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HEAR Programme Orientation?
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20-08-2011 2:18pm#1At present I'm eagerly awaiting college offers on monday
I've applied for the HEAR programme and I got a letter about orientation dates back at the start of july but I still don't know if I'm in
I've talked to others who applied and they got no such letter
But anyway I'll get to the point now
What exactly is orientation week?
Why do we have to stay? [Residential]
I live in Dublin and UCD is only a short luas ride away, do I have to stay over? I really don't want to
And what do we spend the days and nights doing?
I'm not that familiar with Boards, but I thought I might get a few answers here
I couldn't really decide on a better place to post it, but if any mods see fit, they can move it
Thanks
Cass0
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At present I'm eagerly awaiting college offers on monday
I've applied for the HEAR programme and I got a letter about orientation dates back at the start of july but I still don't know if I'm in
I've talked to others who applied and they got no such letter
But anyway I'll get to the point now
What exactly is orientation week?
Why do we have to stay? [Residential]
I live in Dublin and UCD is only a short luas ride away, do I have to stay over? I really don't want to
And what do we spend the days and nights doing?
I'm not that familiar with Boards, but I thought I might get a few answers here
I couldn't really decide on a better place to post it, but if any mods see fit, they can move it
Thanks
Cass
I pretty sure it says on that letter that your in, if you got that letter then your in I'm fairly certain. I'm not sure why we have to stay, I suppose part of the experience and all that.
As for what we'll be doing, I think they'll show us around the college, classes we'll be in, info on what HEAR will do for us this year etc.0 -
I pretty sure it says on that letter that your in, if you got that letter then your in I'm fairly certain. I'm not sure why we have to stay, I suppose part of the experience and all that.
As for what we'll be doing, I think they'll show us around the college, classes we'll be in, info on what HEAR will do for us this year etc.
Nah it doesn't mean you're in. You'll find out on Monday if you get a HEAR offer or not.
If it says [Residential] on the sheet, you have to stay regardless of where you live. If it says [Part Residential], you only have to stay if you live a certain distance away from the college. I'm not sure which UCD has as my sheet's filed away somewhere and I can't be bothered to look for it!
As regards what we'll be doing, it's actually just a bunch of fun activities to help you get to know other hear students. I got a letter from UL detailing what they do, and it involves:
Welcome talk and meal.
Evening session and table quiz.
Introduction to HEAR supports.
Campus orienteering.
Project work.
What is an access student?
Health and living.
Orienteering.
Cook off challenge.
Information technology session.
Mentoring programme.
Communication skills.
Presentations.
Programme review and evaluation.
And that's pretty much it
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Nah it doesn't mean you're in. You'll find out on Monday if you get a HEAR offer or not.
If it says [Residential] on the sheet, you have to stay regardless of where you live. If it says [Part Residential], you only have to stay if you live a certain distance away from the college. I'm not sure which UCD has as my sheet's filed away somewhere and I can't be bothered to look for it!
As regards what we'll be doing, it's actually just a bunch of fun activities to help you get to know other hear students. I got a letter from UL detailing what they do, and it involves:
Welcome talk and meal.
Evening session and table quiz.
Introduction to HEAR supports.
Campus orienteering.
Project work.
What is an access student?
Health and living.
Orienteering.
Cook off challenge.
Information technology session.
Mentoring programme.
Communication skills.
Presentations.
Programme review and evaluation.
And that's pretty much it
Thanks Guys
I really don't want to stay
I make friends easily
But I'm a home bird and I don't like staying with people I don't know
I wonder is there anyway out of it *evil grin*
I rooted out the letter and checked it
I'm eligible
But not yet accepted0 -
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Hey guys I've been a student leader on the HEAR orientation programme in Maynooth for the past few years. The orientation programmes are usually pretty similar in all of the colleges, so if anyone has any questions about them, just ask!
