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Esoteric_

fewtinsoffroth wrote: »

I have Medicine in all five schools down. I got the leaving cert results for it last year, but didn't do well enough in the admissions test and missed out by 6 points. (I got 731 points, minimum was 737).

Hence, why I'm not in college. But I'm repeating the admissions test thing in about 6 weeks, so fingers crossed.

Damn, that's a lot of work. Good luck!

I studied Environmental Science and Health. I got 500-odd, can't remember the exact number because all the courses I wanted were less than 500 so I didn't pay much attention. :pac:

Just Like Heaven

That sounds cool, where did you do it?

Princess Peach

I'm fighting jet lag and a cold, still not dressed!

Esoteric_

fewtinsoffroth wrote: »

That sounds cool, where did you do it?

I did it in DCU, but I hated the course and because of some health issues, I missed most of my Christmas exams, so rather than repeat, I dropped out. :pac:

Where are you hoping to study?

Just Like Heaven

Ehh I have the Dublin schools down first. Last year I had UCD first, but now that I've taken a year out I really wanna skip the foundation year, so I have Trinity down first. But I honestly couldn't care less I'm so desperate to get in at this stage Galway would be handiest for my parents and cause I live so close, but I'll happily go wherever'll take me I'm not at all fussed. If I get offered Cork I'll take it in a heartbeat like.

Orim

And think of the tattoo shops available if you come up to dublin :pac:

Orim

Princess Peach wrote: »

I'm fighting jet lag and a cold, still not dressed!

Take off your shoes and your socks then walk around on the rug bare foot and make fists with your toes.

Just Like Heaven

Orim wrote: »

And think of the tattoo shops available if you come up to dublin :pac:

That's what I was telling my parents

Princess Peach

There's no rug in my house

I text my mam, told her I was sick. She wanted to know would she drive up to take care of me. She's so funny!

Esoteric_

My specialist's waiting music on the phone is from Pallet Town in Pokemon. Fúck yeah, I was disappointed when she answered the phone. :pac:

maximoose

3 or 4 of our clients in work have that as their hold music too, took me a while to figure out where the hell I knew it from!

Must be some pokemon fan working in phone systems delighted with himself for putting that on :pac:

Star Lord

Lynda I thought you were a student, not a student-to-be! :pac:

Esoteric_

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

Lynda I thought you were a student, not a student-to-be! :pac:

I was. I was studying on an online course from September, while doing some work on computers, now I'm still doing the online course and am going to do a course in a bricks and mortar school, too.

Orim

Ah Pallet Town, home to one of the most difficult decisions anyone will ever make.

Princess Peach

Well it's almost 4pm. I am not showered, on the sofa in my pjs knitting and watching four in a bed....

Think it's time I make an appointment with my friend who works in recruitment :pac:

Star Lord

But you can make the appointment while doing just that!

Esoteric_

Doctor rang me back and was seriously nice.

The procedure type thing I needed done was not suitable for me, so she recommended a more suitable option. She gave me an appointment for tomorrow, which is really fast! AND, the consultation and procedure should cost a little over 200 euro total, but when taking my details over the phone, she said 'Oh, you're unemployed?' 'Yes, but I do bits of freelance work here and there,' said I. 'Well in that case, I'll sort out a lower price for you, can't be taking all your money!'

fúcking legend!

Orim

Nice. By the sounds of it she might have chosen her own hold music.

Only an hour and a half left and then it's home to make rum and bananna pancakes.

FoxyVixen

Orim wrote: »

Only an hour and a half left and then it's home to make rum and bananna pancakes.

Jeez, banana certainly seems to be the fruit of the forum

Just Like Heaven

Anyone see the Tallaght Ink status on facebook?

change your profile picture to ours for 5 DAYS and we will give you a 50 euro voucher, just post on our page when you have it done!

FoxyVixen

LyndaMcL wrote: »

'Oh, you're unemployed?' 'Yes, but I do bits of freelance work here and there,' said I. 'Well in that case, I'll sort out a lower price for you, can't be taking all your money!'

fúcking legend!

That was incredibly generous of her!! Not many people go the extra mile when on the phone or reception. Great to see that level of customer service still being upheld.

Hope you're feeling better after you're treatment and your sister is ok tomorrow.

@fewtinsofroth, hats of for going into medicine. Sounds terribly difficult to get into. Was never aware of assessments for undergraduates. Is it similiar to the Gamsats exams?

Thinking going back to college myself, just a bit wary putting more money into education with the way the economy is at the moment.

Can Tallaght Ink really afford to hand out E50 vouchers to everyone who does that?

Esoteric_

FoxyVixen wrote: »

Thinking going back to college myself, just a bit wary putting more money into education with the way the economy is at the moment.

Can Tallaght Ink really afford to hand out E50 vouchers to everyone who does that?

Honestly, with the way the economy is, you're better off going into education now, because jobs are more and more scarce, so the better educated you are, the more options you have.

I doubt Tallaght Ink can realistically afford to give out those vouchers, but at the same time, they have such a crap rep that they probably need to do anything to get people into the studio. Bad sign that they're giving out vouchers so easily, though. The amount of people who will take them up on that offer could easily bankrupt them.

