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RCSI Mature Student Medicine Offers

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    #92
    hollingr
    Registered Users Posts: 486 ✭✭hollingr


    just to clarify.. how many of you have been called and offered a place already??

    and if you have, what l.c points/hpat scores did you get?

    at this stage i think i might need to become the next mother theresa to actually get into medicine!!


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    #93
    anastacia86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26 ✭anastacia86


    hollingr wrote: »
    just to clarify.. how many of you have been called and offered a place already??

    and if you have, what l.c points/hpat scores did you get?

    at this stage i think i might need to become the next mother theresa to actually get into medicine!!

    haha I was thinking more of a cross between Marie Currie and Christina Noble for myself! What do ya rekon? :)


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    #94
    footie10
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭footie10


    Joeyjoejoe83 wrote: »
    Serious gun jumping here, I am waiting for official confirmation that the phonecall I received wasnt some sick sick sick sick sick prank!!
    Havent heard anything since friday week ago, a friend mine is the same so I can assume we're all good, admissions dept probably up to their eyes after hpat came out.


    Cart before horse and all that...I know...but just trying to check up on all the colleges again before Friday's deadline, see any aspects i have missed.


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    #95
    hollingr
    Registered Users Posts: 486 ✭✭hollingr


    anastacia86 wrote: »
    haha I was thinking more of a cross between Marie Currie and Christina Noble for myself! What do ya rekon? :)

    as long as you were florence nightengale in a previous lifetime i think it will be acceptable!

    a friend of mine told me he knows a girl that was offered her place a few weeks ago also. who knows maybe it was one of you guys!

    the more i hear, the more i fear..


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    #96
    Allie79
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭Allie79


    Give them a ring hollingr - can't hurt and then you'd know. Good luck!


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    #97
    hollingr
    Registered Users Posts: 486 ✭✭hollingr


    sent them an email already - asking if I heard wrong since serveral people have been called already, and if 1st week in July meant we would hear this Friday.

    they answered very abruptly with about 5 words - we will hear 1st week in July, so I don't want to push it any more! I'm just going to sit tight. I can already assume i'm not in the top 15. I can just hope i'm somewhere close on the margin and not everyoen in the top 15 accepts a place.

    So if some of you could kindly decline a place in rcsi i'd be much obliged!! :P


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    #98
    Allie79
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭Allie79


    Oh well, you tried, cross fingers and hold tight till next week, hope it's good news for you!


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    #99
    footie10
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭footie10


    Hey just started a thread enquiring into the financing of Medicine (fingers crossed) for next five years:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=73081604#post73081604

    so anyone any ideas/experiences etc, as the thread says be appreciated

    trying to get organised for september..

    Luck


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    #100
    hollingr
    Registered Users Posts: 486 ✭✭hollingr


    I guess thats the reason some people get offered places in september, or even 2-3 weeks into the course as i've heard from one acquaintance.. people getting places then realising they can't finance it so have to pull out! I guess now more than ever getting money from banks is going to be difficult, hope it works out for you. Maintenance grant for day to day expenses is also worth applying, its been cut pretty low (as of last year I think) but still better than nothing.

    Did anyone get the 'official' nod yet to say they have or have not been offered place? They said 1st week in July so am waiting for my "sorry, its not your year" call sometime this week..


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    #101
    Allie79
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭Allie79


    I read somewhere that the very first round of offers are out this week aren't they? Thursday I think? Not sure if there'll be med offers included but it did say mature students. I'm going insane just thinking about the small possibility that they're going to offer me a place - just want to fast forward to knowing one way or another!!!!


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    #102
    hollingr
    Registered Users Posts: 486 ✭✭hollingr


    got a letter today allie - Not successful on this occasion! depending on where you live and your postman i'm sure you'll get a letter today or tomorrow.. hope yours isn't same as mine!


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    #103
    Allie79
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭Allie79


    Sorry to hear that hollingr - I already got that letter re: my mature application but I'm holding out hope for regular entry. If not then we'll both be back on here next year huh?


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    #104
    anastacia86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26 ✭anastacia86


    :( Sorry to hear that aswell hollingr. Fingers crossed for next year for you if you decide to reapply. I didn't receive anything today so probably tomorrow.


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    #105
    anastacia86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26 ✭anastacia86


    Woke up this morning to a CAO offer from RCSI. Stared at the screen for about 10 minutes before I believed it! The joys of getting finance in place now begins!


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    #106
    ady
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭ady


    anastacia86 wrote: »
    Woke up this morning to a CAO offer from RCSI. Stared at the screen for about 10 minutes before I believed it! The joys of getting finance in place now begins!
    Congrats! That's brilliant news. 5 or 6 year course?


