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UCD Open Day

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  • #52
    West Side Culchie
    Registered Users Posts: 46 ✭West Side Culchie


    Eurovisionmad wrote: »
    Not at all, I live only about 20 minutes from UCC in Cork, so I'd only be going to UCD if I were set on doing something that wasn't in Cork, I'm thinking I might do Radiography though, but nothing is for definite yet.

    I see! My cousin is doing Finance in UCC. What do you think of the place?


  • #53
    Eurovisionmad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,160 ✭✭✭Eurovisionmad


    West Side Culchie wrote: »
    I see! My cousin is doing Finance in UCC. What do you think of the place?

    It's very nice! It's a bit more broken up though, like you know in UCD everything is inside on the campus, but in UCC, a lot of the buildings are maybe a 3-4 minute walk from the campus, as it's in a more central location. But on a positive not the campus comes across as a bit more. . . lively than UCD if that's the word I can use!


  • #54
    West Side Culchie
    Registered Users Posts: 46 ✭West Side Culchie


    Eurovisionmad wrote: »
    It's very nice! It's a bit more broken up though, like you know in UCD everything is inside on the campus, but in UCC, a lot of the buildings are maybe a 3-4 minute walk from the campus, as it's in a more central location. But on a positive not the campus comes across as a bit more. . . lively than UCD if that's the word I can use!

    I see, I might have to take a peek at that! I don't suppose you know anything about their Computer Science course?


  • #55
    Eurovisionmad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,160 ✭✭✭Eurovisionmad


    West Side Culchie wrote: »
    I see, I might have to take a peek at that! I don't suppose you know anything about their Computer Science course?

    It's very highly regarded from what I hear it's based out in the new Western Gateway building, it's tough though, like all Computer Science courses, there's a large drop-out rate. I did a Computer Programming course for TY's and 5th years there (which made me decide I wasn't cut out for Computer Science) and the facilities there are excellent, on top of the normal computer labs they've Mac labs and everything.


  • #56
    West Side Culchie
    Registered Users Posts: 46 ✭West Side Culchie


    Eurovisionmad wrote: »
    It's very highly regarded from what I hear it's based out in the new Western Gateway building, it's tough though, like all Computer Science courses, there's a large drop-out rate. I did a Computer Programming course for TY's and 5th years there (which made me decide I wasn't cut out for Computer Science) and the facilities there are excellent, on top of the normal computer labs they've Mac labs and everything.

    Lovely! :D

    I didn't realised there was such a high drop out rate until yesterday, everyone seems to mention it!


  • #57
    Eurovisionmad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,160 ✭✭✭Eurovisionmad


    West Side Culchie wrote: »
    Lovely! :D

    I didn't realised there was such a high drop out rate until yesterday, everyone seems to mention it!

    I think it's mostly because people don't realise what they're getting themselves into, like it isn't in Secondary School, so a load of people who apply to computer Science only realise how tough and abstract it is when they start doing it in college.


  • #58
    Maldesu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,416 ✭✭✭Maldesu


    Eurovisionmad wrote: »
    It's very nice! It's a bit more broken up though, like you know in UCD everything is inside on the campus, but in UCC, a lot of the buildings are maybe a 3-4 minute walk from the campus, as it's in a more central location. But on a positive not the campus comes across as a bit more. . . lively than UCD if that's the word I can use!

    A few notes just:

    UCD is usually more lively on a weekday, that a Saturday 3 weeks before exams. :D

    Also, while everything in UCD is on the same campus, if you were in Health Sciences (where Radiology is based) it would still be about a 5-10 minute walk to the restaurant from there. Just something to think about when comparing the two campuses.


  • #59
    Eurovisionmad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,160 ✭✭✭Eurovisionmad


    Maldesu wrote: »
    A few notes just:

    UCD is usually more lively on a weekday, that a Saturday 3 weeks before exams. :D

    Also, while everything in UCD is on the same campus, if you were in Health Sciences (where Radiology is based) it would still be about a 5-10 minute walk to the restaurant from there. Just something to think about when comparing the two campuses.

    It's not with regards to the amount of people I meant that, they're was plenty of people there for the open day! But because the buildings were so spread out it can feel a bit isolated compared to UCC where everything is on top of each other and so it has more of a bustling feeling. Overall anyway I was more impressed with the UCD campus I have to say!


  • #60
    Maldesu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,416 ✭✭✭Maldesu


    Eurovisionmad wrote: »
    But because the buildings were so spread out it can feel a bit isolated compared to UCC where everything is on top of each other and so it has more of a bustling feeling. Overall anyway I was more impressed with the UCD campus I have to say!

    I know what you mean. Its strange when you're there on the busy days and you wonder why you can't get a bit of space to yourself. Takes a bit of getting used to.


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  • #61
    HavingCrack
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    To be honest I think the UCD campus is woefully designed, the way it's laid out in one massive long strip that takes 20-25 minutes to walk. When you consider they had a complete blank canvas when they built it originally it's pretty crappy.


  • #62
    RandomName2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,570 ✭✭✭RandomName2


    HavingCrack wrote: »
    To be honest I think the UCD campus is woefully designed, the way it's laid out in one massive long strip that takes 20-25 minutes to walk. When you consider they had a complete blank canvas when they built it originally it's pretty crappy.

    Technically it takes around 35-40 minutes to walk (going from Richview to Roebuck castle)

    Remember that the original campus buildings were Ag-Sci, Science, Library, Arts, and Admin, with the lake there as well.

