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The 2012 'What's On Your CAO?' Thread
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Declaration of interest: I'm Students' Union President at UL and I'm just wondering why most of you aren't interested? Is there something in particular?
We have the cheapest accommodation, the only teaching courtroom in the country, the only EPAS accredited Business course and a wide range of teaching and nursing courses. The campus is pretty much self contained and one huge 330 acre community.
In addition UL graduates have the highest employment rates due to constant reviews (as all universities do) and a 6/8 month compulsory placement (more than likely abroad if you're studying a language)
Just wondering why it is TCD, UCD, NUIM and NUIG are the main destinations?
I'll second M&S* put it down. Fill out your CAO on preference, real preference, not points.
Mine are
1) Mathematical Science NUIG ( picking chemistry as my optional science)
2) Maths in Trinity
Ihave no other clue of what other courses i like... Just the first one, and, thats it really.. I'm not looking at the second one but just as a backup if i think it'd be better to have a name (TCD) behind the degree...
Btw.. Id love to go to UL. Was there in 2010 for Maths Modelling Camp and i thought the campus was lovely.. The only reason its not on my list is that, it is one hella journey form Sligo to do every week/fortnight and they don't have a course which i'm directly interested in...( I asked this guy at a careers show if they had any degrees in Maths & Chemistry and he said it was a weird combination... I thought not really?? :L )0 -
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Declaration of interest: I'm Students' Union President at UL and I'm just wondering why most of you aren't interested? Is there something in particular?
We have the cheapest accommodation, the only teaching courtroom in the country, the only EPAS accredited Business course and a wide range of teaching and nursing courses. The campus is pretty much self contained and one huge 330 acre community.
In addition UL graduates have the highest employment rates due to constant reviews (as all universities do) and a 6/8 month compulsory placement (more than likely abroad if you're studying a language)
Just wondering why it is TCD, UCD, NUIM and NUIG are the main destinations?
I'll second M&S* put it down. Fill out your CAO on preference, real preference, not points.
I'm considering UL, it looks like a fantastic university and has some great courses from what I can see.
The only negatives for me are:
1.) It's very far away from my home.
2.) The city has a poor reputation compared to the other Irish cities.
3.) Most people in my original year went elsewhere, and I can't see many of my current year going there either.
Having gone to one of the open days it actually seems brilliant though, I don't get why so few people seem to want to go there. :cool:0 -
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Education would probably be the best mix. Science Ed (Chemistry) and a Maths 2nd subject. Sligo's not that far away and why would you go home that often? There's jobs and washing machines here too:DChemHickey wrote: »Btw.. Id love to go to UL. Was there in 2010 for Maths Modelling Camp and i thought the campus was lovely.. The only reason its not on my list is that, it is one hella journey form Sligo to do every week/fortnight and they don't have a course which i'm directly interested in...( I asked this guy at a careers show if they had any degrees in Maths & Chemistry and he said it was a weird combination... I thought not really?? :L )Meglamonia wrote: »Not being smart or anything but the city is turning me off personally although it will be lower down the list and some people are turned off by the male to female ratio in the college as stupid as it sounds.
Male female is about 50/50. Some courses are predominantly one or the other, but overall it works out evenly.
The city is something we're trying to get feedback on. Very few people disclose it as a reason, but we're assuming that in some cases it must be. Being honest, while the city centre isn't the prettiest in parts, I'd feel safer waling the streets of Limerick than the streets of Waterford or Tipp Town on a Thursday night.
1) One of my housemates 2 years ago is from Donegal, he lives in Cork now! he didn't go home too often, but there's as much to do here as most places.I'm considering UL, it looks like a fantastic university and has some great courses from what I can see. The only negatives for me are:
1.) It's very far away from my home.
2.) The city has a poor reputation compared to the other Irish cities.
3.) Most people in my original year went elsewhere, and I can't see many of my current year going there either.
Having gone to one of the open days it actually seems brilliant though, I don't get why so few people seem to want to go there. :cool:
2) Think I've covered that above
3) If you know the course you want is somewhere, go for it, there will be people there too. One of the things I found going the same place as my friends from home was that you miss the experience of a whole new group of people. With 6/8 people in houses on campus for first year you won't go far wrong.
