CAO choices

Patri

randylonghorn wrote: »

You should always list your preferences on the CAO in the order you yourself want them, not on the basis of which college is less or more congested / has higher points. Have a read here ... I probably explained it better at the time.

I'm not trying to tell you how to order your courses or anything, I suppose your post caught my eye because it had Medicine at 1 and 2, then a range of science courses, then medicine in Trinity at 6, and some colleges which offer medicine not there at all ...

Ya I have it ordered in preference anyway I just see it as if I don't get Galway or RCSI or UCD I wont get trinity and I have little interest in going to trinity, not based on congestion I want to study it in NUIG if anywhere. Oh I know and all help is great thanks very much, I forgot to include UCD medicine which is in there too but UCC is inapplicable as I don't have the required chemistry to be considered.

randylonghorn

Patri wrote: »

I want to study it in NUIG if anywhere.

Oh, as Galway is my own alma mater, I won't be trying to argue you round!

(Not medicine though, though I did know a lot of those who did med opposite me as it happens).

COOMKEEN3010

1. Energy UL
2. Science Choice UL
3. Energy Engineering UCC
4. Mathematics and Physics UL
5. Engineering Choice UL
6. Mechanical Engineering UL
7. Applied Physics UL
8. Mathematical Science UL
9. Electronics UL
10. Physics and Astrophysics UCC

UL all the way!!!!!!!!!! I decided to fill out all level 8 choice courses and all level 7 choice courses because you never know what could happen this time next year! Bonus points for higher level maths are a real help too

Grindylow

COOMKEEN3010 wrote: »

1. Energy UL
2. Science Choice UL
3. Energy Engineering UCC
4. Mathematics and Physics UL
5. Engineering Choice UL
6. Mechanical Engineering UL
7. Applied Physics UL
8. Mathematical Science UL
9. Electronics UL
10. Physics and Astrophysics UCC

UL all the way!!!!!!!!!! I decided to fill out all level 8 choice courses and all level 7 choice courses because you never know what could happen this time next year! Bonus points for higher level maths are a real help too

There are no bonus points for HL Maths this year, is there?

COOMKEEN3010

There is .... only in UL though!!!!! Which is really good A1 is worth an extra 40 points!!!!!!

Chris Martin

Looking at Pharmaceutical and Industrial Chemistry in UL for number 1,
Looks like a good and interestin course,
Other than that a few sciences (very wary of picking a bio-anything as not brilliant at it...), law, english, journalism and arts if all comes to all...
Unsure about an order as of yet, mind changing on a daily basis...

readystudypass

Mousey- wrote: »

A teacher recommend an Arts degree in history and geography, but i see no jobs in them besides teaching. he said "you might not get a job in the field you study but they (arts degrees) usually leading onto somthing else"
why would i study 4-5 years in order to not get a job.

Lots of companies before the recession had graduate recruitment programmes whereby they would employ new graduates from any discipline as long as they had a higher second class honours degree. So if you enjoy history and geography, or even if you don't do them for the leaving cert but have researched the course and think you would enjoy it, then you should choose that, not because of any job that would match directly the knowledge you gain in college but because of the success you will have in gaining a good honours degree.

For example, history graduates are popular with financial services companies not because of anything they know about the famine or world war 2, but because during their history degree they have had to look at a lot of information and analyse it. These employers are looking for a skill like this which they can then build on.

In 4 years, these companies may be hiring again.

Patri

randylonghorn wrote: »

Oh, as Galway is my own alma mater, I won't be trying to argue you round!

(Not medicine though, though I did know a lot of those who did med opposite me as it happens).

Ah savage what are you studying? Are you from Galway originally if you don't mind me asking?? And do you enjoy the college??

Luap

I've payed my E30 for the CAO, but haven't chosen my courses yet. If I dont pick them before tomorrow will I get charged another tenner or can I wait?

randylonghorn

Patri wrote: »

Ah savage what are you studying? Are you from Galway originally if you don't mind me asking?? And do you enjoy the college??

I'm a bit past the studying stage at this stage, Patri (not that but one never really stops ... the exams do tend to stop, though!). My primary degree was a BA in English and History. No, I'm not from Galway originally, but it has become home base since. I loved Galway as a university and a city, it was my first choice at the time and I never had cause to regret it. Very good college for my subjects, certainly; plenty of good clubs and socs in several of which I took a fairly active part; good social scene generally.

LilMissCiara

Maloney_o9 wrote: »

I've payed my E30 for the CAO, but haven't chosen my courses yet. If I dont pick them before tomorrow will I get charged another tenner or can I wait?

Honestly don't know but just stick on any course incase!

whydoibother?

Wish I was CAO age again.:(

I have to say the lists I've seen all look very coherent and sensible. People obviously have clear ideas what they want to do, with consistent patterns running the whole way through their lists.