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    #107
    Joeyjoejoe83
    Registered Users Posts: 183 ✭✭Joeyjoejoe83


    anastacia86 wrote: »
    Woke up this morning to a CAO offer from RCSI. Stared at the screen for about 10 minutes before I believed it! The joys of getting finance in place now begins!

    Congrats!! I wonder did you maybe have a missed call on your phone a few weeks back and didnt receive any message until now?? Got confirmation on CAO today myself of the 5 year course so will see you in September!!


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    #108
    Allie79
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭Allie79


    Congrats Anastacia!!!!!! Best of luck with the course.


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    #109
    anastacia86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26 ✭anastacia86


    Thanks guys! And congrats to others who got offers today :) It didn't specify 5 or 6 year. Going to send them a mail now to be sure.
    Don't remember missing a call but it's definitely possible!
    Allie, with a HPAT score like that I'll be amazed if you're not joining us in September. I'll keep fingers crossed for you!


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    #110
    hollingr
    Registered Users Posts: 486 ✭✭hollingr


    congrats! :)


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    #111
    anastacia86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26 ✭anastacia86


    Deposit paid, it's beginning to feel real now! :) Apart from the obvious of sorting finance, is there anything else we need to do before September? Are you guys gonna buy the books, for example, or wait till we're a couple of weeks in and get the feel for it? http://www.rcsi.ie/index.jsp?p=281&n=282 Haha, not even started yet and already I'm getting that ''I should really be doing more work'' feeling. Welcome back to college :)


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    #112
    ady
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭ady


    anastacia86 wrote: »
    Deposit paid, it's beginning to feel real now! :) Apart from the obvious of sorting finance, is there anything else we need to do before September? Are you guys gonna buy the books, for example, or wait till we're a couple of weeks in and get the feel for it? http://www.rcsi.ie/index.jsp?p=281&n=282 Haha, not even started yet and already I'm getting that ''I should really be doing more work'' feeling. Welcome back to college :)

    Thank you for this! I hadn't received my pack from RCSI yet. Rang them up and realised it must have been lost in the post (my address can be confusing). Luckily was able to get the deposit transferred over this morning so all is good!


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    #113
    footie10
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭footie10


    anastacia86 wrote: »
    Deposit paid, it's beginning to feel real now! :) Apart from the obvious of sorting finance, is there anything else we need to do before September? Are you guys gonna buy the books, for example, or wait till we're a couple of weeks in and get the feel for it? http://www.rcsi.ie/index.jsp?p=281&n=282 Haha, not even started yet and already I'm getting that ''I should really be doing more work'' feeling. Welcome back to college :)


    Haha yeah saw booklist as soon as finished LC and crossed my mind to go shopping..early days for that yet...

    Do any of ye know when we have to pay balance of the fees??


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    #114
    anastacia86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26 ✭anastacia86


    ady wrote: »
    Thank you for this! I hadn't received my pack from RCSI yet. Rang them up and realised it must have been lost in the post (my address can be confusing). Luckily was able to get the deposit transferred over this morning so all is good!

    No way! Glad I could help - stupid post office! :)


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    #115
    ady
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭ady


    footie10 wrote: »
    Haha yeah saw booklist as soon as finished LC and crossed my mind to go shopping..early days for that yet...

    Do any of ye know when we have to pay balance of the fees??

    by the 15th of September from the letter..


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    #116
    footie10
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭footie10


    yeah cheers spotted it after..


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    #117
    ady
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭ady


    So nobody else with no science background doing the 6 year course?


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    #118
    anastacia86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26 ✭anastacia86


    Not that I know of Ady. But from what I know of RCSI the years are all very integrated anyway because it's so small.


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    #119
    ady
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭ady


    anastacia86 wrote: »
    Not that I know of Ady. But from what I know of RCSI the years are all very integrated anyway because it's so small.

    Okay cool. Just a bit of irrational "I'm going to be on my tod with a bunch of 18 year olds".. Pity they don't organise a mature students evening or something before we head back. From reading the threads here it sounds like we're all going through exactly the same things!


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    #120
    footie10
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭footie10


    ady wrote: »
    Okay cool. Just a bit of irrational "I'm going to be on my tod with a bunch of 18 year olds".. Pity they don't organise a mature students evening or something before we head back. From reading the threads here it sounds like we're all going through exactly the same things!

    Ha think we will survive, 15 or so matures so won't quite stick out like sore thumb...


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    #121
    anastacia86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26 ✭anastacia86


    ady wrote: »
    Okay cool. Just a bit of irrational "I'm going to be on my tod with a bunch of 18 year olds".. Pity they don't organise a mature students evening or something before we head back. From reading the threads here it sounds like we're all going through exactly the same things!

    Haha we'll all be in the same boat! Haven't heard that the college organise anything but no reason we couldn't maybe organise something among ourselves?


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