CAO offers

Trancechick wrote: »

I can definitely recommend taking a FETAC course in perperation for a return to college. I did Business Admin last year and it has given me great confidence in my personal ability and I've gained skills that will see my through my degree and back into the workforce. Not only that the VEC helped us with our CAO applications and personal statements and we attended courses on mature student interviews. But for it I'm not sure I'd have secured my first choice.

Don't waste the year!!!

Access course is definatly the way to go. I got accepted for Physics & Astronomy today through the CAO.

It was on the condition of me passing my FETAC level 5. which I did.

It's strange logging onto the CAO website knowing that you already have an offer and you're just accepting it, but a good feeling! I was offered my top 3 choices in UCD,TCD and DCU and had known for a while i was going to accept psychology in TCD yesterday, can't wait to start!

A friend of mine is going back to do Law in NUIM and another is heading off to UCD to do zoology or environmental science, would have been nice to end up in the same colege but i'm glad for them either way!

I am joining this forum way too late and missed out on all the pre offer excitement.

Anyways i got my first choice Business and Arts Management in IADT

WWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Got my first choice today, delighted!

zero19 wrote: »

Got my first choice today, delighted!

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Congrsts where did you get

DeXtER1978 wrote: »

I did a written assessment for Blanchardstown - made a total hash of that so I knew I wouldn't get an offer via mature student for those courses. I think I will be o.k. with these courses (either lvl 6/7/8) via my LC points.

I had an interview for Tallaght IT, I thought it went extremely well, how wrong was I. I spoke to someone in Tallaght and they said yes the interview went well however I'm on a waiting list with 20 other mature students for that course. I will definitely not get my first choice for this college with my LC points as I was told they will definitely increase this year as the interest for the course is huge!!

Yeah I really don't know what to do. I don't want to go to UCD, I heard the computing course is not that good there and its more theory than practical compared to other colleges. I know its a risk at the end of the day.....So decisions decisions over the next 4/5 days

Here is the thing from my opinion. You can accept it, and then 'possibly' still be offered higher during the lc portion, which you can then accept. But you seem from the above to think you won't get any offers through in the lc portion, and if you have accepted the UCD one now, and don't get any offers then you are down as going to UCD.

You seem dead set against going to UCD (to the point where I honestly cannot understand why you put it on your CAO form in the first place). So do you really want to accept it, then if you do not get any offers head there in September? I presume (since you mention it is level 8) that it is a 4 year course? Could you stick at somewhere you don't want to be for 4 years? Or handle the possibility of sticking it for a while til you crack and then dropping out? Are you looking to claim grant/BTEA for it? And also consider the fees portion. If you go into the course, drop out and re-apply for something different next year you may be liable for fees in the several thousands of euros.

Could you consider refusing it, waiting to see if you get offers in the lc rounds and then perhaps doing an access course or similar for the year and re-applying through CAO. It would show to Tallaght/Blanch your serious commitment to the course you wish to study with them.

DeXtER1978 wrote: »

I did a written assessment for Blanchardstown - made a total hash of that so I knew I wouldn't get an offer via mature student for those courses. I think I will be o.k. with these courses (either lvl 6/7/8) via my LC points.

I had an interview for Tallaght IT, I thought it went extremely well, how wrong was I. I spoke to someone in Tallaght and they said yes the interview went well however I'm on a waiting list with 20 other mature students for that course. I will definitely not get my first choice for this college with my LC points as I was told they will definitely increase this year as the interest for the course is huge!!

Yeah I really don't know what to do. I don't want to go to UCD, I heard the computing course is not that good there and its more theory than practical compared to other colleges. I know its a risk at the end of the day.....So decisions decisions over the next 4/5 days

I think UCD computing would be a very good course. I've always found that UCD has a good balance between theory & practical (I study Engineering & have done some computer science). If you aren't going to bother going to UCD then there is no point accepting the place and taking it from someone who might want to be there, but if you're willing to go to UCD if you don't get your other places then accept it.

If you accept the course and then get an offer which is higher on your list, you can accept the higher offer. You can also accept an offer from you level 6/7 list if you get one. Like say you got your number one on your level 8 and you got your number one on your level6/7, you could choose to do either of the courses.

Maybe look into UCD a bit more, you could go to the UCD forum on here & ask some questions or if you want to PM & ask me anything I'm going into 4th year in UCD this year. Then if you decide you still don't want to go, don't accept & hope you get another course, or maybe do an access course this year. If you decide you wouldn't mind going then accept the place, but if you get your higher option you can still do that.

Well done IPAM. And you're welcome. Best of luck with it.

muffinn wrote: »

For those of you who accepted the offer online, how do I get to print the receipt of acceptance ?

I know that those who accepted it by the post will have their receipt sent by CAO, but those who did it online are told to print it by themselves.

Thats what is says at the back of CAO offer notice that came in the post.

You would have recieved an email. Im sure a printout would suffice.

muffinn wrote: »

The thing is I actually didn't receive any email after accepting my offer...hmmm wierd

I accepted mine VIA online aswell, i got a text, an email, and a post confirmation.

Strange you got none.

ElectroJazz wrote: »

I accepted online but got none of the above hopefully just a glitch

ITS_A_BADGER wrote: »

yeah i accepted mine online aswell, but got no acceptance email or letter in the post either just the the two offers but no acceptance confirmation, as i assumed that would come after the 12th july because thats the final date you have to accept in by

muffinn wrote: »

Im starting freaking out now :eek:

Just have sent an email about this to CAO cause its impossible to reach them on the phone

Once you can see it when you logon to the CAO at the top under "Acceptances" - if you see your course there, your grand, if not.. then somethings up

I recieved a text and email. I havnt recieved a letter as i only accepted yesterday.