nursing DKIT

probably going to change this a lot!
also Speech and Language Therapy somewhere in there..

This one has it sorted

yoho139

Have you considered that they may not want to move across the country?

Peregrine

Corvo Attano wrote: »

Guys Stick on NUIG.

Hell no

Corvo Attano

Screw you then. I'll keep the Engineering Building all to myself.

peekachoo

Nobody wants to go to Galway lad! :P

Corvo Attano

Apart from 17000 students :P

yoho139

17000 out of how many, again? :P

miissjuly

*subject to change :P

1. Medicine NUIG
2. Medicine UCC
3. Medicine UCD
4. Medicine RCSI
5. Physiotherapy TCD
6. Psychology UCD
7. Human Nutrition & dietetics TCD
8. Health & Perf. Science UCD
9. Science TCD
10. Applied psychology UCC

arctic enthusiast

1. Occupational therapy- NUIG
2. Occupational therapy- TCD
3. Health and society- DCU
4. Clinical health and measurement science- DIT
5. Sports rehab and athletic therapy- Carlow IT
6. Nursing- DCU
7. Vet nursing- UCD
8. PE with Biology- DCU
9. Nursing- DKIT
10. International development and food policy- UCC

Other courses which might make an appearance: speech and language therapy- NUIG
OT- UCC
Nutraceuticals- DIT
Ag Science- DCU

eimearo124

1. Veterinary Medicine UCD
2. Physiotherapy TCD
3. Physiotherapy UCD
4. Human nutrition TCD
5. Clinical Speech and Language TCD
6. Veterinary Nursing UCD
7. General and Children's Nursing UCD
8. Midwifery UCC
9. Zoology UCD
10. P.E. and Geography UL

Cakes.

In an order which remains undecided:

German and Irish TSM Trinity
Law and German Trinity
Law and Politics (German or Irish through Horizons) UCD
Law Trinity
Law and Arts Maynooth
Gaeilge agus Dlí Corcaigh
Irish Studies Trinity
Arts UCD
Arts Galway
Modern and Early Irish Trinity

Have no idea how to order these due to my lack of ability to decide

JDOC1996

1) Medicine UCC
2) Medicine NUIG
3) Medicine RCSI
4)Applied Psychology UCC
5) Law UCC

That's it so far!

a0ifee

I guarantee that mine will probably change at least 20 times before july..but so far...

1.Arts NUIG (legal studies, french, idk what other subjects tbh)
2.Arts with Human Rights NUIG
3.Civil Law NUIG
4.Law and French UCC
5.Arts International UCC
6.Criminology UCC
7.Law and French TCD
8.Law and French UCD
9.Law and Social Justice UCD
10.Applied Languages UL

at the moment I'm concentrating on law, but I'm doing work experience with a solicitor so I could still change my mind after that..

Gunslinger92

Hey guys,

Sorry if this is the wrong thread butI dunno where else to ask

My sister is in 6th year at the moment and she just told me that her guidance counselor told her that she has to put her CAO choices in order of points?! As opposed to preference?
I'm in the final year of my degree now so it's been a while since I did anything with the CAO but my understanding is that that is not what you should be doing?


Thanks

yournerd

Wooohooo go Law aspiring people

LostBoy101

The lack of Computer Science so far is shocking..

yournerd

LostBoy101 wrote: »

The lack of Computer Science so far is shocking..

Oh wait...

a0ifee

Gunslinger92 wrote: »

Hey guys,

Sorry if this is the wrong thread butI dunno where else to ask

My sister is in 6th year at the moment and she just told me that her guidance counselor told her that she has to put her CAO choices in order of points?! As opposed to preference?
I'm in the final year of my degree now so it's been a while since I did anything with the CAO but my understanding is that that is not what you should be doing?


Thanks

that's definitely NOT what you should do, put down the course you want the most in no.1!!

Peregrine

Gunslinger92 wrote: »

My sister is in 6th year at the moment and she just told me that her guidance counselor told her that she has to put her CAO choices in order of points?! As opposed to preference?
I'm in the final year of my degree now so it's been a while since I did anything with the CAO but my understanding is that that is not what you should be doing?

You're right, that's what she's supposed to not do.

Corvo Attano

Gunslinger92 wrote: »

Hey guys,

Sorry if this is the wrong thread butI dunno where else to ask

My sister is in 6th year at the moment and she just told me that her guidance counselor told her that she has to put her CAO choices in order of points?! As opposed to preference?
I'm in the final year of my degree now so it's been a while since I did anything with the CAO but my understanding is that that is not what you should be doing?


