** General "points" thread **

StaticNoise

Jeebus wrote: »

It means that the lowest scoring candidate who will receive a place in the course will have 360 points, so your cousin won't be offered a place, unless he gets a second round offer.

ambyangel wrote: »

sorry, 360 is the minimum. he is 10 points short

Thanks for your response, Jeebus, and Ambyangel

Oh dear, he won't be the happiest then. Is there a good chance he could grab it on Round Two then?

Delta Kilo

Guys (and Gals) just relax and forget about it. I know the waiting is awful but there isn't a thing we can do about it now. We just have to see how things will shape up.

CZ 453

Go to sleep you lot...they will come in the morning anyway.

Sierra Oscar

adamtj09 wrote: »

what time exactly will any indication of points for specific curses be out like between what time?

Pondering whether i should wait a while or have a miserable nights sleep

Well, they are in todays papers - so if someone got a hold of an early edition paper they would have all the information.

I am thinking the Times will not post the entire points sheet on the website. Maybe the Indo will, the online version of todays paper should be going up soon.

However, the results will be the same in the morning. Go get some rest.:)

The Frayed Ends

Won't somebody please think of the children!

Jeebus

StaticNoise wrote: »

Thanks for your response, Jeebus.

Oh dear, he won't be the happiest then. Is there a good chance he could grab it on Round Two then?

It depends. I would say no, sorry. Especially if it is a course with a lot of demand for it. Sorry to be he bearer of bad news.

What happens is, the course is offered to everyone with 360+ points, then, by the 25th of August, all of those people who are still wishing to do this course will accept, possibly freeing up a few spaces. It is likely, however, if this course has shot up a lot, that there won't be many free slots available (apparently there hardly ever is). There is a remote possibility, but...its extremely remote, to be honest.

Sorry again, best of luck to your cousin !

adamtj09

yeah think i will if i don't get what i want and i'm tired it'll be a whole lot worse than if in just up out of bed and can think straight.Gonna stay for another little bit!wasnt nervous until now cause i thought i had it in the bag needed 230 (bsed on last year)got 295 but since i heard science courses had surged i think i died inside

Sierra Oscar wrote: »

Well, they are in todays papers - so if someone got a hold of an early edition paper they would have all the information.

I am thinking the Times will not post the entire points sheet on the website. Maybe the Indo will, the online version of todays paper should be going up soon.

However, the results will be the same in the morning. Go get some rest.:)

sdanseo

I was very tempted to post that they'd been released, but I was here the last two years and I've been through the torture so it's just mean.

I bet ye'll all get what you want, and the besta luck.

StaticNoise

Jeebus wrote: »

It depends. I would say no, sorry. Especially if it is a course with a lot of demand for it. Sorry to be he bearer of bad news.

What happens is, the course is offered to everyone with 360+ points, then, by the 25th of August, all of those people who are still wishing to do this course will accept, possibly freeing up a few spaces. It is likely, however, if this course has shot up a lot, that there won't be many free slots available (apparently there hardly ever is). There is a remote possibility, but...its extremely remote, to be honest.

Sorry again, best of luck to your cousin !

Feck, he'll be gutted.
Hopefully some people back out and free it for him.

thewheel2.0

Think about it from the Times point of view, they don't want to devalue their paper by giving up the one reason a couple of thousand students will buy if for. I doubt the points list is going up at all, I'm off to bed!

GA361

The Frayed Ends wrote: »

Won't somebody please think of the children!

But we are the bleedin' children!

ambyangel

I'm going to bed!
I know I won't get offered what I want but.....
Hope you all get what you want!

andyman

GA361 wrote: »

But we are the bleedin' children!

Hahaha! That's brilliant

RandomIrl

i want to cry...i need to sleep...yet i keep pressing f5 every two minutes

Zonda999

thewheel2.0 wrote: »

Think about it from the Times point of view, they don't want to devalue their paper buy giving up the one reason a couple of thousand students will buy if for. I doubt the points list is going up at all, I'm off to bed!

