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hear points reduction

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  • 15-01-2010 10:57pm
    #1
    pecker1992
    Registered Users Posts: 276 ✭✭


    can anyone tell me how much the h.e.a.r program drops points roughly thanks


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    phasers
    Registered Users Posts: 18,159 ✭✭✭✭phasers


    10-20% of the points for your course

    Like if your course was 450 points you'd get between 45-90 points off


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    Professional Griefer
    Registered Users Posts: 7,116 ✭✭✭Professional Griefer


    On the CAO website under it, my friend clicked that i wanted to apply for it, and I don't, I was just wondering if there was anyway to go back cause I can't find a way to undo it, or will I just leave it blank and they'll just disregard it?


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    pecker1992
    Registered Users Posts: 276 ✭✭pecker1992


    thanks phasers but how would you know how much you get off i mean if is it down to results as in if you got 320 but course was 400 u'd get it again or do they just select a figure?????


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    paddypender
    Closed Accounts Posts: 61 ✭✭paddypender


    Sorry for the stupid question but what is the h.e.a.r program and what does it involve?
    Thanks,
    Paddy


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    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,229 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    paddypender wrote: »
    Sorry for the stupid question but what is the h.e.a.r program and what does it involve?
    Thanks,
    Paddy

    http://www.accesscollege.ie/hear/index.php


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    Crow92
    Registered Users Posts: 1,017 ✭✭✭Crow92


    The hear Programme is the Higher Education Access Route.
    It's for people who have certain dis-adv in their live's such a living in a bad area, or lack of money or a disability.

    In Terms of how many points and how is works this is how it works afaik.

    So every course has a percentage number of places for HEAR candidates

    So for example if there are 40 places in a course that is 500 points, there could be about 4-5 places specificly for HEAR candidates.

    If there are 10 HEAR candidates applying for that course then the top 4-5 will get the places.

    Therefore the amount of points required is soley dependant on the other HEAR candidates,

    .ie, if the 1st person gets 490 and the 5th person gets 460 then the cut off point will be 460 points, making the reduction in points 40.


    It's all circumstantial


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    Lee.m.1229
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭Lee.m.1229


    get 80% of the points and its all good in the hood ;)!!


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    unknown13
    Registered Users Posts: 6,659 ✭✭✭unknown13


    pecker1992 wrote: »
    can anyone tell me how much the h.e.a.r program drops points roughly thanks

    It depends on the college you intend on going to.


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    christina_x
    Registered Users Posts: 701 ✭✭✭christina_x


    it only applies if your planning on going to one of the universities - doesnt effect ITs.
    Study as normal though, dont just aim for the 80% because you dont hear until nearly june if youv been accepted


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    theowen
    Registered Users Posts: 1,744 ✭✭✭theowen


    I can't fill out the form:mad: I click and click and nothing happens.


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    Professional Griefer
    Registered Users Posts: 7,116 ✭✭✭Professional Griefer


    Ix Deadmau5 wrote: »
    On the CAO website under it, my friend clicked that i wanted to apply for it, and I don't, I was just wondering if there was anyway to go back cause I can't find a way to undo it, or will I just leave it blank and they'll just disregard it?

    Anyone sure what I do here?
    I'll ask my guidance feen tomorrow, see if she knows.


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    unknown13
    Registered Users Posts: 6,659 ✭✭✭unknown13


    christina_x wrote: »
    it only applies if your planning on going to one of the universities - doesnt effect ITs.
    Study as normal though, dont just aim for the 80% because you dont hear until nearly june if youv been accepted

    Yes it does effect some IT's, check on www.accesscollege.ie, where bouts it applies to.


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    pecker1992
    Registered Users Posts: 276 ✭✭pecker1992


    ok thats all great thanks so much just one more question though my dad got a redundancy payment in october that wont be included on his income will it???


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    unknown13
    Registered Users Posts: 6,659 ✭✭✭unknown13


    pecker1992 wrote: »
    ok thats all great thanks so much just one more question though my dad got a redundancy payment in october that wont be included on his income will it???

    Can't imagine so because I think it's income per year the way its judged.


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    gemxpink
    Registered Users Posts: 319 ✭✭gemxpink


    pecker1992 wrote: »
    ok thats all great thanks so much just one more question though my dad got a redundancy payment in october that wont be included on his income will it???

    It will, and if you lie about it they'll find out as they do background searches and disregard your application totally. Just apply for it and see how it goes.


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