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Hi,
Applied for the Project Management Post Grad UCC course, has been 'pending' for a week. Has anyone applied for this & been accepted yet please?

Thanks,
Pa

Bellbottoms wrote: »

I have once course in mind, and applied for some similar ones as a back up. I have a conditional offer for my first choice pending a aptitude test. Which I will be sent next week.

Problem is, I have been offered a place on both of my backup courses. I have already rejected one offer. But I worried what will happen with the aptitide test.

Can I accept my back up and if things pan out with my first choice withdraw from the back up and accept my first choice.

Or if I accept one, thats it. I am stuck with the one I accept.

As far as I know, if you accept one on springboard all your other offers/applications are rejected/cancelled

unklerosco wrote: »

Thanks to the OP for posting this, I'd have missed it otherwise. Accepted a place on a UCD course, started yesterday. First time back in education since 1998!

Congratulations.

Enjoy your regression back into being a teenager.

unklerosco wrote: »

Thanks to the OP for posting this, I'd have missed it otherwise. Accepted a place on a UCD course, started yesterday. First time back in education since 1998!

Was this the computer science in UCD by any chance?

If not, does anyone know how long it takes to either be accepted/rejected of an application?
I applied at the end of June, and haven't heard anything yet.

Kamu wrote: »

I assume however that if you apply through the Springboard website and get accepted you either pay nothing or the 10%.

I don't see how they can claim you've to pay full fees when you applied and got accepted through their Springboard admissions?

Yeah, that was exactly his argument but it happened. They gave him a choice, either the 10% back or pay in full ,think springboard funding was over subscribed and some type of error.

unklerosco wrote: »

Thanks to the OP for posting this, I'd have missed it otherwise. Accepted a place on a UCD course, started yesterday. First time back in education since 1998!

In final Semester. It’s been quite a journey, long nights, nearly every weekend head into a laptop. Assignments. Group projects.....the list goes on but can’t believe I’m nearly done.

Good luck with it

dinneenp wrote: »

Hi,
Applied for the Project Management Post Grad UCC course, has been 'pending' for a week. Has anyone applied for this & been accepted yet please?

Thanks,
Pa

I applied for a different business level 9 in UCC last week (7th) and my application was accepted this afternoon. Having seen others being accepted much quicker on here I was worried it was a rejection I was waiting for.

Finished my Springboard course in May, I done the Level 7 in Cyber Security + Digital Forensics in Blanchardstown. As far as I know, the fee's were 3750, but with springboard the total came to 400 euro for me.

It was part time, 3 days a week on site, 6-10PM. Luckily, I work very close to the campus so I was blessed with having a short trip.

The workload was a lot in the majority of the subjects, and that was agreed with all in the class, not just me :pac:

The college itself was extremely unorganised with allocation of lecturers for subjects, etc. I wont get into the ins and outs, but it left a sour taste in a lot of peoples mouths, and put us under even more pressure with certain subjects starting late, and trying to fit in even more deadlines in a shorter amount of time.

The course content itself was brilliant, and the lecturers for the most part were extremely knowledgeable in the field (as youd expect).

Best of luck to everyone starting this year, its a brilliant idea!

Damo 2k9 wrote: »

Finished my Springboard course in May, I done the Level 7 in Cyber Security + Digital Forensics in Blanchardstown. As far as I know, the fee's were 3750, but with springboard the total came to 400 euro for me.

It was part time, 3 days a week on site, 6-10PM. Luckily, I work very close to the campus so I was blessed with having a short trip.

The workload was a lot in the majority of the subjects, and that was agreed with all in the class, not just me :pac:

The college itself was extremely unorganised with allocation of lecturers for subjects, etc. I wont get into the ins and outs, but it left a sour taste in a lot of peoples mouths, and put us under even more pressure with certain subjects starting late, and trying to fit in even more deadlines in a shorter amount of time.

The course content itself was brilliant, and the lecturers for the most part were extremely knowledgeable in the field (as youd expect).

Best of luck to everyone starting this year, its a brilliant idea!

I know from working with people who have completed the above course that it's very good at all levels (Level 7 through to 9) and respected within industry. My initial communications via Springboard echo what you have stated above though. Particularly when I compare it to DCU's webinar the other evening who seem to have all their ducks in a row.

Hi guys, bit of a question for you.

I applied for four courses, got offered a place in three, with one still pending an RPL review. If any of you have done the following or have anything good or bad to say please feel free to comment. All courses are part time as I'm full time employed, I already have a L7 in electronics.

HDip in Science in Computing (TU Dublin Blanch)
BSc in Computing in Data Centre Management (LYIT)
HDip in Computing 2 year conversion (LYIT)
HDip in Computer Science (WIT) (pending)

The one I'm leaning towards is the first in TUD, all online with one Saturday per month on site, and the material looks good. Dublin is closest as I'm living in North Tipperary.

Any info or insights into the subjects and / or the colleges would be most appreciated.

Regards,

Garret.

Are offers for courses being made prior to the deadline for applications closing?

Kamu wrote: »

A few people (myself included) have been accepted and have accepted courses through Springboard already.

I have seen that but I am just wondering has the deadline for those particular courses closed for applications, each college has different closing dates so I'm wondering do they only offer places once this closing date has passed or have some people been offered places even though the course if still open to new people to apply.

py wrote: »

I've been given a provisional place on a course which people can still apply for. There's no point in them closing the application process as they may not fill all the available places of people do not accept their position on the course.

I thought that alright but just wanted to be certain