If anyone has any quetions you can come over and ask in the UL forum, some of them are a little narky and we dnt lik txt spk, but come on over and you might find someone to ask course specific questions.
Also some general advice to everyone. Look at the modules for the courses you are attracted to. There will be some modules you consider pointless in a lot of them, such as "Academic Literacies" in arts or "Statistics" in Business. Many of these look harmless on the surface but can cause huge problems in practice. The avearge university degree has 36-40 modules of the whole period, so choose carefully.0 -
Declaration of interest: I'm Students' Union President at UL and I'm just wondering why most of you aren't interested? Is there something in particular?
We have the cheapest accommodation, the only teaching courtroom in the country, the only EPAS accredited Business course and a wide range of teaching and nursing courses. The campus is pretty much self contained and one huge 330 acre community.
In addition UL graduates have the highest employment rates due to constant reviews (as all universities do) and a 6/8 month compulsory placement (more than likely abroad if you're studying a language)
Just wondering why it is TCD, UCD, NUIM and NUIG are the main destinations?
I'll second M&S* put it down. Fill out your CAO on preference, real preference, not points.
Just was wondering about something, CAO says it should be in order of preference not points, makes sense, but lets say your first choice is 100 pts and your second choice is 200 pts, putting that second course in seems a bit of a waste, or a complete waste, the only way your getting into that 2nd one and not the first is if it has certain requirements the other doesn't and you dont meet these requirement, or of course your first choice course goes way up in pts and your 2nd way down. Just was wondering is this correct what I am saying, I know it says preference its just sort of annoying me because this applies to me however the courses are close in relation to points so I will put both down incase pts go up or down.
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Does it though? You never know what way the points will go because it is simply a case of supply and demand. go with preference always.Just was wondering about something, CAO says it should be in order of preference not points, makes sense, but lets say your first choice is 100 pts and your second choice is 200 pts, putting that second course in seems a bit of a waste, or a complete waste, the only way your getting into that 2nd one and not the first is if it has certain requirements the other doesn't and you dont meet these requirement, or of course your first choice course goes way up in pts and your 2nd way down. Just was wondering is this correct what I am saying, I know it says preference its just sort of annoying me because this applies to me however the courses are close in relation to points so I will put both down incase pts go up or down.0 -
1) One of my housemates 2 years ago is from Donegal, he lives in Cork now! he didn't go home too often, but there's as much to do here as most places.I'm considering UL, it looks like a fantastic university and has some great courses from what I can see. The only negatives for me are:
1.) It's very far away from my home.
2.) The city has a poor reputation compared to the other Irish cities.
3.) Most people in my original year went elsewhere, and I can't see many of my current year going there either.
Having gone to one of the open days it actually seems brilliant though, I don't get why so few people seem to want to go there. :cool:
2) Think I've covered that above
3) If you know the course you want is somewhere, go for it, there will be people there too. One of the things I found going the same place as my friends from home was that you miss the experience of a whole new group of people. With 6/8 people in houses on campus for first year you won't go far wrong.
If anyone has any quetions you can come over and ask in the UL forum, some of them are a little narky and we dnt lik txt spk, but come on over and you might find someone to ask course specific questions.
Also some general advice to everyone. Look at the modules for the courses you are attracted to. There will be some modules you consider pointless in a lot of them, such as "Academic Literacies" in arts or "Statistics" in Business. Many of these look harmless on the surface but can cause huge problems in practice. The avearge university degree has 36-40 modules of the whole period, so choose carefully.
1.) I'd still prefer to be able to home as often as I wish though, but that's just me.