Fair point, i'm off to bed. No fear anyway, i've applied for a "construction industry" related course with twenty points to spare

Points for virtually any degree course linked to construction have slumped. These include courses in quantity surveying, property management, architecture and civil engineering.

I think i might be alright:rolleyes:

GA361 wrote: »

But we are the bleedin' children!

I do believe that was the point of the statement:rolleyes:

sron

thewheel2.0 wrote: »

Think about it from the Times point of view, they don't want to devalue their paper by giving up the one reason a couple of thousand students will buy if for. I doubt the points list is going up at all, I'm off to bed!

If they don't post the results on the web before six, students will check aertel or the CAO site and the Times will lose online ad revenue. So I'm staying up.

eVeNtInE

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cereal-killer

Science in UCD up by 85 points according to the Irish Times..
Doesn't affect me personally but I know there will be alot of disappointment in the morning.
We picked some year to do the leaving eh?
Hope ye all get what ye want.

Blue_Rose

I think I'll go watch American Dad and head back here in 20 mins and see what the story is!

StaticNoise

Here, I'm not being bashing of the paper, and I'm sorry if it's a silly question, but how trustworthy are the 'points' that the Irish Times have now?

The Frayed Ends

StaticNoise wrote: »

Here, I'm not being bashing of the paper, and I'm sorry if it's a silly question, but how trustworthy are the 'points' that the Irish Times have now?

They are the points :pac:

Isaac702

StaticNoise wrote: »

Here, I'm not being bashing of the paper, and I'm sorry if it's a silly question, but how trustworthy are the 'points' that the Irish Times have now?

The newspapers receive a copy of the points in advance. They publish them in the newspaper and write a article on them if they chose to do so.
They are accurate unless someone has messed up copying information from x to y.

Jeebus

Hope you all get what you want by the way. Best of luck.







You stay away from UCC medicine, Cookie Kwan owns west sid-...I mean...medicine :mad:.

StaticNoise

But how do they have them earlier?
Surely they aren't DEFINITE?

Wouldn't that jeopardise the integrity of the system, somewhat.
Like, a commercial newspaper knows the scores before the students.

banjopaul

StaticNoise wrote: »

Here, I'm not being bashing of the paper, and I'm sorry if it's a silly question, but how trustworthy are the 'points' that the Irish Times have now?

Well they get them from the CAO so fairly solid like..

Sierra Oscar

StaticNoise wrote: »

But how do they have them earlier?
Surely they aren't DEFINITE?

Wouldn't that jeopardise the integrity of the system, somewhat.
Like, a commercial newspaper knows the scores before the students.

The Central Applications Office give them the results so as they can publish them in the mornings papers . . .

StaticNoise

Sierra Oscar wrote: »

The Central Applications Office give them the results so as they can publish them in the mornings papers . . .

That's madness.
They should just release the details at twelve, so!

:rolleyes:

celtic723

StaticNoise wrote: »

But how do they have them earlier?
Surely they aren't DEFINITE?

Wouldn't that jeopardise the integrity of the system, somewhat.
Like, a commercial newspaper knows the scores before the students.

It has to be the correct points mate. If not the Irish Times could be taken to court over displaying incorrect figures.

Homicidal_jesus

up 85 that is something serious!!!!!god i hope my course dosent go up that much!!!!

Jeebus

StaticNoise wrote: »

But how do they have them earlier?
Surely they aren't DEFINITE?

Wouldn't that jeopardise the integrity of the system, somewhat.
Like, a commercial newspaper knows the scores before the students.

They get them earlier so that it can be in the morning paper for tomorrow, so that they can print the paper with the information that everyone is dying to know.

It doesn't really jeopardize the system at all...as far as I can see !

StaticNoise

celtic723 wrote: »

It has to be the correct points mate. If not the Irish Times could be taken to court over displaying incorrect figures.

I was merely wondering was there even the possible bit of spin on the story.
As, all papers and media outlets, love a bit of goss. Even the 'professional' Irish Times.

