Going into Maynooth 2011?

ElvisChrist6 · 04-03-2011 12:28AM #1

So, sitting my Leaving Cert this year, and I have Maynooth down as my first choice on the CAO (and the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, maybe 5th), going for Arts (English and Music, hopefully). Just thought it might be an idea to post a thread for anyone hoping to get in this year, who might not know anyone going, to get to know anyone else coming in, see if you can make acquaintance beforehand. Might make starting college a bit easier, or less daunting or something! This is meant to be nothing more than a conversation thread, really, a starting point! Making it easier for the shy types, maybe. So, yeah...

squishykins · 04-03-2011 08:48AM

Woaw, talk about the early bird! :P

ElvisChrist6 · 04-03-2011 06:11PM

squishykins wrote: »

Woaw, talk about the early bird! :P

Haha, sure, it's only 9 weeks until the leaving!:P CAO is closed and all! True though, I never really think about how it's another few months after the leaving's done anyway!

brian93 · 04-03-2011 06:55PM

I'm Brian and i'm from Tralee

I plan on studying science education in Maynooth next Sept and hope to get a place in the river apartments

some laughhhhhh

Lukichu123 · 26-04-2011 12:46PM

I'm Luke and I'll HOPEFULLY be doing Media Studies/ Multimedia in Maynooth next year

Also, Brian fairplay on the course choice! Science ed is hard to get into.. like 500 points or something?
Either way you're sorted for a job afterwards

niamh1234 · 27-04-2011 09:52PM

Im Niamh and wanna do Computer science/Multimedia, mobile and web devolpment. Anyone else up at the university day last weekend?

Lukichu123 · 27-04-2011 10:23PM

Sup Niamh? =D
Haa.. I wanna do like the EXACT same! *high fives*
Yeah I was there.. Wanna go SO badly now =O

niamh1234 · 27-04-2011 10:26PM

Hey hows a going?

It was good wasnt it? Where you in the labs? Look so cool doesnt it?
Yeaah i know me too just need the points now is all

Lukichu123 · 27-04-2011 10:34PM

I didn't go Labs =/ No time! But I went on a tour of that Kairos place that you do work in if you get into a Computery course which was AMAZING =O
Yeah I live right beside Maynooth so my first five CAO choices are for Maynooth :L
You live near it? =P
I'm totally screwed for points.. like 380 or something which'll be some achievement considering I failed two of my Mock tests :L

niamh1234 · 27-04-2011 10:39PM

Ah serious but it was like the first talk? Labs look savage and there is a MAC room like come on amazing

Whats the Kairos place?
My first two are Mayooth. But if you live in Maynooth wouldnt you wanna get away from it? Half the fun of college is getting to move out and leave the parents :L Thats one of the things im looking forward too

I live in Arklow so gotta get two trains up. You wanna do the BSc or that arts?The one I wanna do is 350 but I'll be lucky to get that going on the mocks. Failed 3

But am applying for a sport scholarship so hopefully that'll helo

mp3guy · 28-04-2011 10:43AM

niamh1234 wrote: »

Labs look savage and there is a MAC room like come on amazing

We have terrible trouble keeping hipsters out of there.

niamh1234 · 28-04-2011 10:50AM

mp3guy wrote: »

We have terrible trouble keeping hipsters out of there.

hipsters?

A Changer · 28-04-2011 02:26PM

niamh1234 wrote: »

hipsters?

Yeah, all the cool cats congregate in there.

mp3guy · 28-04-2011 02:31PM

A Changer wrote: »

Yeah, all the cool cats congregate in there.

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/4673/hipstermac.png

The statement in that picture actually applies to me. Mac SE/30 all the way!

niamh1234 · 28-04-2011 04:06PM

A Changer wrote: »

Yeah, all the cool cats congregate in there.

Ah right I see so does that mean if i go there next year im a hipster?

mp3guy · 28-04-2011 04:28PM

I'm afraid so.

niamh1234 · 28-04-2011 04:41PM

why afraid so? whats wrong with being a hipster? sounds cool. . no?