Just Like Heaven

FoxyVixen wrote: »

@fewtinsofroth, hats of for going into medicine. Sounds terribly difficult to get into. Was never aware of assessments for undergraduates. Is it similiar to the Gamsats exams?

Not really, the exam isn't based on any prior material. It's split into 3 sections designed to test critical thinking, the ability to draw logical conclusions, interpersonal understand and empathy as well as non-verbal reasoning. Thanks though I was sooo close last time, t'was heartbreaking. But I'll get there

FoxyVixen wrote: »

Can Tallaght Ink really afford to hand out E50 vouchers to everyone who does that?

I was saying that to someone, it'd be funny if everybody just headed in and got little €50 tattoos instead of putting the €50 towards a €300 piece or something (as they're probably hoping).

The offer would make sense if they had a minimum €100 condition or something.

Esoteric_

fewtinsoffroth wrote: »

I was saying that to someone, it'd be funny if everybody just headed in and got little €50 tattoos instead of putting the €50 towards a €300 piece or something (as they're probably hoping).

The offer would make sense if they had a minimum €100 condition or something.

They have a minimum charge of seventy euro, and it's 100 per hour. Still, I'd imagine quite a lot of people would just think 'Yay, small tattoo for twenty euro if I use my voucher,' which will leave them up the creek because 20 euro from each customer for a 70 euro piece will not sustain them.

FoxyVixen

LyndaMcL wrote: »

Honestly, with the way the economy is, you're better off going into education now, because jobs are more and more scarce, so the better educated you are, the more options you have.

Hmm, though with the scarcity of jobs, you can then be also over-qualified for a handy job that'd tick you over for a while. Hard to know, but I have an eye on a masters so will most likely jump at it.

LyndaMcL wrote: »

I doubt Tallaght Ink can realistically afford to give out those vouchers, but at the same time, they have such a crap rep that they probably need to do anything to get people into the studio. Bad sign that they're giving out vouchers so easily, though. The amount of people who will take them up on that offer could easily bankrupt them.

That's what I was thinking. People using the voucher and then throwing an extra E20 to cover the cost of a small tattoo. Unless ithey do what fewtinsofroth says about having it used alongside a tattoo of E100 minimum. Interesting to see how it pans out.

@fewtinsofroth, sounds like you've your mind set on getting it so fingers crossed for ya.

Esoteric_

FoxyVixen wrote: »

Hmm, though with the scarcity of jobs, you can then be also over-qualified for a handy job that'd tick you over for a while. Hard to know, but I have an eye on a masters so will most likely jump at it.



That's what I was thinking. People using the voucher and then throwing an extra E20 to cover the cost of a small tattoo. Unless ithey do what fewtinsofroth says about having it used alongside a tattoo of E100 minimum. Interesting to see how it pans out.

@fewtinsofroth, sounds like you've your mind set on getting it so fingers crossed for ya.

I'd honestly say to go for it. In a lot of places I've seen advertising for jobs, overeducation rather than not enough is much better. O'Brien's (the wine shops), for example, require a third level qualification to work as a part time sales assistant. :pac:

Yeah, it'd be better if they had a minimum of 100 euro, but as they haven't already stated that, they can't just go and add stipulations to their vouchers later on, unless they want a lot of people going to the NCA.

I also have an issue with the place after the Facebook message I posted here last week, so the vindictive part of me hopes that this promo bites them in the ass.

FoxyVixen

LyndaMcL wrote: »

I'd honestly say to go for it. In a lot of places I've seen advertising for jobs, overeducation rather than not enough is much better. O'Brien's (the wine shops), for example, require a third level qualification to work as a part time sales assistant. :pac:

Seriously, a degree for being a sales assistant!!! It really is ridiculous how much paper you need to have in order to get a part time job like that.

LyndaMcL wrote: »

I also have an issue with the place after the Facebook message I posted here last week, so the vindictive part of me hopes that this promo bites them in the ass.

*makes note - don't get on wrong side of Lynda or bad joo-joo coming my way*

:P:pac:

Esoteric_

FoxyVixen wrote: »

Seriously, a degree for being a sales assistant!!! It really is ridiculous how much paper you need to have in order to get a part time job like that.



*makes note - don't get on wrong side of Lynda or bad joo-joo coming my way*

:P:pac:

Yeah, it's ridiculous. I have 5 years of retail experience (including higher positions than just sales assistant!), a year and a half of teaching experience, and 2 years of experience as a paid musician and yet I couldn't get a job in there. Yet the company I'm hopefully going to hear from in a few days are higher paid, full time, more difficult, technical work and THEY wanted my CV. :pac:

Hey, I didn't do anything! I just sit and look on as karma hits people. :pac:

Orim

LyndaMcL wrote: »

Yeah, it's ridiculous. I have 5 years of retail experience (including higher positions than just sales assistant!), a year and a half of teaching experience, and 2 years of experience as a paid musician and yet I couldn't get a job in there.

Gotta I never found the staff in O'Briens that great considering what they're looking for.

Home now and starting to wake up. How typical. Batter is made so pancakes soon Smelled so good I was considering doing shots of it :pac:

McChubbin

Bleh. Why are there no good, free dating sites for Aspies? I deserve love too!