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Know Your Maynoothians 13/14

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  • #422
    andrewgally
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35 ✭andrewgally


    Not living on campus. Worried I won't get to know anybody and therefore will miss out on potential house parties. First world problems!


  • #423
    Orlaghx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34 ✭Orlaghx


    andrewgally wrote: »
    Not living on campus. Worried I won't get to know anybody and therefore will miss out on potential house parties. First world problems!

    Same!!


  • #424
    iliketodraw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 106 ✭✭iliketodraw


    I'm living on campus and worrying I won't get to know anybody :L


  • #425
    Kiwi_knock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,473 ✭✭✭Kiwi_knock


    Do not feel worried or nervous about making friends, everyone feels like that at the start. You will find it is real easy to make friends. Start talking randomly to people during Orientation week, then during Freshers' week talk to people in your class. Clubs and Societies are great ways of making friends as well, as you will find loads of people with the same interest.


  • #426
    aoifemcg94
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 107 ✭✭aoifemcg94


    Hey can anyone tell me what's the story with fees? I applied for the grant but I don't know if I have got it yet (should though) so do I pay the 100 online or wait until registration? Also what letter do you bring to show them you applied for grant but still waiting for confirmation on its approval ?


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  • #427
    XxMCRxBabyxX
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 7,442 Mod ✭✭✭✭XxMCRxBabyxX


    aoifemcg94 wrote: »
    Hey can anyone tell me what's the story with fees? I applied for the grant but I don't know if I have got it yet (should though) so do I pay the 100 online or wait until registration? Also what letter do you bring to show them you applied for grant but still waiting for confirmation on its approval ?

    Pay the levy and bring anything that you have to show that you have applied for the grant. That should be sufficient.


  • #428
    JayEnnis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 851 ✭✭✭JayEnnis


    The best partys are always off campus. Don't worry.


  • #429
    PopePalpatine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,192 ✭✭✭✭PopePalpatine


    The only party (with alcohol) I ever went to in Maynooth was on-campus. :(


  • #430
    Manic2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 311 ✭✭Manic2


    Can anyone help me out? :D

    It's prob been asked before tho. So my SUSI documents are still be processed and I still prob won't know by the time registration comes round if I got it yet or anything, so that gives me the option of just paying the €100 student levy until the grant gets back to me..
    Can anyone tell me if I pay this levy online where the €2500 is paid or do I pay it in person at registration?

    Thankssssss :D


  • #431
    upinthesky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,418 ✭✭✭upinthesky


    Manic2 wrote: »
    Can anyone help me out? :D

    It's prob been asked before tho. So my SUSI documents are still be processed and I still prob won't know by the time registration comes round if I got it yet or anything, so that gives me the option of just paying the €100 student levy until the grant gets back to me..
    Can anyone tell me if I pay this levy online where the €2500 is paid or do I pay it in person at registration?

    Thankssssss :D
    Yes. you just retype 100 and pay that.


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  • #432
    Manic2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 311 ✭✭Manic2


    lisar816 wrote: »
    Yes. you just retype 100 and pay that.

    Cheers! :)

    And under the Payment Type section do I choose 'fee account payments' or do I choose 'PAC- application fees'?

    I'm ****e at all this online payment craic :P


  • #433
    Boeing777
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 699 ✭✭✭Boeing777


    Manic2, weren't you the person on the LC off-topic forum who was planning on doing Science Ed in Maynooth but changed your mind? :p Have you been in Maynooth all this time?


  • #434
    Manic2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 311 ✭✭Manic2


    Boeing777 wrote: »
    Manic2, weren't you the person on the LC off-topic forum who was planning on doing Science Ed in Maynooth but changed your mind? :p Have you been in Maynooth all this time?

    That is me! :D

    And I repeated the LC last year and got into Science Ed this year! ;)

    Repeating was the best decision of my life :P


  • #435
    Boeing777
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 699 ✭✭✭Boeing777


    Manic2 wrote: »
    That is me! :D

    And I repeated the LC last year and got into Science Ed this year! ;)

    Repeating was the best decision of my life :P

    Oh fantastic! :D That's great news. Well I'm going into my second year of Science Ed so if you ever have any questions just ask me!


  • #436
    Manic2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 311 ✭✭Manic2


    Boeing777 wrote: »
    Oh fantastic! :D That's great news. Well I'm going into my second year of Science Ed so if you ever have any questions just ask me!

    Ah brilliant! :)
    I've been on the campus a few times last year visiting friends and I've gotten myself fairly used to Roost at this stage :D
    I don't think I have too many since I know a girl who did general science last year and she's kept me pretty well informed about everything. I'm just mad to get moved into the house and just get started really! Hoping the labs and tutorials are all kept away from Friday so I can have it off! :D

    Do you drop one of the subjects after 1st year and if so which did you drop?