StaticNoise

Jeebus wrote: »

They get them earlier so that it can be in the morning paper for tomorrow, so that they can print the paper with the information that everyone is dying to know.

It doesn't really jeopardize the system at all...as far as I can see !

I see what you're saying.
Pity the results aren't just given then so, instead of all this waiting.
Students must be bricking it. Well, some.

carpothepunk

Ah yeah sure, its only a bit of goss.

In all seriousness, I hope people get what they want. Im waiting on a media related course, which I hope will stay in and around the same points as last year.

Zonda999

A bit OT but in the waiting, i've just noticed that more people are looking at the LC forum than AH, first time ever i would imagine!:D

OneArt

F*** UCD.

WHAT ABOUT DCU!!?

randylonghorn

StaticNoise wrote: »

Here, I'm not being bashing of the paper, and I'm sorry if it's a silly question, but how trustworthy are the 'points' that the Irish Times have now?

Very much so, I'd say.

StaticNoise wrote: »

But how do they have them earlier?
Surely they aren't DEFINITE?

Wouldn't that jeopardise the integrity of the system, somewhat.
Like, a commercial newspaper knows the scores before the students.

The newspaper is one of the primary methods of notifying students of the points / what they have got.

Even before the CAO went online, the papers printed a supplement with every student's exam number listed and the code of the course they had been offered beside it.

The Frayed Ends

StaticNoise wrote: »

That's madness.
They should just release the details at twelve, so!

:rolleyes:

andyman

Any other potential Science students like myself in for a long night?

Jeebus

StaticNoise wrote: »

I see what you're saying.
Pity the results aren't just given then so, instead of all this waiting.
Students must be bricking it. Well, some.

True...its a bit silly.

I think we are bricking it so much that its hard to process what you're saying, to be honest...its hard to process anything more than "RESULTS AHHHHHHHHHH OMG WTF AHHHHHHHHHHHH" etc.

And on that note, RESULT AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH OMG WTF HELP!!!!

Craguls

andyman wrote: »

Any other potential Science students like myself in for a long night?

Very very very long night

Homicidal_jesus

andyman wrote: »

Any other potential Science students like myself in for a long night?

YESSSSSSSS

andyman

OneArt wrote: »

F*** UCD.

WHAT ABOUT DCU!!?

I'm waiting on Science Education and the Commen Entry course myself. If I don't get them then I'm going to UCD.

You waiting on Ed.?

randylonghorn

Zonda999 wrote: »

A bit OT but in the waiting, i've just noticed that more people are looking at the LC forum than AH, first time ever i would imagine!:D

God no!!!! ... you should have been here for EnglishGate, it went well over the thousand at one stage!!

StaticNoise

randylonghorn wrote: »

Very much so, I'd say.



The newspaper is one of the primary methods of notifying students of the points / what they have got.

Even before the CAO went online, the papers printed a supplement with every student's exam number listed and the code of the course they had been offered beside it.

You've got to be messing?
So, your friend could know what offers you got, before you?

Col Man

randylonghorn wrote: »

Even before the CAO went online, the papers printed a supplement with every student's exam number listed and the code of the course they had been offered beside it.

Lol really? What? All 50,000 of them?

How many students could they fit on one page?

Sierra Oscar

StaticNoise wrote: »

You've got to be messing?
So, your friend could know what offers you got, before you?

Well, you were meant to keep your code number private!:)

StaticNoise

Jeebus wrote: »

And on that note, RESULT AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH OMG WTF HELP!!!!

Nicely put!

sron

randylonghorn wrote: »

God no!!!! ... you should have been here for EnglishGate, it went well over the thousand at one stage!!

They were mostly Indo journalists.

cereal-killer

I didn't get my first choice in NUIG either,but also have 65 points over for Arts with Irish Studies in NUIG..
Perhaps I'll see you there!:P

NaiveMelodies

leesmom wrote: »

as above, on the off chance that i cant sleep , would it be worth my while switching my laptop on to see the points at 4am?

i get the times delivered round 3.30 so ill know then..