Laptop questions

Kate_17

I've taken a place in Actuarial and Financial Studies and have just received info telling me that I don't need to purchase a laptop until 2nd year, but that I may avail of the offer now if I wish. In this course, do many people bother purchasing a laptop for 1st year? What would the uses for a laptop be in 1st year and is it worth it?

rainbow kirby

I wouldn't bother using UCD's deals to get one... You can get better ones cheaper.

Julesie

Hi Kate,

Im a final year economics and finance student... in first we do most of the same classes as BAFS and we to were told we could avail of the laptop offer but it wasnt compulsory until second year. To be honest you really dont need one in first year and the UCD special offers are far from the best around. You wont really be based in the quinn school all that much in first year more likely a combination of the Arts and Science block and neither are all that friendly for laptop users. Give it a couple of weeks into term and see if you think you'd benefit from one and if you want one remember to shop around.

P.S Well done on getting into the actuary course im sure you'll have a blast. )

Red Alert

only thing id say (i'm in Eng where they're not compulsory at all) is that if you want to install your own stuff, keep your own mail etc. on your pc you can get very attached to a laptop!

timcraft.tk

Hey Kate, I'm also going to do that course too. Did you recieve a letter about staying in UCD for a whole week next week for Orientation?

Kate_17

Hi there, I didn't get anything except laptop stuff. Something might come tomorrow as I accepted yesterday...