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So, what did you accept? (2008) And poll: who's going where?

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    #272
    timmywex
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    DCU
    Piste wrote: »
    Yay it's nice to see that most of you are happy with what you got :)



    Medicine is 585* in Trinity this year...oh dear God let it go down next year :(:(:(

    I can say with my hand on my heart that im certain it will, infact, im fairly certain it might drop to 480 next year! :cool:


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    #273
    How so Joe
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    Law and Arts in NUIM. I'm so pleased, it was my number 1. :D


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    #274
    Piste
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    timmywex wrote: »
    I can say with my hand on my heart that im certain it will, infact, im fairly certain it might drop to 480 next year! :cool:

    Lol I really don't see it dropping below 550 tbh.


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    #275
    eVeNtInE
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    #276
    Piste
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    Yeah it does doesn't it? I'm hoping the new aptitude test will put some people at a disadvantage and perhaps bring down the points, but it looks to be very easy from the ULSTER sample paper I've seen so if the Irish one is anything along those lines I'd say the points wont drop significantly.



    Though maybe people wont realise this and loads will just aim for 500 instead of 600 :pac:


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    #277
    cHaTbOx
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    Piste wrote: »
    Lol I really don't see it dropping below 550 tbh.

    it's a new system next year every 5points over 550 is 1 point so 600 =560

    then there is an aptitude test worth 300

    the minimum amount of point you need is 480:)+aptitudewhich is up to 300

    so in theory .someone who gets 480 could get place over 600 pointer


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    #278
    Piste
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    In theory, but I'd say most people will do very well in the aptitude test so it wont really level the playing field all that much.


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    #279
    eVeNtInE
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    #280
    cHaTbOx
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    Piste wrote: »
    In theory, but I'd say most people will do very well in the aptitude test so it wont really level the playing field all that much.
    We will see but I think there will be a difference
    Mr Crystal wrote: »
    Why did they decide it was necessary to implement the new system for getting into medicine?

    Some people have an aptitiude for medcine


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    #281
    Piste
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    Mr Crystal wrote: »
    Why did they decide it was necessary to implement the new system for getting into medicine?

    To try to level the playing field a bit, so that it wasn't just super-academic people that got places in medicine. There's an aptitude test that will test other abilities that aren't learned off.
    random chatbox wrote: »
    We will see but I think there will be a difference


    I think there will be a slight difference, but nothing too significant. I think medicine will still be extremely high points.


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    #282
    Leprachaun
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    Physics with astronomy and space science in UCD


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    #283
    emilyc
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    UCD
    Ck1989 wrote: »
    Woo, Multimedia in NUIM!
    Same here :D


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    #284
    nubineeprincess
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    Primary Teaching at St.Pats!!yay!!!!:D:D:D
    did my leaving 4 years ago....but only really realised what i wanted to do this Christmas so applied again through CAO - yay back to the student life!!!LOVE IT!!!woohoooo:D:D:D


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    #285
    WetSeal
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    DIT
    EPL.......DCU......anyone?????:(


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    #286
    dip
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    DCU
    Business & Law in UCD, w00t!


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    #287
    PrivateEye
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    UCD
    The new History course in Maynooth.

    :pac:


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    #288
    Michellenman
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    Steoob wrote: »
    ya, had 2 languages, needed 2 HC3's and 4 passes, she got 3 HC3's and 3 passes...


    She may have the subject requirement and the points but have missed out on it when they do that random selection thing when there's loads of people with enough points.

    Edit: Arts in Maynooth anyone?


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    #289
    thusspakeblixa
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    DIT
    Blixa is off to DCU, so he is.
    One day soon I'll be a journo :D


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    #290
    thusspakeblixa
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    DIT
    WetSeal wrote: »
    EPL.......DCU......anyone?????:(
    that was my 2nd choice. Looked good!
    I won't be there now tho, I'll be in the same building (I think) though :P


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    #291
    Piste
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    My cousin got 500 in the LC and the course she wanted was 510, she was offered it anyway. Could it be because she is dyslexic?


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    #292
    cHaTbOx
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    Piste wrote: »
    My cousin got 500 in the LC and the course she wanted was 510, she was offered it anyway. Could it be because she is dyslexic?

    But there is no 1 in 500 ,ok that was a bad joke but I think there must be extra marks for that


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    #293
    andrew
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    RCSI
    Piste wrote: »
    My cousin got 500 in the LC and the course she wanted was 510, she was offered it anyway. Could it be because she is dyslexic?

    Did she apply as part of the Access programme perhaps?


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    #294
    Piste
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    Nope, she had no idea why she was offered the course, she thought the CAO might have made a mistake but accepted it anyway.


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    #295
    cHaTbOx
    Registered Users Posts: 8,011 ✭✭✭cHaTbOx


    DCU
    Piste wrote: »
    Nope, she had no idea why she was offered the course, she thought the CAO might have made a mistake but accepted it anyway.

    SHe will find out sooner or later and she deserved it more as well


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    #296
    Piste
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    Do you think they'll tell her "hey you got more points cos you're dyslexic"


    If I got 510 and didn't get a place I'd be raging :p


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    #297
    cHaTbOx
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    DCU
    Piste wrote: »
    Do you think they'll tell her "hey you got more points cos you're dyslexic"


    If I got 510 and didn't get a place I'd be raging :p

    But other people dont have to cope with a disability.It can cause all sorts of problems .She had to work that little bit harder to get that 510


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    #298
    Piste
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    I guess you could use that same logic for people with bad memories though, but having a bad memory isn't a recognised learning disability.


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    #299
    andrew
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    RCSI
    She should complain :D Unacceptable! She must be chuffed.


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    #300
    Piste
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    Yeah I'd be so happy if that happened, I'd probably feel a little guilty too.


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    #301
    cHaTbOx
    Registered Users Posts: 8,011 ✭✭✭cHaTbOx


    DCU
    Piste wrote: »
    I guess you could use that same logic for people with bad memories though, but having a bad memory isn't a recognised learning disability.

    Well I had a good few bad memories,I don't think it is as hard as having a disability.Just because someone acts like its easy doesnt mean it is


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