randylonghorn wrote: » Spot on. Points are determined by supply and demand (no. of places available vs. number seeking them), it has nothing to do with how difficult the course is. Sure, lots of high points courses are pretty tough (e.g. medicine), but they're high points because they're in demand, not because they're tough. Triple the number of places in medicine in Ireland next year and the points would fall significantly, even though the course hadn't changed an iota.