***The Official CAO Offers Thread*** [R1 points linked in first post]

plmko

I'm sure I'm not the only one sh*tting themselves for tomorrow morning at six o' clock. I am currently between a rock and a hard place, that is, I've gotten a borderline amount of points for my first choice. However, I have a horrible instinct that the points will rise this year and I shall be left upset and distraught.

Now, don't get me wrong, I am very pleased with my leaving cert results bar one subject. I actually got worse than my mock and due to this hiccup I may not receive my first choice course! :eek:

What's your story? What's your woes? Vent all here!


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Round 1 points 2014

RedMickeyMouse

I applied for the TCD feasibility study to get into law with my points from last year (490). I also applied for BESS (495) and Business and German (485) and am convinced I'll get none of them. If fifteen hours could just pass that'd be great :pac:

AlTahir

I'm in the exact same predicament, I got just borderline amount of points and am desperately hoping the points don't go up this year, but I doubt points for Computer Science courses will drop or stay the same, I really don't want to go to ITT

flump_master

http://vimeo.com/102134759

This might clear things up for people on how things will go down tomorrow

Oh and good luck to everyone, hope you get want you want

JageMeister

I got 10 points less that what should be required for Arts in UCC - But iv'e been accepted into the HEAR scheme so, hypothetically, I should get in. However, I had a quick look back at the Entry Requirements and it says that you need 2 HC3's which I didn't get, does this mean that I definitely won't get the course now?

Pidge96

JageMeister wrote: »

I got 10 points less that what should be required for Arts in UCC - But iv'e been accepted into the HEAR scheme so, hypothetically, I should get in. However, I had a quick look back at the Entry Requirements and it says that you need 2 HC3's which I didn't get, does this mean that I definitely won't get the course now?

Unfortunately you MUST satisfy the entry requirements of the course ie. 2 HC3 to the get the offer, in spite of the points reduction offered by hear.

EoghanIRL

JageMeister wrote: »

I got 10 points less that what should be required for Arts in UCC - But iv'e been accepted into the HEAR scheme so, hypothetically, I should get in. However, I had a quick look back at the Entry Requirements and it says that you need 2 HC3's which I didn't get, does this mean that I definitely won't get the course now?

Yes you won't get in unless you satisfy entry requirements .

Huell

if i lose my place in a course due to a raffle i will give up on life

EoghanIRL

Huell wrote: »

if i lose my place in a course due to a raffle i will give up on life

Best not to mess about stuff like that .
There will be people worrying about getting any offer at all .

Hollister11

I have 45 more points then it was last
Year so i feel safe

Fiolina

Can I ask a stupid question here please? My son has gone off on holidays today so I will be checking the CAO site on his behalf tomorrow.
Is it right that you have a week to accept an offer - i.e. I don't have to "do" anything tomorrow? (he'll be back next Sunday)

Thanks

oncex

Fiolina wrote: »

Can I ask a stupid question here please? My son has gone off on holidays today so I will be checking the CAO site on his behalf tomorrow.
Is it right that you have a week to accept an offer - i.e. I don't have to "do" anything tomorrow? (he'll be back next Sunday)

Thanks

Not a stupid question at all. Yes, he has a week. Although he will get a text so he'll know if he has his course or not at around 9am.

randylonghorn

Fiolina wrote: »

Can I ask a stupid question here please? My son has gone off on holidays today so I will be checking the CAO site on his behalf tomorrow.
Is it right that you have a week to accept an offer - i.e. I don't have to "do" anything tomorrow? (he'll be back next Sunday)

Thanks

Yes, he has until 5 o'clock on Monday 25th to accept his offer.

In any case, if he gets what he wants and it's a clearcut decision, nothing stopping him logging in from abroad. Accepting only takes 30 seconds, there's no big forms to fill out this time!

FudgeBrace

This may have an obvious answer but I'll ask anyway- I got 460 points, and I'm fairly sure I'll get my 2nd choice seeing as it was 410 last year (not being cocky I just doubt it will rise at all.) But I am going to get 3 subjects re checked because I feel really hard done by, and if by some miracle there was a mistake in correcting and I get like 60 more points added, is there ANY chance AT ALL I can get my 1st or 5th choice, which are around 500 points? Or will it be too late, will I already have accepted an offer and be placed in a course?

booblefoop

FudgeBrace wrote: »

This may have an obvious answer but I'll ask anyway- I got 460 points, and I'm fairly sure I'll get my 2nd choice seeing as it was 410 last year (not being cocky I just doubt it will rise at all.) But I am going to get 3 subjects re checked because I feel really hard done by, and if by some miracle there was a mistake in correcting and I get like 60 more points added, is there ANY chance AT ALL I can get my 1st or 5th choice, which are around 500 points? Or will it be too late, will I already have accepted an offer and be placed in a course?