    A couple of the subsequent buildings were placed in isolated areas on either 'end' of the campus (Sports Centre and original student bar). No idea why engineering ended up where it did.

    Since the 90s they have genuinely been attempting to removing the strip like feel; developing Comp Sci, Vet, Health-Sci, GII, etc. The new school of Law pretty much acts as a book stop for the strip.

    Of course when you say how long it takes to walk from one end of the campus to the other, it is still a shorter journey than when Earlsford Tce was included. :P


  • #63
    catch.23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 152 ✭✭catch.23


    Eurovisionmad wrote: »
    Was mad yesterday getting a bus out there, every bus that came along Nassau Street was already packed with people and they put no extra buses on :( once I got out there though, the place was lovely, I really liked the campus and I went to the Radiography talk which I thought was very good. I also went on the residential tour but that was a bit of a joke because they only showed us the two new done-up houses in Belgrove, instead of what the rest of Belgrove looks like!

    To be fair the rest of the place is better than belgrove and i'd imagine it'll be in line for renovation next summer given merville is now finished.


  • #64
    West Side Culchie
    Registered Users Posts: 46 ✭West Side Culchie


    catch.23 wrote: »
    To be fair the rest of the place is better than belgrove and i'd imagine it'll be in line for renovation next summer given merville is now finished.

    Good point, Do you think the renovations will result in a price hike for rent? And also. New Belgrove: Y U NO HAZ COUCH?


  • #65
    catch.23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 152 ✭✭catch.23


    West Side Culchie wrote: »
    Good point, Do you think the renovations will result in a price hike for rent? And also. New Belgrove: Y U NO HAZ COUCH?

    Doubt it, Merville was renovated and still is the same price as Belgrove.


  • #66
    Trisha XxX
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭Trisha XxX


    Does anyone know if there's any other open days at a later date? I couldn't make it Saturday and it sounds like it was brilliant. :(


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  • #67
    Maldesu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,416 ✭✭✭Maldesu


    Here's a link to the list of open days that UCD currently have scheduled


  • #68
    Trisha XxX
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭Trisha XxX


    None of that applies to me. Thanks anyway. :)


  • #69
    Maldesu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,416 ✭✭✭Maldesu


    Trisha XxX wrote: »
    None of that applies to me. Thanks anyway. :)

    Looking for anything in particular?


  • #70
    Trisha XxX
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭Trisha XxX


    I couldn't find anything on psychology in the link unless I wasn't looking properly. I thought there might be some other open day with all the information.


  • #71
    Maldesu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,416 ✭✭✭Maldesu


    Trisha XxX wrote: »
    I couldn't find anything on psychology in the link unless I wasn't looking properly. I thought there might be some other open day with all the information.

    Don't think you will see one especially for Psychology. An Arts one might come up but you won't get anything specific to Psy. Only thing I can tell you about it is if you want to have it as your main degree you need to take it as a single major. You can only take it as a minor in the DN500 and you have to apply to the Psychology school for it. Can't remember if someone said that already in this thread or somewhere else though.


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  • #72
    Trisha XxX
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭Trisha XxX


    Oh right ok, well thanks for all the info anyway. :)


  • #73
    mixery
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,724 ✭✭✭mixery


    I've got to say that the Open Day was fairly good, way better than U.L anyway. The courses talks were really helpful, unlike U.L where the guy just read stuff off their website. The tours were handy, lots of information gotten from them. Now it's just a matter of points:D.


  • #74
    Eurovisionmad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,160 ✭✭✭Eurovisionmad


    mixery wrote: »
    I've got to say that the Open Day was fairly good, way better than U.L anyway. The courses talks were really helpful, unlike U.L where the guy just read stuff off their website. The tours were handy, lots of information gotten from them. Now it's just a matter of points:D.

    I really liked how some courses had talks from the students, they didn't have that at all in UCC!


  • #75
    West Side Culchie
    Registered Users Posts: 46 ✭West Side Culchie


    mixery wrote: »
    I've got to say that the Open Day was fairly good, way better than U.L anyway. The courses talks were really helpful, unlike U.L where the guy just read stuff off their website. The tours were handy, lots of information gotten from them. Now it's just a matter of points:D.

    +1 Can say it was also much better than NUIG, the talks were much more informative, the students were much more enthusiastic and the tours were very thorough. :D

    Not sure if I should start a new thread for this but.... Anyone going to Trinity on the 1st?


  • #76
    mixery
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,724 ✭✭✭mixery


    I'm not anyway, first of all there's no one else going from my village, and also the points for courses that interest me are a BIT high. But you should go ahead and create the topic, I'm sure there's others going.


  • #77
    Maldesu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,416 ✭✭✭Maldesu


    West Side Culchie wrote: »

    Not sure if I should start a new thread for this but.... Anyone going to Trinity on the 1st?

    Maybe start one over here


  • #78
    Eurovisionmad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,160 ✭✭✭Eurovisionmad


    I'm the only one from my school who's going, but I've a fairly big interest in one of the courses there that isn't offered anywhere else!


  • #79
    Musefan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 775 ✭✭✭Musefan


    Trisha XxX wrote: »
    I couldn't find anything on psychology in the link unless I wasn't looking properly. I thought there might be some other open day with all the information.

    I would be happy to give information on Psychology undergrad & postgrad options, should anyone want any.


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