** The MEGA Waiting for CAO offers (and UCAS) thread ** (READ FIRST POST!!)

B_Fanatic

Sarah? wrote: »

Anyone able to clear this up for me?

I currently have the exact points for my first choice (435). My second choice is 440. I've changed my mind and don't want either course now, but I do want my third choice which is around 350. If I don't get the first two, I'll accept number three.

BUT then if I appeal any subjects and my points go up so that I have enough for my first choice again, can I still take my third? (There's one subject that I really want to appeal, thought I did far better in it, just want to know if I'd be risking getting the course I want by appealing it.)

I wouldn't be an expert, but in the event that you appeal and your points raise, I think you can still take your third if you'd accepted it.

Exothermic

**Timbuk2** wrote: »

Last year at around 5am I posted that I had the paper and posted up some of the main courses (Arts UCD, TCD Medicine, UCD Medicine, Primary school teaching, etc.) and got very close to 50* PMs within the space of 30 minutes!

I did answer them all btw - I was too happy that I managed to get my first choice (with 0 points to spare) to mind!

* Edit: Actually it was 29 PMs I just checked, so ignore my 50 above - it felt like 50

That's actually my point, you misunderstood me! :P There will be a massive group of people looking for all the "big" courses points for 2011, whereas the course I'm going for is small enough so chances of somebody else who is going for the same course as me, being online at 3am are so slim. I know there will be loads of Medicine hopefuls, etc.!
I just don't want to get lost in the surge of people :P

karaokeman

Hey just wondering what prices are the college fees this year and is it true most colleges take installments end of september and the rest in January?

Chris Hansen

karaokeman wrote: »

Hey just wondering what prices are the college fees this year and is it true most colleges take installments end of september and the rest in January?

Its college/course specific

TrustedApple

Ill be getting my CAO for the 2nd time this year myself

Any ideas when the news papers put up the tomorrows papers at online ?

rainbowtrout

Sarah? wrote: »

Anyone able to clear this up for me?

I currently have the exact points for my first choice (435). My second choice is 440. I've changed my mind and don't want either course now, but I do want my third choice which is around 350. If I don't get the first two, I'll accept number three.

BUT then if I appeal any subjects and my points go up so that I have enough for my first choice again, can I still take my third? (There's one subject that I really want to appeal, thought I did far better in it, just want to know if I'd be risking getting the course I want by appealing it.)

If your points go up on appeal and you are subsequently offered a course higher up on your list, you don't have to accept it, you can stick with the first offer that was made to you.

Thisismetrying

samapple789 wrote: »

Ill be getting my CAO for the 2nd time this year myself

Any ideas when the news papers put up the tomorrows papers at online ?

Unfortunately, I don't think the points supplement is published online! I think it's only released in the paper version!

._.

Bricking it.

Chris Hansen

I will be laying a quare few sods in the toilet tonight thats for sure!

Thisismetrying

._. wrote: »

Bricking it.

+1

paulmclaughlin

._. wrote: »

Bricking it.

Cinderblocking it.

Not really.

Sarah?

B_Fanatic wrote: »

I wouldn't be an expert, but in the event that you appeal and your points raise, I think you can still take your third if you'd accepted it.

rainbowtrout wrote: »

If your points go up on appeal and you are subsequently offered a course higher up on your list, you don't have to accept it, you can stick with the first offer that was made to you.

Thanks, fingers crossed the points for the first two go up then!

ironictoaster

Hope you all get what you want. As a person who didn't get any offers during LC 2009 and then seeing this on my screen last year was a great feeling!

Grindylow

Chris Hansen wrote: »

I will be laying a quare few sods in the toilet tonight thats for sure!

Omg are you from Wexford? :P That word is so Wexford..

._.

Noel2k9 wrote: »

Omg are you from Wexford? :P That word is so Wexford..

"Quare" actually stems from a language that developed from middle english in Wexford and died out about 70 years ago, so that's why you only ever here Wexford people saying it :P

Grindylow

._. wrote: »

"Quare" actually stems from a language that developed from middle english in Wexford and died out about 70 years ago, so that's why you only ever here Wexford people saying it :P

Yeah I picked it up from Wexford people at Oxegen and now I use it the whole time! :P

cabbage kid

._. wrote: »

"Quare" actually stems from a language that developed from middle english in Wexford and died out about 70 years ago, so that's why you only ever here Wexford people saying it :P

Wexford and Carlow people :cool: I use it the whole time

Planemo

Absolutely bricking it - Second time around and I have 10 points over the course I want (science in NUIM) plus HEAR but with a points surge I could be fecked. It's gonna be a long night...

DaBomb

hawaiichair wrote: »

Absolutely bricking it - Second time around and I have 10 points over the course I want (science in NUIM) plus HEAR but with a points surge I could be fecked. It's gonna be a long night...

Just wondering how many points will 'HEAR' add to your score?

Grindylow

I have decided I'm going to stay up all night anyway as I won't be able to sleep..

UrbanSea

Hoping to be there aswell iron.

attride

any think that engineering in ucd will go up this year?
Course Code:
DN150
Title:
Engineering
College:
UCD (NUI)
the course was 425 points last year and i got 440 so fingers crossed!!

LilMissCiara

attride wrote: »

any think that engineering in ucd will go up this year?
Course Code:
DN150
Title:
Engineering
College:
UCD (NUI)
the course was 425 points last year and i got 440 so fingers crossed!!

I'll tell ya tomorrow! :P

Seriously though, it's only another 12 hours or so till you find out, don't stress over it.

Planemo

Just wondering how many points will 'HEAR' add to your score?

Depends on the points thresh hold of the course and the points of the people competing for a HEAR place but usually its somewhere between 5/10%

StarCollision

I'm pretty sure I'll get my course but still kind of nervous and excited, hope you all get what you want.

GoldFour4

There's a 24hr mcdonalds and topaz about 5 minutes from me so I'll probably head there around half 3 or so . Take the pressure off the other guy who volonteered!

not_so_civil

I'm holding an unconditional for pharmacy at Queens, but I'm really hoping to get trinity tomorrow morning. Fingers crossed

Lmao_Man

How long do we have to accept an offer from CAO ?

And if you accept it do you HAVE to do it?

LynnFitz

anyone think points for primary teaching will go up? the irish times said it wil go down i got 485 and they were 475* last year in Mary I

Bbbbolger

You have until the 29th. Well nobody's going to come to your door and drag you to your college course if that's what you mean!