Best of luck to all of you.:)

pbffan

I've changed it so many times it's not even funny

Here's what I'm thinking now though:
1. Primary Teaching & Psychology - MIC
2. Psychology - UCD
3. Psychology - UL
4. Primary Teaching - Pats
5. PE Teaching - UL
6. Primary Teaching - MIC
7. Primary Teaching - Marino
8. Arts - NUIG
9. Commerce - NUIG
10. English & History - UL

Really can't see myself getting the points for #1, but I'm hopeful from there on in *crosses fingers*

RHunce

Level 8 Course Choices:

1. LM094 Materials and Architectural Technology with concurrent Teacher Education UL
2. LM095 Materials and Engineering Technology with concurrent Teacher Education UL
3. LM076 Product Design and Technology UL
4. GA980 Design and Technology Education (Letterfrack) GMIT
5. LM067 Wood Science and Technology UL
6. LM039 Journalism and New Media UL
7. MI004 Liberal Arts MIC
8. LM116 Engineering Choice UL
9. LM077 Aeronautical Engineering UL
10. LM090 Physical Education with concurrent Teacher Education UL

Anything including 5 and down are just space fillers tbh :cool:

UL FTW!

daviekelly123

1. arts (maths and education) nuig
2. common entry into financial, acturial.......maths dcu
3. acturial maths dcu
4. acturial maths ucd
5. maths and economics trinity
6. finance and accounting dcu
7. business and computing dcu
8. computer science
9. economics ucd
10. .........something with low points!:D

40047002

I have...
1., 2., 3., Primary teaching st pat's, marino, mary immaculate
4., 5., psychology ucd, ul
6., 7., journalism dcu, dit
8. pe teaching ul
9.,10., arts nuig, nuim

Salty

1. Speech and language therapy UCC
2.Occupational therapy UCC
3.Psychology UCC
4.Arts UCC

And that's it:rolleyes: Arts is a backdoor into any of the other 3, and I have to stay in Cork, so that's as far as my CAO goes:P

PictureFrame

daviekelly123 wrote: »

1. arts (maths and education) nuig
2. common entry into financial, acturial.......maths dcu
3. acturial maths dcu
4. acturial maths ucd
5. maths and economics trinity
6. finance and accounting dcu
7. business and computing dcu
8. computer science
9. economics ucd
10. .........something with low points!:D

, Davie Kelly is my real name actually! :L Anyway i'm in 5th year but thinking along the following lines

1. Psychology- NUIG
2. Psychology- NUIM
3. Geography & Economics- TCD
4. Arts With Human Rights- NUIG
5. Arts With Children Studies- NUIG
6. European Studies- NUIM
7. Business Information Systems- NUIG
8. Commerce- NUIG
9. Arts- NUIM

It's a throw-up between Galway & Maynooth at the moment ^_^

NotExactly

PictureFrame wrote: »

Anyway i'm in 5th year but thinking along the following lines
^

You're in 5th year and you know your CAO choice and preference :eek:

snicket

Mine is all over the place!

1. art - ncad
2. biomedical science - ucd
3. medicine - ucd
4. science - trinity
5. science - ucd
6. english & psychology - trinity
7. nursing - trinity
8. medicine - rcsi
9. landscape architecture - ucd

Yeah... basically I'm interested in science & art, I thought I'd either not get into ncad or not get the points for science so the choice would be made for me.
Ending up getting into ncad and getting 530 points in the mocks, haven't a clue what to do now :P

J_E

1. Bachelor of Technology (Education) in Materials and Architechtural Technology - UL
2. Product Design and Technology - UL
3. Science - Trinity
4. Science - Maynooth
5. English - Maynooth
6. English Studies - Trinity
7. Radiation Therapy - Trinity

Honestly can't think of anything else really. I'm just so determined to get first choice.

chicgroovy101

1. P.E with concurrent Teacher Education
2. Business Studies
3. English and History
4. Arts

(all UL courses)
I know theres a serious mix in there but basically I want to do teaching and then business, english and history are other subjects I love that I would also like to teach in!
So if I have to go down the route of getting the degree first and then the H.Dip I will! but hopefully that won't happen

cookier

My CAO choices..
1. Art and Design Limerick
2. Fine Art and Ceramic Design Cork
3. Fine Art DIT
4. Architecture UCD
5. History of Art and Architecture/Italian Trinity
6. Film Studies/Italian Trinity
7. Product Design Maynooth
8. Applied Art, Ceramics Cork
9. Digital Media Design UL
10. Architecture Waterford

A few of these will be changed in May though!

NotExactly

Level 8 Course Choices:
1. LM100 Physiotherapy
2. DN420 Physiotherapy
3. TR053 Physiotherapy
4. RC004 Physiotherapy
5. DC205 Physical Education with Biology
6. DN425 Health and Performance Science
7. DC204 Athletic Therapy and Training
8. DC202 Sport Science and Health
9. LM089 Sport and Exercise Sciences
10. CW178 Sport Science

I'm taking out Physical Education with Biology.
If I don't get offered any of my top 4, what is the best 'back door' course to get into Physio?

Grindylow

NotExactly wrote: »

I'm taking out Physical Education with Biology.
If I don't get offered any of my top 4, what is the best 'back door' course to get into Physio?

This course in IT Carlow is a good one to get into Physiotherapy in the UK.

LifesaverNiall

just wondering if anyone would be able to answer this?..
lets say a person has medicine as number one and then science as number two.. lets say in trinity..
and another person has science as number one..

the person applying for medicine doesnt get enough points for it, but has enough for science..

and the person applying for science gets enough for science but less than the person who put down medicine as their number one..

who gets a place first? would it be decided on points?

stealinhorses

The place will go to the person with more CAO points, no matter how far down their list the course is.

RHunce

Points. Points. Points.

All boils down to who gets the higher points, not course preference.

JayEnnis

I already asked this in another thread, but can I change the order of restricted courses?

XxMCRxBabyxX

JayEnnis wrote: »

I already asked this in another thread, but can I change the order of restricted courses?

Afaik yes you can change the order but not add in any new ones.
I think someone should back me up on this too tho!