***The Official CAO Offers Thread 2017*** (R1 points in first post)

EireLemon

Can't wait!! Last years got the points at 2 am so here's hoping for an early release.




This year's R1 points:

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WORD OF WARNING:

Anyone trolling, claiming to have inside information for real, to have got the paper early, etc. etc. without being able to back up their claims will be banned.

In fact, we've asked for sitebans in the past for serious cases of malicious scaremongering, and the Admins have been more than happy to implement them.

No-one needs that crap, thanks.

R.


ALSO: READ THIS!!

dorado99

63 points off my course, hoping for a HEAR miracle here.

Mr Rhode Island Red

WEW

So who's doing the night trek to a filling station to get the early papers?

dorado99

What time are papers being distributed? Sure shouldn't be that difficult to get a copy early.

hasdanta

Can someone clarify my situation for me - I am currently 11 points off of UCD Science. From my understanding, the new points for the 2017 courses are out tonight and we will be made an offer tomorrow morning. If the points released tonight for UCD Science are 499 (like my points), will I receive an offer tomorrow morning OR during the second round?

Also, do we get a text for our offers?

Liordi

hasdanta wrote: »

Can someone clarify my situation for me - I am currently 11 points off of UCD Science. From my understanding, the new points for the 2017 courses are out tonight and we will be made an offer tomorrow morning. If the points released tonight for UCD Science are 499 (like my points), will I receive an offer tomorrow morning OR during the second round?

Also, do we get a text for our offers?

If you got 499 and the points are 499 in the first round, you'll get an offer.

I was reading last years thread and some people said they didn't get a text.

matthew1998

Hoping to get Computer Science in NUIG and maybe sneak Engineering in NUIG in round 2 if i pass their maths exam. Either or im fairly happy. I have to get the 6AM bus from sligo to galway tomorrow (for mathscamp ) so its goodnight from me ! all the bestguys

EDIT: Got 446 Points so just one point over 1st choice. About 20 points over ComSci so hopefully ill get one of them
Got H5 , but need h4 for engineering , so hoping for it in round 2

siebey123

hasdanta wrote: »

Can someone clarify my situation for me - I am currently 11 points off of UCD Science. From my understanding, the new points for the 2017 courses are out tonight and we will be made an offer tomorrow morning. If the points released tonight for UCD Science are 499 (like my points), will I receive an offer tomorrow morning OR during the second round?

Also, do we get a text for our offers?

Hey there, I went through the whole process last year and we received a text, an email and also an offer on the official CAO site. We also received letters in the post a few days after, if we accepted our offer.

If you received 499 in points and the course points is also 499 you should receive an offer in the first round, which would be tomorrow morning. I'm pretty sure of that but I might be incorrect xx

Hulgerx10

Put on your game face lads. Who's going to be the hero this year with the paper?

dorado99

Hulgerx10 wrote: »

Put on your game face lads. Who's going to be the hero this year with the paper?

I nominate you!

Psychologeeee

Quick question. If one is subscribed to the Irish Times, what time do you get the e version of the paper?

Hulgerx10

dorado99 wrote: »

I nominate you!

I'm scared of the dark

aon1998

Psychologeeee wrote: »

Quick question. If one is subscribed to the Irish Times, what time do you get the e version of the paper?

3am

padraigmck

35 points short of my first choice, hoping for a miracle, Nana's been lighting candles all week😂

Hulgerx10

padraigmck wrote: »

35 points short of my first choice, hoping for a miracle, Nana's been lighting candles all week��

A lot of us here are hoping for miracles

dorado99

Are people going to wake up at 6am or spend a few more seconds (at least thats what it seems) sleeping ?

Liordi

€1 to subscribe to Irish times for the first time. Gonna give it a go and pray I get the points at 3.

Hulgerx10

dorado99 wrote: »

Are people going to wake up at 6am or spend a few more seconds (at least thats what it seems) sleeping ?

There's a 0% chance that I could fall asleep with everything hanging in the balance.

wanderer100

About 13 points off my first choice. Not a chance I'll be sleeping tonight when my future is on the ropes. Best of luck to everyone

EireLemon

We'll finally be completely detached from the Leaving Cert in 8 hours!

derb12

I got a text from the Irish times saying they're having technical difficulties with the website, so maybe have a backup plan for checking points tomorrow! Best of luck to all!

dorado99

For how long does cao normally crash at 6 a.m.?

randylonghorn

dorado99 wrote: »

For how long does cao normally crash at 6 a.m.?

It hasn't really crashed the last couple of years, but it can get hella slow for first few minutes.

Too many nervous fingers clicking Refresh at a rate of 60 per minute!!

OMGeary

Liordi wrote:

€1 to subscribe to Irish times for the first time. Gonna give it a go and pray I get the points at 3.