I think it depends on the college, some will let you join the course at that point, while others will make you defer until the start of the next year. But I believe you're guaranteed a place if you meet the points requirement, just not necessarily a place for this year. But you'll only get your 1st choice, you can't get your 5th choice after accepting your 2nd.

FudgeBrace

booblefoop wrote: »

I think it depends on the college, some will let you join the course at that point, while others will make you defer until the start of the next year. But I believe you're guaranteed a place if you meet the points requirement, just not necessarily a place for this year. But you'll only get your 1st choice, you can't get your 5th choice after accepting your 2nd.

okay, small but of hope restored! Thank you so much!

PLL

Anyone else jittery and not able to relax, or any tips on how to relax. Not even my favourite show & food/drink can make me happy. I'm going to be twitching at 5:30am. I'm tired but I know I won't be able to sleep :-(

Best of luck everyone. As a 23 year old, I promise you it isn't the end of the world if you don't get what you want, there is plenty lf time for you to weigh up your options and see what you want to do. Don't panic and take any course you're offered if you think you may not like it.

loh_oro

Good luck to you all. I was sitting their where you are 2 years ago just try to relax and remember their are loads of options even though I know right now it doesn't feel that way

HugsiePie

leave and go to the awards ceremony right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

nailforhammer

I'm just on the brink I got 530 and my course is 530 if it goes up anyway at all... :eek: I don't know what I'll do! I had planned on getting around 540 don't know what happened.

EoghanIRL

nailforhammer wrote: »

I'm just on the brink I got 530 and my course is 530 if it goes up anyway at all... :eek: I don't know what I'll do! I had planned on getting around 540 don't know what happened.

If it makes you feel any better I'm in the same boat . I'm just a few points over dentistry . Fingers crossed the points don't go crazy . Good luck

onethreefive

I know this is probably an incredibly silly question given that I've just read you have until Monday to accept. But can I log in at 6am to check what offers I get and then log out and not accept any until tomorrow evening? Or do you have to accept the first time you log in? I am prone to worrying alot

nailforhammer

onethreefive wrote: »

I know this is probably an incredibly silly question given that I've just read you have until Monday to accept. But can I log in at 6am to check what offers I get and then log out and not accept any until tomorrow evening? Or do you have to accept the first time you log in? I am prone to worrying alot

You can log in as many times as you want and still wait until next monday to accept it... If that's all you have to worry about you should count yourself lucky

oncex

onethreefive wrote: »

I am prone to worrying alot

I'm not even a regular poster, but even I know this :pac:
Yes, u can log in and back out.:pac:

Xscreamokidx

onethreefive wrote: »

I know this is probably an incredibly silly question given that I've just read you have until Monday to accept. But can I log in at 6am to check what offers I get and then log out and not accept any until tomorrow evening? Or do you have to accept the first time you log in? I am prone to worrying alot

You don't have to accept right away, you have a week

teutron

Anyone else out there hoping to get dcu engineering, any guesses on what way the points will go

LoveChanel

onethreefive wrote: »

I know this is probably an incredibly silly question given that I've just read you have until Monday to accept. But can I log in at 6am to check what offers I get and then log out and not accept any until tomorrow evening? Or do you have to accept the first time you log in? I am prone to worrying alot

Don't worry you can log on to check and not accept until later on, you have loads of time (monday 25th is the deadline) =]

nailforhammer

EoghanIRL wrote: »

If it makes you feel any better I'm in the same boat . I'm just a few points over dentistry . Fingers crossed the points don't go crazy . Good luck

Thanks same to you. It's annoying because a lot of my friends got good points but what they want to do is much lower so with about 4 or 5 of my friends they have over 100 points more than what they want to do. One got 595 but only needs 400 or so points!

2thousand14

what time do papers usually be sent out to shops?