Thanks

Im going to put this to you straight and I want you to relay this message to your sister directly.

Her GC is a tool and she shouldn't listen to any more of her shíte talk. It wont be long before she suggests that she takes an IT course or a business course "because there are jobs available"

If she wants straight advice from students that have done this, Doing this and teachers that see this year after year she should post here in the LC forum.

Giver her this example.

My CAO went like this

College/Course/Points

1. NUIG/ Comp Sci & IT/ 420

2. UCD/ Comp Sci/ 480

3. DIT/ Comp Sci/ 405

NUIg is top because I love Galway. Ask anybody from last year.

LostBoy101 wrote: »

The lack of Computer Science so far is shocking..

I take it you are looking at Comp Sci then? I like you.

Gunslinger92

Thanks guys, I knew well I was right :P It's quite worrying that this person is telling people that..

LostBoy101

Corvo Attano wrote: »

I take it you are looking at Comp Sci then? I like you.

I'm already in college doing Computer Sci

Corvo Attano

LostBoy101 wrote: »

I'm already in college doing Computer Sci

Where abouts?

LostBoy101

Corvo Attano wrote: »

Where abouts?

NCI, decent small college and happy with the course so far. However the Maths is a bit of a bore fest so far.

Corvo Attano

Maths is screwing me over at the moment but I like it.

NCI seems great. _Tyrell_ seems to like it.

LostBoy101

Corvo Attano wrote: »

Maths is screwing me over at the moment but I like it.

NCI seems great. _Tyrell_ seems to like it.

Aye maths is a bummer at the moment for me as well. The fact my lecturer makes easy things so complicated doesn't help either.

Musicis4life13

1.Biomedical Science UCC
2.Biomedical Science DIT
3.Biological and Chemical Sciences UCC
4.Arts UL
Don't have any idea for the rest..

peekachoo

Musicis4life13 wrote: »

1.Biomedical Science UCC
2.Biomedical Science DIT
3.Biological and Chemical Sciences UCC
4.Arts UL
Don't have any idea for the rest..

see you in UCC :cool:

SChique00

BA Int Journalism and French, DIT (340)
BA Int Film and Broadcasting with French, DIT (450)
BA Hons English, Media and Cultural Studies, IADT (300)
BA Journalism, Griffith College Dublin
BA Int Media Studies, NUIM (460)
BA Hons Journalism, DCU (435)

MJC Print Journalism and Radio, Ballyfermot CFE

All I got so far, but I'm also doing UCAS - only got UU Coleraine (Journalism with French) atm but considering applying to some of the English/Welsh universities too

chatterboxxx95

CAO opens tuesday... I still have no idea what's going on mine
*Crawls into a hole and cries*

Peregrine

chatterboxxx95 wrote: »

CAO opens tuesday... I still have no idea what's going on mine
*Crawls into a hole and cries*

You still have loads of time. Open days are coming up this month so hopefully you'll have some idea after it.

Mirror Image

SChique00 wrote: »

BA Int Journalism and French, DIT (340)
BA Int Film and Broadcasting with French, DIT (450)
BA Hons English, Media and Cultural Studies, IADT (300)
BA Journalism, Griffith College Dublin
BA Int Media Studies, NUIM (460)
BA Hons Journalism, DCU (435)

MJC Print Journalism and Radio, Ballyfermot CFE

All I got so far, but I'm also doing UCAS - only got UU Coleraine (Journalism with French) atm but considering applying to some of the English/Welsh universities too

I've put Bangor and Cardiff down in UCAS for Journalism, and University of Sterling in Scotland for Journalism/Sports Studies.

And Journalism in DCU will be my first choice for CAO

Flickka

1. Medicine NUIG (739)
2. Medicine RCSI (742)
3. Medicine UCC (742)
4. Dental Science TCD (585)
5. Pharmacy TCD (565)
6. Biomedical Science NUIG (545)
7. Nanoscience TCD (585)
8. Human Nutrition & Dietetics UCD (545)
9. Radiography UCD (535)
10.Science NUIG (405)

Subject to change

aleatorio

1. DN440 Biomedical, Health and Life Sciences (560)
2. DN200 Science (505)
3. TR071 Science (510)
4. TR056 Human Health and Disease (535)
5. TR073 Human Genetics (560)
6. MH201 Science (415)
7. DC168 Genetics and Cell Biology (495)
8. TR072 Pharmacy (565)
9. DC161 Analytical Science (460)
10. DT204 Biomedical Science (495)

