mossy95 wrote: » 1. Sociology + German Trinity 2. Journilism DCU 3. Bussiness + German DCU 4. Sociology + German UCD 5. International German + history UCD 6 Journilsm DIT 7.Contemporary Culture and Society DCU 8. Digital Media Maynooth 9. Arts Maynooth 10. Applied Psychology Dun laioghre But realisticlly if I dont get any in my top 5 ill be repating for sure
bluejaymraz wrote: » Glad to hear you went for it over the science course.
ray2012 wrote: » Applied Languages in UL now
ray2012 wrote: » I'm kinda stuck in this dilemma, my family are saying ''go do science, you'll get a job and good pay after college!''
RML wrote: » And how do we apply for a scholarship?
Boeing777 wrote: » As for the scholarship, it's extremely handy. It's €1000 and you can spend it on whatever you want! Last year it was 500 points but due to them probably getting fleeced it's now 525. That's still achievable!
bluejaymraz wrote: » I'd say go with the one you have a real interest in over anything else. I'm in a similar kind of situation even though I only do Biology. I'm more than likely going to put down arts and do English, geography and something else even though the only real job that'll lead me to is teaching which I'm not mad about and there aren't even a whole lot of jobs in to begain with. I'll probably put down a General Science degree 3rd or 4th on my list just for the sake of filling up space because I honestly have no idea how I'll fill all 10 spaces. So basically even though sciene has more opportunities than a combination of English and Geography I have no real interest in it and I'll only be using it as a last resort and that won't even work because if I don't get the 370 for arts (which is nigh on impossible unless I have a major breakdown, I'm aiming more for the 525 mark for the NUIM scholarship) and I put science further down, I won't get that either so it's only going to be a filler. In short, do what you love because if you're like me you'll regret it and dwell on it for ages if you don't.
Smiley Laura wrote: » I'm in the exact same boat. I have heard that maths is intensive enough on its own, so I might just do a single honours degree. Though it would be lovely to supplement it with economics, that just sounds like a lovely degree!
ray2012 wrote: » what are yer opinions on people just doing a certain course in college as there are jobs in that area at the moment, who don't actually have any interest in that area?
ray2012 wrote: » what are yer opinions on people just doing a certain course in college as there are jobs in that area at the moment, who don't actually have any interest in that area? For example, someone who goes and does a science course in a university, but is just doing it because (s)he's being constantly told to do it as there are jobs at the end ; but (s)he has no interest in it at all. I'm kinda stuck in this dilemma, my family are saying ''go do science, you'll get a job and good pay after college!'' but to be honest, I don't have a HUGE interest in science. I do 2 science subjects in school, and I'm slightly interested in parts of the course but that's it. I'm not great at either of the subjects and I don't know if I can imagine doing something science related for the rest of my life. And then, what I really like is languages. I do French and Irish in school and I love them (for the most part). I also enjoy listening to other languages and looking at similarities and all that kind of stuff. Studying applied languages would be something I would really love to do in college. However because of the ''lack of jobs'' that you can get with this course, my family are completely against it. They call it ''useless''. In-fact, I'd like to be secondary-school teacher teaching languages when I grow up, but as I'm constantly reminded of no jobs in this career, I'm getting fairly put off. What I'm trying to say is, do ye think someone should follow a career that they really want even if it'll be tough (and sometimes impossible) to find a job out of it, or that she should stick with a course they know will get them a job in the end?
miny44 wrote: » Well I don't really know what to put down on the cao... I want a career that would be 'active' and challenging, not being confined to an office everyday! I like biology,maths, dcg (tech graph) and home economics in school and my hobbies are sports and helping out with the farm at home! So out of all that I came across some courses that looked interesting.. *athletic therapy and training- the course content seems good with human physiology and all about the skeleton etc but job prospects seem very unlikely! *occupational therapy- helping others become independent in daily living..seems to be a rewarding job working with a wide range of people from hospitals,schools, prisons.but points around 520 and job prospects aren't very likely! *general nursing or children's and general nursing- biology, and a rewarding career however I've been advised of the unsociable hours and the hard back breaking work! *nutritional science, food science, food science and management- the population of the world is growing so food will be a big issue and with my interest in home ec and animals might be another option! *vet nursing- I'm not after doing chemistry so veterinary itself is out the window because it would take way too long doing a doing a degree and then going on to the veterinary itself-another 5 years but it would suit me- biology, animals.... *Physiotherapy-points are sky high but again an interesting course! *Biomedical engineering- interesting making prosthetic arms ...but I've looked up jobs in this sector and there all confined to small cubicles, sitting down and might be laborious but it has biology, tech graph, maths all combined! *paramedic- no cao route but could possibly do a first aid course through the cao as you have to be 21 really to become a paramedic to get a D1 licence..but a rewarding job, active,life saving situations.. So many choices, all with pros and cons.. impossible to choose!:)