EoghanIRL

nailforhammer wrote: »

Thanks same to you. It's annoying because a lot of my friends got good points but what they want to do is much lower so with about 4 or 5 of my friends they have over 100 points more than what they want to do. One got 595 but only needs 400 or so points!

I know what you mean .
Unfortunately I need every point I have to guarantee me a place .

Xscreamokidx

So what's everybody hoping to get?

randylonghorn

onethreefive wrote: »

I know this is probably an incredibly silly question given that I've just read you have until Monday to accept. But can I log in at 6am to check what offers I get and then log out and not accept any until tomorrow evening? Or do you have to accept the first time you log in? I am prone to worrying alot

You have until Monday week to accept! :P

AND WE KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

teutron

mossy95 wrote: »

Oh god, You cant be serious, where did you hear this????

The source of this rumour is supposedly from a person high up on the Galway arts faculty saying to a relative that you should be "safe" with 390 not it has "risen" to 390

randylonghorn

onethreefive wrote: »

I know this is probably an incredibly silly question given that I've just read you have until Monday to accept. But can I log in at 6am to check what offers I get and then log out and not accept any until tomorrow evening? Or do you have to accept the first time you log in? I am prone to worrying alot

RebelLAD1 wrote: »

Word spreading that Arts in Galway has risen to 380..

mossy95 wrote: »

Oh god, You cant be serious, where did you hear this????

GalwayGooner96 wrote: »

I too have heard this rumour. Would be a massive surprise.

Not gonna happen.

RebelLAD1 wrote: »

Friend of mine got his CAO offer

Realllllllyy??!!

Screenshot or GTFO.

LoveChanel

Xscreamokidx wrote: »

So what's everybody hoping to get?

I want to get that jam making course =P

AndreJason1

I got 435 which was less than I was hoping for but architecture in ucc was 400 last year and the demand has gone up a good bit (12-15%)
I'm freaking out thinking it'll go over the 435 mark now ):

Xscreamokidx

randylonghorn wrote: »

Not gonna happen.

Realllllllyy??!!

Screenshot or GTFO.

Probably round zero, I got mine last month

MichOS

2thousand14 wrote: »

what time do papers usually be sent out to shops?

We were last waiting for offers in our house in 2011. That year, I bought a single edition of the Irish Times Digital Edition (around €2) & it had the first round points in a supplement. I think it's available from 2am onwards, though it might be in a later update that the supplement's included. It was worth it even to gain a couple of hours as we were having a sleepless anxious wait anyway! Best of luck!

woopah92

OMG POINTS...are not available yet, calm down..

Noccy_Mondy

Guys don't be treating rumours as gospel. They usually carry no truth! Until there is concrete evidence keep calm.

6thyearlife

any idea when the newspaper will be up? dying here

HurtLocker

woopah92 wrote: »

OMG POINTS...are not available yet, calm down..

They are! They are just stuck in the back of some delivery trucks

VirginMary

Yeah, any idea when the newspaper will be up? Really helped me in 2012. Keeping an eye out for a friend. Good luck to everyone waiting.

Copper_pipe

I'll be a sound lad and get the Irish times digital edition

randylonghorn

teutron wrote: »

The source of this rumour is supposedly from a person high up on the Galway arts faculty saying to a relative that you should be "safe" with 390 not it has "risen" to 390

Lol, very different thing!!!

And yes, I suspect they would be safe with 390 all right!! :pac:

2thousand14

More 4 will calm yas down for 30 mins or so

LoveChanel

HurtLocker wrote: »

They are! They are just stuck in the back of some delivery trucks

So who wants to help me rob a delivery truck?

Noccy_Mondy

Papers should start to be coming out around now. I know that on weeknights they do be out around this time, maybe a tad later. Please don't go looting all the papers*, I want mine in the morning.

*At least if ye do, leave the cost of it there! :P

dalta5billion

Broadsheet.ie's newspaper front pages have blank sections, presumably for the CAO point change stories.

teutron

LoveChanel wrote: »

Ah now I don't think I would have got the points for that now! =P haha

Ah it's only for the truly skilled the all know of the HPAT but has anyone heard of the HAT exam needed along with the LC to begin your road to true basket weaving

MichOS

VirginMary wrote: »

Yeah, any idea when the newspaper will be up? Really helped me in 2012. Keeping an eye out for a friend. Good luck to everyone waiting.

Irish Times Digital available online from 2am.