3.) I definitely won't be picking a course/college based on who's going, part of the craic is the fact that there'll be so many new people to get to know! The fact that I'd know hardly anyone there at first is both terrifying and highly appealing. :pac:
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degausserxo wrote: »May aswell get this thing started, we might get to know some people in our future courses before we start
1. DN300 Veterinary Medicine - Undergraduate entry
2. TR051 Medicine (Restricted)
3. DN400 Medicine - Undergraduate entry (Restricted)
4. RC001 Medicine - (Undergraduate Entry) (Restricted)
5. DN410 Radiography
6. TR072 Pharmacy
7. RC005 Pharmacy
8. PD101 Education - Primary Teaching
9. CM001 Education - Primary Teaching
10. MH001 Education - Primary Teaching - year 1 at Froebel
No level 6/7s yet though.
the ucd vets are unreal crack kid.... probably the best course to go with on nights out... hope u get it!0 -
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I went to NUIG on my own this year (all my friends, ironically, actually went mostly to UL and a few to UCC) and I gotta say it's been the best, most exciting and most terrifying experience I've ever had. I have made countless new friends at this stage from just putting myself out there - and I wouldn't have been considered a great extrovert by any means before college. While at first I really appreciated being able to come home (albeit it's 2.5 hours away), now I could stay up there over the weekend and just chill no bother. It becomes a second home.1.) I'd still prefer to be able to home as often as I wish though, but that's just me.
3.) I definitely won't be picking a course/college based on who's going, part of the craic is the fact that there'll be so many new people to get to know! The fact that I'd know hardly anyone there at first is both terrifying and highly appealing. :pac:
Thanks for the reply.
On another topic, why UL isn't featured too heavily... Well most of my friends from where I am from (the south-west) went to UL. Outside that, from talking to people I know in NUIG, UCC or TCD, the main reasons that crop up seems to be:
1) Most people who are from Dublin wish to stay in Dublin, and understandably so, it'd be cheaper (although it's a pity in other regards).
2) Limerick City does have a pretty poor reputation, which may be based on ignorance or otherwise. Personally, I'm not it's biggest fan. It has been shunted by the government in the past decade or so for redevelopment - while the Liberties and Ballymun in Dublin were prioritised. Many parts of it have been left looking grimey and dreary and not a place I'd like to be walking around at night...
3) For some reason, people applying for Law think (whether rightly or wrongly, I dunno) that the international reputation and awareness of the universities is very important, hence TCD Law mostly seems to get the number 1 spot for wannabe Law students.0 -
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plein de force wrote: »you have the same first three choices as i had and in that order last year, im in european business at the moment. any questions, don't hesitate
wow i havent been on in ages sorry :rolleyes:
Really?? this is awesome!! Well i have a couple, such as the obvious: "is it hard?" and since it appears we think along the same lines do you feel you made the right choice? (bit nosy i know )
Ah, and there is one that I'd like answered above all. See, I am quite good at french now (b1's/a2's) but, i was thinking that i may not be like, as good as anyone else when i head to college, so what i need to know is; has your french greatly improved since you started? Like, so much that you'd feel confident in year 3/4? May seem a bit weird :rolleyes:
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Medicine!
1. UCC,
2. Trinity,
3/4. UCD/NUIG (order??)
5. RCSI
I'm doing dentistry in UCC at the moment and hoping to get into med next year after failing this time (HPAT, you cruel beast!
), so that's all I have down!
Eh... Yeah if anyone wants to know anything about dentistry just ask, it's no problem!:) 0 -
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hey whats it like?my career teacher telling me i shouldnt do it as i only do ag science. she reckons i would find it to hard .
For leaving cert i had only done Biology and ordinary maths. In first year EOS you have to do Introduction to Earth and Ocean Sciences and then pick 3 from the following, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths, Applied Maths and Computer Science. During the 1st week they have introduction lectures and they should help you decide. I picked Biology, Chemistry and Physics. I had to put in a good bit of work with physics and chemistry but they start really slow for those who haven't done it before. The fact that i had done biology meant i could concentrate on the other 2. Geography was a great help for introduction to EOS. To be honest with any bit of work you can pass, labs account for 40 % of most subjects, or i think 30 % i can't really remember. If you like maths or do higher maths I would say you'll be fine, just pick mathsy subjects but if you'e like me and not big into maths just pick subjects to avoid it In 2nd year i dropped chemistry and physics. First year is very manageable with a bit of work and just going in. Let me know if you have anymore questions 0
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