WhiskeyGoblin · 28-04-2011 06:02PM

Lukichu123 wrote: »

I didn't go Labs =/ No time! But I went on a tour of that Kairos place that you do work in if you get into a Computery course which was AMAZING =O
Yeah I live right beside Maynooth so my first five CAO choices are for Maynooth :L
You live near it? =P
I'm totally screwed for points.. like 380 or something which'll be some achievement considering I failed two of my Mock tests :L

If it's Computer Science and Software Engeneering you're after then it's 350 points

I also hope to be doing that course, if not. To DCU/NUIG I GO!

niamh1234 · 28-04-2011 06:04PM

marko93 wrote: »

If it's Computer Science and Software Engeneering you're after then it's 350 points
I also hope to be doing that course, if not. To DCU/NUIG I GO!

yeah but if hes doing it as an arts its more points. i had csse down as my firs choice but am changing it to mobile, web and mutlimedia devolpment looks better. but the first year is the same in both so can swap over if i prefer the programming part

WhiskeyGoblin · 28-04-2011 06:13PM

niamh1234 wrote: »

yeah but if hes doing it as an arts its more points. i had csse down as my firs choice but am changing it to mobile, web and mutlimedia devolpment looks better. but the first year is the same in both so can swap over if i prefer the programming part

Oh, my apologies then..

That does look pretty cool, now that you mention it.. Think i'ma have to look into this :cool:

niamh1234 · 28-04-2011 06:19PM

marko93 wrote: »

Oh, my apologies then..
That does look pretty cool, now that you mention it.. Think i'ma have to look into this :cool:

no problemo here to help

haha yeah it looks pretty cool. ah you can branch off into loads of different things cos they all sorta have the same basic first year. you at the university day?

WhiskeyGoblin · 28-04-2011 06:39PM

niamh1234 wrote: »

no problemo here to help
haha yeah it looks pretty cool. ah you can branch off into loads of different things cos they all sorta have the same basic first year. you at the university day?

Thats the handy thing with these kinds of subjects :rolleyes:
Also, nope

I went to the open day at the start of the year, was horribly sick and left after 'bout an hour. >_>
Did i miss much?

niamh1234 · 28-04-2011 06:40PM

marko93 wrote: »

Thats the handy thing with these kinds of subjects :rolleyes:
Also, nope I went to the open day at the start of the year, was horribly sick and left after 'bout an hour. >_>
Did i miss much?

yeah pretty handy dandy alright.
Ah right i didnt know where i wanted to go until couple of months ago.
And just like talks on all the courses and stuff and then got a tour of the labs and some demos. pretty cool so they were

WhiskeyGoblin · 28-04-2011 06:47PM

niamh1234 wrote: »

yeah pretty handy dandy alright.
Ah right i didnt know where i wanted to go until couple of months ago.
And just like talks on all the courses and stuff and then got a tour of the labs and some demos. pretty cool so they were

That's always helpful!
I missed out on seeing the labs ;_:
But was in a talk for Multimedia.. Seems pretty cool

niamh1234 · 28-04-2011 06:49PM

marko93 wrote: »

That's always helpful!
I missed out on seeing the labs ;_:
But was in a talk for Multimedia.. Seems pretty cool

Yeah the labs look savage.
Really wanna go there now its like amazing. where you from?

WhiskeyGoblin · 28-04-2011 07:34PM

niamh1234 wrote: »

Yeah the labs look savage.
Really wanna go there now its like amazing. where you from?

From Swords, 'wreeeckin' it in Clonee, and yourself?

hkeane · 28-04-2011 09:45PM

brian93 wrote: »

I'm Brian and i'm from Tralee

I plan on studying science education in Maynooth next Sept and hope to get a place in the river apartments

some laughhhhhh

Damn you mate, so am I.
Ah no I do joke. See you there if all goes well.
Best of luck!

niamh1234 · 28-04-2011 11:20PM

marko93 wrote: »

From Swords, 'wreeeckin' it in Clonee, and yourself?

Wheres Clonee? Am from Arklow co wicklow

LeixlipRed · 28-04-2011 11:24PM

niamh1234 wrote: »

why afraid so? whats wrong with being a hipster? sounds cool. . no?

He's winding you up

niamh1234 · 28-04-2011 11:26PM

LeixlipRed wrote: »

He's winding you up

Really? I never would have guessed

LeixlipRed · 28-04-2011 11:29PM

Good, you'll need that sharpness at university, it's always a test.....

Going into Maynooth 2011?

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