There's no point. Unless it's changed in the last 2 years there's an embargo on the online results till 6 am

user53

OMGeary wrote: »

There's no point. Unless it's changed in the last 2 years there's an embargo on the online results till 6 am

They were earlier last year, although I think it was the independent that published them not IT.

randylonghorn

Last year was the first year they appeared early online in (yes, I think) the Indo, and I'm not sure they were supposed to tbh.

daraghwal

randylonghorn wrote: »

Last year was the first year they appeared early online in (yes, I think) the Indo, and I'm not sure they were supposed to tbh.

It was the Indo, no they definitely weren't supposed to and about 20 mins later I'm fairly sure someone obtained a paper copy anyway.

carefulnowted

How long do you have to accept your offer before round 2 is announced?

ger664

To everyone here sweating over points for their first choice whatever. Its not the end of the world if you dont get you preferred choice. There are other ways to get there. My daughter last year was over 100 points shy of what she really wants to do. Did a PLC course got the requirments (4 Distinctions in certain modules) she received and accepted the offer for the same course 2 weeks ago.

dorado99

Why are the newspaper companies given that info early anyway?

randylonghorn

carefulnowted wrote: »

How long do you have to accept your offer before round 2 is announced?

Round One:
Offer Date: 21st August, 2017 from 06:00
Reply Date: 28th August, 2017 by 17:15

Round Two:
Offer Date: 31st August, 2017 from 06:00
Reply Date: 6th September, 2017 by 17:15

daraghwal

carefulnowted wrote: »

How long do you have to accept your offer before round 2 is announced?

Accept by 28th 17.15, Round 2 come sout 31st 6.00
http://www.cao.ie/?page=offerdates

randylonghorn

dorado99 wrote: »

Why are the newspaper companies given that info early anyway?

Because that's the only way they get into that day's papers?

Originally, that was how everyone got their offers: checked the papers.

Then came CAO Online ... *drumroll*

daraghwal

dorado99 wrote: »

Why are the newspaper companies given that info early anyway?

So they have time to print it and have it in the news Monday.

Liordi

Guess I wasted a euro so. :P
Might force me to read some newspaper articles.

hasdanta

If I accept my second/third choice in round 1 can I still accept my first choice (if I get it) in round 2?

randylonghorn

hasdanta wrote: »

If I accept my second/third choice in round 1 can I still accept my first choice (if I get it) in round 2?

PLEASE READ!!!


(Yes! )

Liordi

hasdanta wrote: »

If I accept my second/third choice in round 1 can I still accept my first choice (if I get it) in round 2?

Yeah. You can accept one course in each round, so if you move up in your order of preference, you can accept it in R2.

Consonata

What time will the Papers have them do ya'll think

InTheNight

Consonata wrote: »

What time will the Papers have them do ya'll think

Went up online last year at 2.20AM.

I plan on getting the Independent early so I'll post here when it goes up and I'll check yer points for ye.

daraghwal

InTheNight wrote: »

Went up online last year at 2.20AM.

I plan on getting the Independent early so I'll post here when it goes up and I'll check yer points for ye.

Please post pictures if you can! (And the points for Veterinary as soon as you can please :P)

EmzBoBo

Best of luck to everyone waiting on results tonight/tomorrow morning!
Speaking as someone who didn't get their 1st choice a few years back, I'm going to mention something that was said to me when I was devastated over not getting my first choice...
If you don't get your first choice (and even if you do), you are EXACTLY where you are supposed be. There will be a reason that you end up in the course that you do - whether it's to take a module that your other course didn't have, to send you down a career path that you might never have considered, or to meet a particular group of people that you might never have been friends with otherwise. There is a reason that you will end up there, and even if you decide to reapply for your first choice the following year (like I did, successfully!), it just means that you'll have had a year to grow and think about what direction you want to take with your future... if it's for you it won't go by you!

InTheNight

daraghwal wrote: »

Please post pictures if you can! (And the points for Veterinary as soon as you can please :P)

My internet will be way too slow for posting pictures but I'll see what I can do. And I'll post veterinary points for definite.

InTheNight

EllenDempsey wrote: »

Can you please check medicine in UCC and Galway?

I'll try and remember.

dorado99

InTheNight wrote: »

I'll try and remember.

Please check nanoscience in trinity too.

dangerzone123

As someone who got offered their 7th (yes 7th choice) a few years ago, I can only imagine how some of you guys are feeling. Regardless of what the morning brings, you'll find your dream job somewhere - I graduated from TCD this year after eventually getting into the course I really wanted to do so hey miracles can happen, regardless of what your offer says. There's so many options out there, the leaving cert wont define what you can and can't do, even it seems like that right now!

randylonghorn

Hulgerx10

InTheNight wrote: »

Went up online last year at 2.20AM.

I plan on getting the Independent early so I'll post here when it goes up and I'll check yer points for ye.

Law at Trinity please you absolute king

InTheNight

Hulgerx10 wrote: »

Law at Trinity please you absolute king

dorado99 wrote: »

Please check nanoscience in trinity too.

Noted.

EireLemon

InTheNight wrote: »

Noted.

Commerce International UCD please too if you can.

InTheNight

EireLemon wrote: »

Commerce International UCD please too if you can.

No problem.

Hopefully, if someone else beats me to the paper they'll check all these too.