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Appeals and college places

  • 18-08-2010 12:41pm
    #1
    Joseph
    Registered Users Posts: 1,521 ✭✭✭


    I'm a little confused regarding the appeals process and college places.

    What happens in this scenario:

    I miss out by 5 points for my course, have a few subjects appealed and go up 15 points in october. Do I now get into my course and someone looses a place in it?


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  • #2
    Mwah
    Registered Users Posts: 182 ✭✭Mwah


    Yeah i was wondering that too! surly they cant kick someone out :S


  • #3
    Raic
    Registered Users Posts: 98 ✭✭Raic


    Deaddude wrote: »
    I'm a little confused regarding the appeals process and college places.

    What happens in this scenario:

    I miss out by 5 points for my course, have a few subjects appealed and go up 15 points in october. Do I now get into my course and someone looses a place in it?
    Good question. I'm pretty sure they reserve places for people who appeal.


  • #4
    ULgirl2010
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46 ✭ULgirl2010


    I think it varies to be honest, if its a course like business or arts, its easy stick in one extra student depending on how much of the course you've missed though it could be too late.

    i know a guy who missed out by 5 points, appealed and went up, but had to wait till the following year to begin as he was doing a course with only 30 places, and alot of lab work so it wasnt possible to add in an extra person. very unfair on hom but i suppose theres nothing they can do, so in that case, no they dont kick someone out, you just have to wait a year


  • #5
    Professional Griefer
    Registered Users Posts: 7,116 ✭✭✭Professional Griefer


    They wouldn't kick anyone out.

    I'd imagine they'd offer you a place in like the 2nd or 3rd round if there are places empty.


  • #6
    Lawliet
    Registered Users Posts: 2,761 ✭✭✭Lawliet


    No one losses a place. You'll either be allowed on to the course straight away, or there'll be a place reserved for you next year. I think the places for the appeals students comes from others dropping out of the course early on in the year.

    However you can only a join a course before the six week mark. After that it's too late in the year and you'll instead have a reserved place in next years course.


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  • #7
    unknown13
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,659 ✭✭✭unknown13


    Lawliet wrote: »
    No one losses a place. You'll either be allowed on to the course straight away, or there'll be a place reserved for you next year. I think the places for the appeals students comes from others dropping out of the course early on in the year.

    However you can only a join a course before the six week mark. After that it's too late in the year and you'll instead have a reserved place in next years course.

    Does that still apply if you are a DARE applicant.


  • #8
    Peyton Manning
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,658 ✭✭✭✭Peyton Manning


    Happened me. I needed 475 for BESS in Trinity, got 470. Appealed my English and got the extra 5 points. I was then told I could go the following year instead, so I did a year in WIT first. Changed my mind halfway through and ended up going to Queens instead!


  • #9
    Joseph
    Registered Users Posts: 1,521 ✭✭✭Joseph


    Archimedes wrote: »
    Happened me. I needed 475 for BESS in Trinity, got 470. Appealed my English and got the extra 5 points. I was then told I could go the following year instead, so I did a year in WIT first. Changed my mind halfway through and ended up going to Queens instead!
    I'm in a near exact same boat as you, bar slightly less points (same course)


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