  • #437
    Boeing777
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 699 ✭✭✭Boeing777


    Manic2 wrote: »
    Do you drop one of the subjects after 1st year and if so which did you drop?

    You drop two :) I dropped Maths & Physics. The vast majority of the class seem to be doing Maths & Biology while just a few of us are doing Biology & Chemistry. From what I know, there's only 2 doing physics.


  • #438
    Manic2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 311 ✭✭Manic2


    Boeing777 wrote: »
    You drop two :) I dropped Maths & Physics. The vast majority of the class seem to be doing Maths & Biology while just a few of us are doing Biology & Chemistry. From what I know, there's only 2 doing physics.

    Oh 2 I never realised that! Well thinking of job prospects I was thinking Biology & Maths since Biology is the main reason I'm doing the course and I thought it'd make more sense since it would allow me to do Biology & Maths at LC and Science & Maths at JC as opposed to just Science at JC if I drop Maths. Yano? :P


  • #439
    Boeing777
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 699 ✭✭✭Boeing777


    Manic2 wrote: »
    Oh 2 I never realised that! Well thinking of job prospects I was thinking Biology & Maths since Biology is the main reason I'm doing the course and I thought it'd make more sense since it would allow me to do Biology & Maths at LC and Science & Maths at JC as opposed to just Science at JC if I drop Maths. Yano? :P

    I'd say 70% of the course are doing Biology & Maths. It's so popular and probably the better combo for jobs. I don't want to be negative about Biology before you even start but don't expect too much from it. First year labs are a bit chaotic :rolleyes:


  • #440
    AshlingM38
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21 ✭AshlingM38


    Anyone else out there living in River Avoca? Starting to think it's just me lol.


  • #441
    Thwip!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,234 ✭✭✭Thwip!


    AshlingM38 wrote: »
    Anyone else out there living in River Avoca? Starting to think it's just me lol.

    Avoca is all kinds of awesome, so i guess you'll be the only one here being awesome :P


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  • #442
    Manic2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 311 ✭✭Manic2


    Boeing777 wrote: »
    I'd say 70% of the course are doing Biology & Maths. It's so popular and probably the better combo for jobs. I don't want to be negative about Biology before you even start but don't expect too much from it. First year labs are a bit chaotic :rolleyes:

    I would imagine they are but I'm up for it I suppose :P


  • #443
    AshlingM38
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21 ✭AshlingM38


    Thwip! wrote: »
    Avoca is all kinds of awesome, so i guess you'll be the only one here being awesome :P

    Lol woohoo! May have to recruit a few people to come be awesome with me though, don't fancy being on my own in a building all year lol.


  • #444
    iliketodraw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 106 ✭✭iliketodraw


    When I was reading the handbook I came across a part that said make sure you pick the modules you want to do. I'm doing Arts and trying to make a timetable there is only the option of 2 modules per subject, does that mean these are all that are running and I select both?


  • #445
    XxMCRxBabyxX
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 7,442 Mod ✭✭✭✭XxMCRxBabyxX


    iliketodraw wrote: »
    When I was reading the handbook I came across a part that said make sure you pick the modules you want to do. I'm doing Arts and trying to make a timetable there is only the option of 2 modules per subject, does that mean these are all that are running and I select both?

    Yea, for most first year modules you won't have any choices.


  • #446
    iliketodraw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 106 ✭✭iliketodraw


    Thanks MCR the handbook had me confused


  • #447
    XxMCRxBabyxX
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 7,442 Mod ✭✭✭✭XxMCRxBabyxX


    iliketodraw wrote: »
    Thanks MCR the handbook had me confused

    No probs. Is this a first year handbook you guys have?


  • #448
    iliketodraw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 106 ✭✭iliketodraw


    I have the prospectus and 2 other smaller ones that came in the nuim package.


  • #449
    Orlaghx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34 ✭Orlaghx


    So I rang the fees and grants office to find out if I could pay by cheque during Orientation because my parents are really weird and don't want me doing it online... They said I could but I just got an email saying you can only pay online :/ anyone else still paying in person??


  • #450
    iliketodraw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 106 ✭✭iliketodraw


    I got the email too and I've already paid online :/ was confused.


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  • #451
    Orlaghx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34 ✭Orlaghx


    iliketodraw wrote: »
    I got the email too and I've already paid online :/ was confused.

    If you've already paid I'd say you're grand, I think it was sent to everyone regardless of if theyve paid or not :)


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