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Accepting Mature Student Offer

  • 23-04-2018 05:06PM
    #1
    JimSmash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭


    Hi all,

    I'm just wondering if anyone is familiar with the process of accepting a mature student offer before hearing back from your other choices. I received my 3rd placed option (TCD) and only have a couple more weeks to confirm with them.

    However, I am still waiting to hear from UCD and DIT. If I accept the offer, does the CAO process still continue?

    Thanks for any help you may have!

    JS


Comments

  • #2
    5rtytry56
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,828 ✭✭✭5rtytry56


    What courses have you chosen ? Are they in the same discipline? Might help for other posters to give you better opinion.


  • #3
    JimSmash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭JimSmash


    5rtytry56 wrote: »
    What courses have you chosen ? Are they in the same discipline? Might help for other posters to give you better opinion.

    Sorry, the courses are Biology and biomedical sciences.

    My options were 1. UCD 2. DIT 3. TCD 4. DCU 5. Maynooth

    I also took the entrance exam in Maynooth and subsequently had an interview. I was told I'd hear confirmation in mid-July.


  • #4
    DeeAvery
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 127 ✭✭DeeAvery


    What matters is what you have on your CAO form.

    As in if you say yes to TCD, your 3rd choice, you're saying yes to TCD, not to the CAO people. So even if you wanted to go to TCD but your above choices put you down as a yes you'd be offered your above choices for you to officially accept through their system.

    So it doesn't matter if you say yes to TCD. The other colleges will never find out. I just would say yes to TCD if you don't get your prefered courses. TCD will have a waitlist so you won't be taking spots off people. Even if you get offered TCD and say no to the CAO, they have the offers done in rounds until all spots are filled.

    Also, some colleges will give you a CAO offer without contacting you. But most interview you etc. Other's will send you acceptance letters without interview/entrance exams before the CAO dates too.


  • #5
    JimSmash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭JimSmash


    DeeAvery wrote: »
    What matters is what you have on your CAO form.

    As in if you say yes to TCD, your 3rd choice, you're saying yes to TCD, not to the CAO people. So even if you wanted to go to TCD but your above choices put you down as a yes you'd be offered your above choices for you to officially accept through their system.

    So it doesn't matter if you say yes to TCD. The other colleges will never find out. I just would say yes to TCD if you don't get your prefered courses. TCD will have a waitlist so you won't be taking spots off people. Even if you get offered TCD and say no to the CAO, they have the offers done in rounds until all spots are filled.

    Also, some colleges will give you a CAO offer without contacting you. But most interview you etc. Other's will send you acceptance letters without interview/entrance exams before the CAO dates too.

    Thank you so much, that's incredibly helpful!


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