Currently torn between going down the Biomedical/Human health route, or just a general science degree.. very, very, very torn.. :P

Gordon Gecko

Flickka wrote: »

1. Medicine NUIG (739)
2. Medicine RCSI (742)
3. Medicine UCC (742)
4. Dental Science TCD (585)
5. Pharmacy TCD (565)
6. Biomedical Science NUIG (545)
7. Nanoscience TCD (585)
8. Human Nutrition & Dietetics UCD (545)
9. Radiography UCD (535)
10.Science NUIG (405)

Subject to change

If you're dead set on medicine for f*** sake get rid of Dent

6YearStruggle

I don't know if this hasn't been laid out to leaving cert students yet and believe me, I was confused by it last year before it was explained too but your cao choices should be done by putting the one you want most and then any other courses below it should be less points, unless you think points will drop to below your first choice points. Take this as an example, this is your cao:

1. Law and Accounting- UL (420)
2. Law- Trinity (530)
3. Law and French- Trinity (560)
4. Law- UCC (480)

There's no point in putting courses of higher points below your first preference as if you don't get the points for the first, you won't have the points for any of them. Of course if your first choice is one you badly want, keep it as that and research into courses with lower points and put them below.

If you get 550 points, many would assume that you'd get Law in TCD but you won't, you'll get Law and Accounting in UL as that's your first choice and you got the points for it.

Gf13

Before you judge I know this is so stupid!

But, I spelt my name wrong on my cao.. Will it matter?

nailforhammer

Gf13 wrote: »

Before you judge I know this is so stupid!

But, I spelt my name wrong on my cao.. Will it matter?

Only for 4 years of your college life. Or between 5 and 7 if you do masters/phd. You should try and change it as your university will know you as that name for your whole time in college

Peregrine

Gf13 wrote: »

Before you judge I know this is so stupid!

But, I spelt my name wrong on my cao.. Will it matter?

My friend did something similar but he got it changed quickly. Contact the CAO and get it corrected.

thelad95

Nimrod 7 wrote: »

My friend did something similar but he got it changed quickly. Contact the CAO and get it corrected.

I think forms come later in the year where you can change any detail on the CAO including your name. I'm sure if you rang them now they might be able to do something.

Exo

Could I be the only looper considering Architecture in UCD? Seeing that a M.Arch. is 5 years inclusive, a lot can change within that timeframe. With the off-putting saturation of the Computer Science industry, the tables may turn in years to come. Points do not seem to be indicative of the future status of an industry. What goes up, must come down - sorry for being so grim.

Days 298

Exo wrote: »

Could I be the only looper considering Architecture in UCD? Seeing that a M.Arch. is 5 years inclusive, a lot can change within that timeframe. With the off-putting saturation of the Computer Science industry, the tables may turn in years to come. Points do not seem to be indicative of the future status of an industry. What goes up, must come down - sorry for being so grim.

Im doing what I want to do. Luckily there is money in it. If you want to be an architect do it. There is money in everything for the ones good at it and every industry has ups and downs.

Exo

Days 298 wrote: »

Im doing what I want to do. Luckily there is money in it. If you want to be an architect do it. There is money in everything for the ones good at it and every industry has ups and downs.

I understand, sorry for mentioning the market saturation piece - just bringing across my views. I'm basically in the same boat; choosing what I'm most capable of and would enjoy doing the most. However, during the open day, the figures they gave of graduates who emigrate to work in Architecture was alarming - over 50%. The rest either pursue another profession, or find a related job here in Architecture. Suppose it's a risk I'm willing to take!

Days 298

Exo wrote: »

I understand, sorry for mentioning the market saturation piece - just bringing across my views. I'm basically in the same boat; choosing what I'm most capable of and would enjoy doing the most. However, during the open day, the figures they gave of graduates who emigrate to work in Architecture was alarming - over 50%. The rest either pursue another profession, or find a related job here in Architecture. Suppose it's a risk I'm willing to take!

Im not doing CS next year so have no idea what jobs are like at all.

There are jobs all over the world. Once you are footloose after college you could make a good stash before settling here. The Middle East comes to mind. Ridiculous money with zero tax. And looking at the price of oil there is only one way Arab spending is going and that is more ridiculous .

Am I the only one who has
Absolutely
No
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