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  • 31-07-2009 8:00pm
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    S-Murph
    Closed Accounts Posts: 251 ✭✭


    I unexpectedly got an offer for a college place today. I applied with a previous years leaving results through the CAO.

    I was expecting to be competing against applicants from this years leaving cert (with their results out on the 12th?) :confused:

    Anyone know how this system works?

    It dosnt seem fair. Those applying with a previous years leaving cert are at an advantage??


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    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,676 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Yeah, that doesn't seem right. Were your points well above the previous year's average for that course?


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    S-Murph
    Closed Accounts Posts: 251 ✭✭S-Murph


    Im not sure what the average was for the course. But my points were above the last two years cutoff points.

    Just looking at the CAO website there. It might have been a "Round Zero". http://www.cao.ie/apply.php?page=myapp

    From the tcd site:

    Round Zero:


    In early August there may be a small number of offers of places which go to certain categories of applicant who are not awaiting current year examination results or who are assessed on other criteria, e.g. mature applicants.
    • Offer Date: 31 st July, 2009 from 06:00
    • Reply Date: 6 th August, 2009 by 17:15
    http://www.tcd.ie/orientation/pre-arrival/key-dates/


    Well this seems to have been the case with me. I dont see how this is fair at all though. It means that if a person puts off applying for college for a year, then they have an advantage on the basis that they are not 'waiting on their leaving cert results' and so do not have to compete with those who are.

    Bizzare! :confused:

    I wont complain though :)


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    dragonfly!
    Registered Users Posts: 1,056 ✭✭✭dragonfly!


    When did you do your leaving cert?
    I did mine last year and didnt get a round zero offer


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    XXNikXX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 55 ✭✭XXNikXX


    Maybe it just depends on what course you applied for, ive also applied with my leaving cert results from last year but haven't been offered anything yet :)


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    dragonfly!
    Registered Users Posts: 1,056 ✭✭✭dragonfly!


    yep thats what ive been telling myself the last few days :)


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    gillo_100
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    AFAIK some courses will have a certain number of places allocated just to mature/not just leaving cert students. So it could be something like this where you aren't actually competing against this years LC.


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    S-Murph
    Closed Accounts Posts: 251 ✭✭S-Murph


    dragonfly! wrote: »
    When did you do your leaving cert?
    I did mine last year and didnt get a round zero offer

    I did my leaving in 05 or 06.

    Maybe it has to be 2 or more years to get round zero offers. Or the course thats chosen.


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    andymaq
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭andymaq


    Yeah I did my LC in 2007 and got an offer the other day for IADT


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    RoyalMarine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,824 ✭✭✭RoyalMarine


    did my lc in 2003, have double the points needed for my course. lets pray the post man brings me some luck on my birthday today!
    would love to find out now rather than waiting another 2 weeks!


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    CZ 453
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    You should know already if you got in.Are you a mature?If not and you havent received a round zero off then you wont get an offer till 16th August


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    Nemanrio
    Registered Users Posts: 542 ✭✭✭Nemanrio


    Did my leaving cert in 07 and haven't heard a thing from Cao. Should I be worrying?


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    #13
    PhysiologyRocks
    Registered Users Posts: 2,813 ✭✭✭PhysiologyRocks


    Nemanrio wrote: »
    Did my leaving cert in 07 and haven't heard a thing from Cao. Should I be worrying?

    No, don't worry. I applied for the course I'm on after I did my leaving and I got my offer on the same day as the LC applicants. Hope you get in.


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