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Repeat or do PLC for Nursing

  • 19-08-2014 4:30pm
    #1
    Mark_G
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 53 ✭✭


    Hi, a friend of mine just got her offer from the CAO and is 5 points off her course. She is going to wait and see does she get offered it in second round but if not what is the best option if she doesn't get it? Would she be better off doing a nursing PLC or repeating the leaving? Repeating is something she really doesn't want to do. Of course if there is any other solutions that would be great too, thanks!


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  • #2
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,315 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    She would have a better chance of getting it if she can repeat the Leaving and get her points up a bit.
    If she goes the PLC route, she is competing for one of a very small pool of places reserved for FETAC entry.

    Would training in the UK be an option?


  • #3
    Mark_G
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 53 ✭✭Mark_G


    spurious wrote: »
    She would have a better chance of getting it if she can repeat the Leaving and get her points up a bit.
    If she goes the PLC route, she is competing for one of a very small pool of places reserved for FETAC entry.

    Would training in the UK be an option?

    Hmm not sure would she be waiting another year before she can go? I assume its too late now to apply?


  • #4
    castaway_lady
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 268 ✭✭castaway_lady


    Yep repeating is a better option. Its very difficult to get into nursing via fetac as there are only a couple of reserved places for fetac applicants.


  • #5
    flashback humour
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37 ✭flashback humour


    Mark_G wrote: »
    Hmm not sure would she be waiting another year before she can go? I assume its too late now to apply?

    A lot of the college's in the UK have 2 intakes a year for Nursing, they all have a September intake but then many of them also have intakes in January/February/March.


  • #6
    loveemmaxxxx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 133 ✭✭loveemmaxxxx


    Mark_G wrote: »
    Hi, a friend of mine just got her offer from the CAO and is 5 points off her course. She is going to wait and see does she get offered it in second round but if not what is the best option if she doesn't get it? Would she be better off doing a nursing PLC or repeating the leaving? Repeating is something she really doesn't want to do. Of course if there is any other solutions that would be great too, thanks!

    You can get in with fetac but it's limited. If I were u id repeat. I did fetac this year and did not get the offer I wanted which is nursing I got social studies. I'm going repeating this year. it's up to u. I'm in the exact same boat as you friend. Repeat not one person in my class got nursing the fetac way. Only 1 mature student. :)

    Here is a quota.. I can't find the 2014 one.. I had to use spaces. http ://www2.cao.ie/fetac/FETACNursingQuota.pdf


    Your young enough to repeat. I'm only just 19. Just sorry I did not repeat this year :)!


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  • #7
    cb7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 146 ✭✭cb7


    Think repeating leaving is the best option


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