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LWAUltra

I put down 1 course down on my CAO application I came back to the CAO website today to put down 9 more courses now there saying i'll be charged €10 for each course choice

felic

yep. Unfortunately any additions or changes you make to the application between now and June will have a charge. CLosing date was February 1st or something like this. Before you couldnt even make changes or submit late submissions past the closing date so if you really want to make those choses, 10 euros wont be so bad. At least its possible.

Healium

Are you sure? I think you have to wait a certain amount of time before its free to change

BrokenHeels_Ox

if you change now they will charge you, however the "change of mind" term is May 1st-July 1st, u wont be charged then and can change it as often as u like!

LWAUltra

So.... Although i've only one course down and I want to put down 10 I should wait till May 1st and put down the 10 courses free of charge yeah?

felic

Oh... I didnt know this. You can change ur mind free of charge between may 1st and June. So ur right. wait till then.
It has it all on the CAO website.

A. Change of Mind - 1st November to 31st January (17:15)

On-line Applicants may change their course choices as often as they like until the 1st of February (17:15) for no extra charge.
B. Change of Mind - 5th February (12:00) to 1st March (17:15)

After submitting an application, each PAPER applicant will receive from CAO a formal acknowledgement containing their CAO Application Number. On-line applicants will have already received their application number.
The statement for paper applicants will take the form of a Statement of Course Choices. This statement will show the CAO Application Number as well as the course choices which have been recorded.
It is very important that you check the Course Choices immediately to ensure that they are absolutely correct.
If you need to amend or add courses, you should use the Change Courses facility on the CAO website before 1st March. An Additional Processing Fee of €10 must be paid by Credit/Debit Card.
Alternatively, you may return this statement by post to CAO to arrive by 1st March. An Additional Processing Fee of €10 must be paid in the form of a Bank Draft or Postal Order.
You will need to return an amended statement if :
you made an error or omission in Restricted- Application Courses or
you are a mature applicant who made an error or omission in your courses or
you are applying to certain HEIs and presenting certain qualifications (see Page 4 of the CAO Handbook).
Since these categories of applicant may be involved in early tests, it is vital that their courses are absolutely correct. This procedure enables you to correct any errors in good time so that you will be included in the early tests. Note that you may use this procedure to introduce courses which you had omitted earlier.
If you are not in the categories mentioned above, you do not need to correct any course errors at this stage. You may use the Change of Mind facility ( see below ) to make any course changes (except the introduction of Restricted- Application Courses or mature applicant course codes for nursing) before 1st July and at no charge.
C. Change of Mind - 5th May (12:00) to 1st July (17:15)

At the beginning of May, applicants will be able to register on-line a change of course choices, free of charge.
Change of Mind Forms may NOT be submitted by FAX.
If you change online, and have supplied an email address, an acknowledgement will also be sent to that email address.
There is no fee for using the Change of Mind facility.
Subject to the exceptions and restrictions mentioned below, you may change course choices (without fee) as often as you wish, up to 17:15 on the 1st July.
If you submit a Change of Mind, it cancels and supersedes all the previous course choices in any category in which changes are made. However, choices in the two categories ( Level 8 and Level 7/6 ) are considered to be completely separate from each other for this purpose. e.g. a change of Level 8 course choices will not affect Level 7/6 choices.
Restricted-Application Courses which are added for the first time via a Change of Mind are invalid choices and will not be considered.
You may NOT enter on a Change of Mind any Mature Applicant Course Codes for nursing, unless at least one such Code appeared on the original application and you have taken the test/interview in the current year.
In addition, individual admitting HEIs may impose restrictions on Change of Mind by certain categories of applicant. These are generally the same as for Late Applications. In particular, mature applicants, transfer applicants and those presenting entry qualifications other than recent EU school-leaving examinations should make enquiries from individual Admissions Offices before introducing new course choices after 1st February.
If you make a change of mind, you will receive a revised Statement of Course Choices to confirm that your new course choices have been entered into your computer record.
The revised statement will NOT be issued BEFORE 1st June.
If it does not arrive by 7th July, you MUST contact us immediately, and provide proof of the submission of the Change of Mind.
It is very important that your course choices should be absolutely correct. Therefore, if you are going to be absent at the time when the revised statement is due, you must arrange for someone to check that it arrives and, when it arrives, that the contents are correct and accurately reflect your wishes.
DO NOT WAIT UNTIL AUGUST TO NOTIFY US OF ERRORS OR OMISSIONS AS IT WILL BE TOO LATE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THEM AT THAT STAGE.
D. Late Applications (Exception to Timetable)

Exceptional Closing Date : 17:15 22nd July.
Subject to the exclusions below, and subject to the usual conditions for Change of Mind, if you are currently an undergraduate student in any year in any one of the HEIs ( and entered that HEI through the CAO system), you may submit a Change of Mind, in paper form only, to arrive in CAO not later than 17:15 on 22nd July.
The Change of Mind Form must be stamped by the Admissions Office of the HEI where you are a student.
(If you did NOT enter your current course through the CAO system, you must first contact the Admissions Office of the HEI to which you wish to apply. That Admissions Office will inform you whether you may submit a Change of Mind.)
Exclusions:
Such a Change of Mind may be made only for entry to a course (or courses) other than your existing course. If you wish to repeat the year in the same course, you must arrange this within your HEI and it is not a matter for application through CAO.
University College, Cork will accept such a Change of Mind only from a person who is currently a first-year student in University College Cork.
University College, Dublin will accept such a Change of Mind only from a person who is currently a first-year student in University College Dublin.
NUI Galway will accept such a Change of Mind only from a person who is currently a first-year student in NUI Galway.
Dublin City University, Trinity College Dublin and the University of Limerick, have special procedures in place in the case of current or previous students who wish to apply for entry to another course in the same HEI. Such applicants must contact their Admissions Office to determine the application procedure.
However, if you are a student in another HEI and you wish to apply to any of the three HEIs in (e) above, you should submit your paper Change of Mind through CAO.