Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

scholarship for loads of leaving cert points

  • 12-10-2008 6:44pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,229 ✭✭✭


    is there any scholarship scheme in ucc where you get college accomodation or cash for getting like 580 or 590 points in the leaving cert? like in nui maynooth you get 1000 euro if you get 500 points in the leaving cert


«1

Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 265 ✭✭Blarney92


    pathway33 wrote: »
    is there any scholarship scheme in ucc where you get college accomodation or cash for getting like 580 or 590 points in the leaving cert? like in nui maynooth you get 1000 euro if you get 500 points in the leaving cert


    Last year if you got 570 points or over you got €2000 if you aren't in the medicine/denistry/pharmacy area. Can't give it out in those courses cos everyone gets really high points. Don't think you get it if you repeat the leaving either.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 268 ✭✭Fuascailt


    Any idea when one would find out about this?


  • Registered Users Posts: 362 ✭✭postalservice


    Winners get contacted in early November:D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,148 ✭✭✭✭KnifeWRENCH


    AFAIK there are only 60 available and they are distributed through the different departments. I got 570 and didn't get one, while another guy doing the exact same course as me got 570 and he did get one. :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,229 ✭✭✭pathway33


    Fuascailt wrote: »
    Any idea when one would find out about this?

    http://www.ucc.ie/calendar/scholarship/sch001.html


  • Advertisement
  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,518 ✭✭✭✭dudara


    UCC did offer Entrance Scholarships of £500 to the top 15 entrants on the year I registered (1996). I was lucky enough to receive one with a score of 580 points. I'd imagine that has changed a good bit since as higher points are much more common now. At the time, I don't think it mattered which course you registered for - again that has probably changed since.

    Additionally scholarships are then awarded based on the year-end examinations, or you may be eligible for other specialist scholarships. Have a look in the college calendar for more information


  • Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭eoin99


    I'm pretty sure there are 60 scholarships of 2000e, must have got >570 in the leaving and they are restricted to 12 scholarships per faculty. so just by getting 570 or more points in the leaving isn't a guaranteee that you'll get one.


  • Registered Users Posts: 362 ✭✭postalservice


    Anyone get contacted yet????:o


  • Registered Users Posts: 252 ✭✭orangetictac


    Id be VERY interested in this too.
    Did anyone get money yet.

    Calling all 600 pointers here!Did u get mula?!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,762 ✭✭✭turgon


    Unfortunatly orangticac isnt good enough, better learn your poetry better in your next life buddy ;)

    Apparently the scholarship is only awarded if you the the lc in the year directly preceeding entry. Bummer!


  • Advertisement
  • Registered Users Posts: 252 ✭✭orangetictac


    turgon wrote: »
    Unfortunatly orangticac isnt good enough, better learn your poetry better in your next life buddy ;)

    Apparently the scholarship is only awarded if you the the lc in the year directly preceeding entry. Bummer!


    Actually! Nobody i have asked has heard anything..(2 600ptrs)

    Bummer!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 268 ✭✭Fuascailt


    No scholarships this year- Recession


  • Registered Users Posts: 252 ✭✭orangetictac


    Fuascailt wrote: »
    No scholarships this year- Recession

    That didnt stop them giving out 100 sports scholarships:P

    Plus the people they give entrance schols to can get us out of the recession ya see:pac:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ali_baba


    I went to the Admissions office in UCC last week to enquire about the entrance scholarship. They told me that I'm on the list and that recipients of the scholarships should be contacted this week by post. Apparently there's a presentation ceremony on December 9th. Because there were so many students in my course who scored 600 big ones we'll be recieving a reduced scholarship:(! Oh well!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,070 ✭✭✭✭pq0n1ct4ve8zf5


    AFAIK there are only 60 available and they are distributed through the different departments. I got 570 and didn't get one, while another guy doing the exact same course as me got 570 and he did get one. :(

    You get enough money!!!!!


  • Registered Users Posts: 252 ✭✭orangetictac


    ali_baba wrote: »
    Apparently there's a presentation ceremony on December 9th.
    :( If i'm lucky enough to get one that's bad news.
    I have 3 exams on the 10th!


    ali_baba wrote: »
    Because there were so many students in my course who scored 600 big ones we'll be recieving a reduced scholarship:(! Oh well!

    Please say medicine?:pac:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,148 ✭✭✭✭KnifeWRENCH


    You get enough money!!!!!

    Yeah I know.
    But more than enough money would be better than enough money! :P


  • Registered Users Posts: 362 ✭✭postalservice


    Got letter today

    Whoop;)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,762 ✭✭✭turgon


    I went to CIT this year, dropped out, and am going to UCC next year. If id gone to UCC in the first place Id have gotten this grant. Bitterness.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,148 ✭✭✭✭KnifeWRENCH


    turgon wrote: »
    I went to CIT this year, dropped out, and am going to UCC next year. If id gone to UCC in the first place Id have gotten this grant. Bitterness.

    Even if you had gone, there's no guarantee you'd have received one because there are a limited number available. So don't feel too bad about it.


  • Advertisement
  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,762 ✭✭✭turgon


    Even if you had gone, there's no guarantee you'd have received one because there are a limited number available. So don't feel too bad about it.

    I know, its just my buddy got same (high) points as me and he did.

    *cough cough* orangtictac

    All bullying of that poster will be appreciated :D

    But Im not bitter. I SAID IM NOT BITTER OK???????

    :D:D


  • Registered Users Posts: 252 ✭✭orangetictac


    I'll buy ya a guinness and a packet of smokey bacon taytos:pac:


  • Registered Users Posts: 8 fair_bad


    Anyone hear about these this year? Has notice been sent out if you got one or not?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,781 ✭✭✭amen


    Plus the people they give entrance schols to can get us out of the recession ya see

    I hope you are joking. No correlation between leaving cert points, final year college results.


  • Registered Users Posts: 252 ✭✭orangetictac


    amen wrote: »
    I hope you are joking. No correlation between leaving cert points, final year college results.

    I did add a pacman and it was 2 years ago but..
    Are you saying there is no correlation between leaving cert points and final year college results?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,443 ✭✭✭Byron85


    I did add a pacman and it was 2 years ago but..
    Are you saying there is no correlation between leaving cert points and final year college results?

    Apples and oranges. There is some correlation I believe but the leaving cert is a memory test and nothing more. University is something else entirely which you are not prepared for in secondary level.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,745 ✭✭✭Eliot Rosewater


    I'll buy ya a guinness and a packet of smokey bacon taytos:pac:

    I don't think turgon ever got the Guiness and Smokey Bacon Taytos. Poor form, orangetictac! :p


  • Registered Users Posts: 8 fair_bad


    So...... Back to the topic?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 60 ✭✭m2wua0ox56iz93


    This post has been deleted.


  • Advertisement
  • Registered Users Posts: 8 fair_bad


    I got 575 and I'm doing law... Any idea if it's likely?


Advertisement