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LC Off Topic Thread (2015/16)

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  • #1292
    AlanS181824
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭AlanS181824


    pvakelly wrote: »
    Heard some good stuff about, haven't seen it though. Spending my TV time on American Horror Story at the moment :D

    Have you seen Jessica Lange perform Lana Del Rey's Gods & Monsters?

    I streamed 1 episode after having 2 recorded so that may be in the episode Tuesday coming.

    Jessica Lange sounds amazing....



  • #1293
    DublinArnie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,823 ✭✭✭DublinArnie


    Is anyone else tied down between two or more colleges?

    I don't know if I should go Trinity or DCU. The possibilities are so huge, I don't know how to decide. I'm just reading through the course details for both and they both sound awesome...

    Excited for the open days. :)


  • #1294
    kb98
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 308 ✭✭kb98


    DublinArnie wrote: »
    Is anyone else tied down between two or more colleges?

    I don't know if I should go Trinity or DCU. The possibilities are so huge, I don't know how to decide. I'm just reading through the course details for both and they both sound awesome...

    Excited for the open days. :)

    What course? They are all good in their own areas but trinity would be seen as better.


  • #1295
    DublinArnie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,823 ✭✭✭DublinArnie


    kb98 wrote: »
    What course? They are all good in their own areas but trinity would be seen as better.

    In what aspect?

    I think Trinity lacks a relationship with modern industry, I don't know. I've got told it's more for academic than real industry applications.


  • #1296
    kb98
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 308 ✭✭kb98


    DublinArnie wrote: »
    In what aspect?

    I think Trinity lacks a relationship with modern industry, I don't know. I've got told it's more for academic than real industry applications.

    As I say,depends on the course. For example if you were interested in banking the top investment banks only hire from Trinity and UCD. Internationally trinity is much more respected that any other irish university


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  • #1297
    moorewaltz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1 ✭moorewaltz


    kb98 wrote: »
    . For example if you were interested in banking the top investment banks only hire from Trinity and UCD. I

    Source?


  • #1298
    kb98
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 308 ✭✭kb98


    moorewaltz wrote: »
    Source?

    Not sure, i read before the top investment banks only hold hiring events in TCD and UCD. Also trinity is more recognised aborad etc due to its much higher rankings


  • #1299
    DublinArnie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,823 ✭✭✭DublinArnie


    kb98 wrote: »
    Not sure, i read before the top investment banks only hold hiring events in TCD and UCD. Also trinity is more recognised aborad etc due to its much higher rankings

    I understand you, and one of the reasons why my heart tells me Trinity is because it is internationally renowned, and employers will be impressed (if they're that type of person.)

    The international status is a huge plus.


  • #1300
    AlanS181824
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭AlanS181824


    I would love to study abroad, perhaps in Germany or another Eastern Europe country.

    Their fees are a lot cheaper than outs too and the points requirement is basically negated!

    I don't really bother thinking about that stuff as it's way too far in the future.


  • #1301
    DublinArnie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,823 ✭✭✭DublinArnie


    AlanS181824 wrote: »
    I would love to study abroad, perhaps in Germany or another Eastern Europe country.

    Their fees are a lot cheaper than outs too and the points requirement is basically negated!

    I don't really bother thinking about that stuff as it's way too far in the future.

    Had an interesting talk today, it seems like people would be better studying abroad in some sense. Medicine in Italy... you hardly need any points and requirements very low, plus you need to do their version of the HPAT.

    Heard Netherlands is very good for Irish students, best do some research :D.


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  • #1302
    AlanS181824
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭AlanS181824


    DublinArnie wrote: »
    Had an interesting talk today, it seems like people would be better studying abroad in some sense. Medicine in Italy... you hardly need any points and requirements very low, plus you need to do their version of the HPAT.

    Heard Netherlands is very good for Irish students, best do some research :D.

    I've a family member who is planning on going to Netherlands.

    Compare their requirements with Ireland's and you wonder why loads of young people emigrate!

    I'd love to go to Germany as I've been learning it for 5 years so it'd be easier then say the Netherlands where I'd have to pick up a whole new language for my studies.


  • #1303
    DublinArnie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,823 ✭✭✭DublinArnie


    AlanS181824 wrote: »
    I've a family member who is planning on going to Netherlands.

    Compare their requirements with Ireland's and you wonder why loads of young people emigrate!

    I'd love to go to Germany as I've been learning it for 5 years so it'd be easier then say the Netherlands where I'd have to pick up a whole new language for my studies.

    The top universities in the Netherlands ONLY TEACH in English (although I'm sure there would be traditional DUTCH ONLY courses as well). The government implemented that into the education system or something, English is very heavy over there.