@ Mrs.K - I really don't think there is any way of getting out of going to the orientation. Most colleges rescind the HEAR application if you don't attend Like you, I was apprehensive before I went, but I had a great time and met some of my best friends there. Maybe go into the access office in UCD and have a chat with them? You might be able to work something out 0 -
Your Text Here wrote: »Hey guys I've been a student leader on the HEAR orientation programme in Maynooth for the past few years. The orientation programmes are usually pretty similar in all of the colleges, so if anyone has any questions about them, just ask!
@ Mrs.K - I really don't think there is any way of getting out of going to the orientation. Most colleges rescind the HEAR application if you don't attend Like you, I was apprehensive before I went, but I had a great time and met some of my best friends there. Maybe go into the access office in UCD and have a chat with them? You might be able to work something out
It's not even the orientation I don't want to do,
It's the staying over
I don't see the point
Like I said, hop on the luas for 20 minutes and I'm there
But I'll see what I can do anyway
What does the orientation generally entail?
Like why would I need to stay over for 3 days?0 -
It's not even the orientation I don't want to do,
It's the staying over
I don't see the point
Like I said, hop on the luas for 20 minutes and I'm there
But I'll see what I can do anyway
What does the orientation generally entail?
Like why would I need to stay over for 3 days?
Basically, in the evening is when everyone gets to hang out and get to know each other. There are stuff like barbecues, watching movies etc.** In my opinion, the evenings are the most important part of the programme
Obviously the talks and activities during the day are really useful and have loads of handy info, but usually you have to work in small groups or whatever so it's not as easy to get chatting to others.
The stuff covered during the day is basically what Noel2k9 posted earlier; things like study skills, talks on specific courses/subjects, how to budget for the year etc. Like I said before, get in touch with the access office in UCD and have a chat with them about it; my friend was a HEAR student there and she said they're lovely, so I'm sure they will be able to try help you sort something out.
**These activities are what's done in the evenings on the NUIM orientation - I'm not 100% sure what is done then in other colleges. I assume it's somewhat similar.0 -
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Your Text Here wrote: »Hey guys I've been a student leader on the HEAR orientation programme in Maynooth for the past few years. The orientation programmes are usually pretty similar in all of the colleges, so if anyone has any questions about them, just ask!
@ Mrs.K - I really don't think there is any way of getting out of going to the orientation. Most colleges rescind the HEAR application if you don't attend Like you, I was apprehensive before I went, but I had a great time and met some of my best friends there. Maybe go into the access office in UCD and have a chat with them? You might be able to work something out
im also in this boat there a 99% chance i wont be (private reasons).....if they rescind your hear application..will you still get a normal CAO offer????0 -
If you have the points to get into the course without the help of HEAR (i.e. the points reduction), then you will still have your place. If you get in via HEAR and can't make the orientation, then you will need to discuss that with the Access office in the college. Hope that helpspecker1992 wrote: »im also in this boat there a 99% chance i wont be (private reasons).....if they rescind your hear application..will you still get a normal CAO offer???? 0 -
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crazy cabbage wrote: »what if you have to miss a cuple of days of the program due to grad/debs?
You can try and come to an arrangement with them about your debs, ie: missing one day!This post has been deleted.
Just the dates! Some colleges sent out timetables etc (I got one from UL, but that's all.) If you want to know the date of yours, I can post it here! 0 -
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Ok from spending hours surfing the net I've come to the conclusion It's a high possibility that I will get my course
I googled and found [don't ask for the link because my right mouse button is fudged and it's a excel document] a thing that gives me the points/point reductions for all the ucd courses
I got 360 points and it says on the HEAR scheme I need 300-310 [there's two different sheets thats say different things but around them points] [the actual points for the course is roughly 400] and I meet the grade requirements
As you know I also received my letter saying I'm eligible
It says the course intake [including the mature students course] is 164 people per year
It then breaks down to 5% getting on the HEAR
Does that give me a good chance?
Like I said, I've spent hours surfing and it's turned my brain to mush
PS, For anyone who wants that excel document google "ucd gear points reduction" and it should be the first result0 -
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i got my place! 
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