    University of Amsterdam seems like a nice place!


  • #1304
    AlanS181824
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭AlanS181824


    DublinArnie wrote: »
    The top universities in the Netherlands ONLY TEACH in English (although I'm sure there would be traditional DUTCH ONLY courses as well). The government implemented that into the education system or something, English is very heavy over there.

    University of Amsterdam seems like a nice place!

    Yeah it is, I know some guys who live in Netherlands, they've great English.

    Grammar can be messed up at times though.

    I'd find it a bit rude to use their education system and not even bother learn their language tbh.

    I'm sure if you're out on the town or out shopping people would be a lot more comfortable talking in Dutch as opposed to being under pressure to speak English!

    Loads of time to think of all that stuff anyway! :)


  • #1305
    Bazinga_N
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,232 ✭✭✭Bazinga_N


    pvakelly wrote: »
    Heard some good stuff about, haven't seen it though. Spending my TV time on American Horror Story at the moment :D

    AHS is the best<333


  • #1306
    pvakelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 136 ✭✭pvakelly


    Bazinga_N wrote: »
    AHS is the best<333

    Season 4 is much better than I expected :)


  • #1307
    Consonata
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,418 ✭✭✭Consonata


    Anybody going to the TCD Open Day in December? Waiting for info about it to come out


  • #1308
    Beca19
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 337 ✭✭Beca19


    Consonata wrote: »
    Anybody going to the TCD Open Day in December? Waiting for info about it to come out

    Yeah hopefully, I'm looking forward to it :D wanted to go to UCD this Saturday but don't think I can now


  • #1309
    Consonata
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,418 ✭✭✭Consonata


    I think I'll leave UCD this year. I think I'll only go to TCD and maybe UCG


  • #1310
    Beca19
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 337 ✭✭Beca19


    Consonata wrote: »
    I think I'll leave UCD this year. I think I'll only go to TCD and maybe UCG

    By UCG do you mean NUIG??:confused: cos their open day was in September I think


  • #1311
    Consonata
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,418 ✭✭✭Consonata


    Really? Aw I thought they had one in Spring, Ah well I'll just go to trinity then. What are you hoping to do after school?


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  • #1312
    Beca19
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 337 ✭✭Beca19


    Consonata wrote: »
    Really? Aw I thought they had one in Spring, Ah well I'll just go to trinity then. What are you hoping to do after school?

    Maybe they do but our 6th years definitely went to one in September :P Medicine or Psychology :) hbu?


  • #1313
    Consonata
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    Medicine or Law. What colleges are you looking at for Med.?


  • #1314
    Beca19
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 337 ✭✭Beca19


    Consonata wrote: »
    Medicine or Law. What colleges are you looking at for Med.?

    Trinity or NUIG but really, I'd be thrilled to go anywhere :P

    I'm also really interested in King's College London and Queen's in Belfast! Or Edinburgh. Wbu?


  • #1315
    Consonata
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,418 ✭✭✭Consonata


    You must live in the west for NUIG :P Same here, I'm from Donegal. I'd love to go to Trinity, the campus is amazing even though we won't be at "THE campus" That much as Med. students


  • #1316
    Beca19
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 337 ✭✭Beca19


    Consonata wrote: »
    You must live in the west for NUIG :P Same here, I'm from Donegal. I'd love to go to Trinity, the campus is amazing even though we won't be at "THE campus" That much as Med. students

    Haha yeah :P same I really need to go to all the open days so I know for sure though!


  • #1317
    DublinArnie
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    Consonata wrote: »
    Anybody going to the TCD Open Day in December? Waiting for info about it to come out

    Yeah, definitely. It's gonna be a long day, I'm hungry for a lot of information.


  • #1318
    Consonata
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,418 ✭✭✭Consonata


    What are you hoping to do after school Arnie?


  • #1319
    burtslimpslon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73 ✭✭burtslimpslon


    Do you guys all know what you want to do already? Jeez, i hadn't even thought of it, i better start, my school doesn't have a guidance counselor though 😞


  • #1320
    Consonata
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,418 ✭✭✭Consonata


    You should really, It helps you get motivated so much once you know what you are aiming for and what points that you need.


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  • #1321
    DublinArnie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,823 ✭✭✭DublinArnie


    Consonata wrote: »
    What are you hoping to do after school Arnie?

    I want to do a lot of things. I'd love to get involved in the advance of technological space travel... I'd love to help make the latest robotic limbs... I'd love to own my own bakery... I'd love to understand why people do this and that... I'd love to be a detective....

    As you can see, I'm stuck. Only if one job would fit all of my criteria :(

    Realisticslly, I can't decide between Biomedical - psychology- physics.

    I'd need at least 450 points, but aiming 540.


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