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So you have accepted a place at DIT, now what?

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  • 22-08-2011 6:42am
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    Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭


    Congratulations and welcome to DIT! In the next few days you should receive your freshers pack including lots of freebies and details on when your induction is. Untill then all you can do really is sit tight and wait! This forum is an excellent resource full of dit students so feel free to ask any questions you may have, once again congratulations and welcome aboard!


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 79 ✭✭rockycoolness22


    YAY.. SO EXCITED!


  • Registered Users Posts: 401 ✭✭BrianG23


    Dunno if I should make a new thread for this so em...I got two letters from DIT saying I got an offer for Science, and Elec Engineering...both level 7. Science was num 1 on my CAO and Eng num 2. I only got an offer for Science....does this mean i'm screwed? I was gonna go for Eng since with Science I would have eventually branched off for Physics Technology. May as well just do Elec Eng instead right? Since they're closely related...

    Did I mess up? Now I can't get into Engineering? Does each college only offer one place and that's it?

    Also, either way, i'm going this year, thanks for the welcome!


  • Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭liambob1


    Remember to introduce yourself in the know your DIT thread


  • Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭liambob1


    BrianG23 wrote: »
    Dunno if I should make a new thread for this so em...I got two letters from DIT saying I got an offer for Science, and Elec Engineering...both level 7. Science was num 1 on my CAO and Eng num 2. I only got an offer for Science....does this mean i'm screwed? I was gonna go for Eng since with Science I would have eventually branched off for Physics Technology. May as well just do Elec Eng instead right? Since they're closely related...

    Did I mess up? Now I can't get into Engineering? Does each college only offer one place and that's it?

    Also, either way, i'm going this year, thanks for the welcome!

    If you accept your second choice and the points come down for your first in round 2 you still may be offered it. But accept your second because you can never be sure! Good luck


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,024 ✭✭✭shannon_tek


    Havent accepted yet! but got my place.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 401 ✭✭BrianG23


    liambob1 wrote: »
    If you accept your second choice and the points come down for your first in round 2 you still may be offered it. But accept your second because you can never be sure! Good luck


    Could I still get offered my second choice if I accept my first?


  • Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭liambob1


    BrianG23 wrote: »
    Could I still get offered my second choice if I accept my first?

    No, an offer eliminates everything under it


  • Registered Users Posts: 401 ✭✭BrianG23


    liambob1 wrote: »
    No, an offer eliminates everything under it

    Well....Science it is then haha


  • Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭liambob1


    Its a good general course, leaves the door.open.to everything,!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,024 ✭✭✭shannon_tek


    ......Now What? first call, Accommodation! recommendations? :D


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  • Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭liambob1


    ......Now What? first call, Accommodation! recommendations? :D

    If your living away from home find accomidation fast! There is advice on accom on.the student union website www.ditsu.ie


  • Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 5,027 Mod ✭✭✭✭G_R


    Hey guys,

    Just said I'd say hi and point ye in the direction of the Definitive Guide to DIT thread at the top of the DIT forum on boards, has a lot of useful info that ye may find helpful.

    Any questions that any of ye have feel free to ask, I'm sure someone on here will be able to help you, we're a friendly bunch!


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,957 ✭✭✭The Volt




  • Closed Accounts Posts: 185 ✭✭hatethisfeeling


    I accepted my offer on the cao website, do I just have to wait now to find out when induction is? Whats the kevin street campus like, is it big? I never went to the open day :/


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,957 ✭✭✭The Volt


    What course did you get? Congrats :)

    Kevin Street is one of the older buildings but there's a great charm to it. The craic there is mighty and it's right next to the gym!


  • Registered Users Posts: 185 ✭✭ShamrockGirl


    ......Now What? first call, Accommodation! recommendations? :D

    This might be something to check out too in the coming days as people start frantically looking for accommodation:
    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dublin-Student-Accommodation-1112/140523592706225?sk=info


  • Registered Users Posts: 185 ✭✭ShamrockGirl


    liambob1 wrote: »
    In the next few days you should receive your freshers pack including lots of freebies and details on when your induction is. Untill then all you can do really is sit tight and wait!

    It may be more than a few days just to reassure people, I remember last year people were going around frantically wondering why they didn't get a pack right away and thinking maybe that they hadn't accepted their CAO offer properly!!! Once you've got your CAO course acceptance confirmation there's nothing to worry about!!! it will arrive with time if not you can always contact the college directly to put your mind at ease. :) Best of Luck in DIT everyone. :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 810 ✭✭✭Inbox


    I accepted my offer on the cao website, do I just have to wait now to find out when induction is? Whats the kevin street campus like, is it big? I never went to the open day :/

    I'm afraid to say it's actually a dump!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,024 ✭✭✭shannon_tek


    Whats ya'll take on Herberton apartments and hazelwood complex. hazelwood seems far out. Gateway is closer


  • Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 5,027 Mod ✭✭✭✭G_R


    So do we have any Newbies for DT365 - B.Sc. Business and Management?


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18 chris___boii


    DIT I will be studying Electical services engineering.
    Ok so I only just applied for a grant a few days ago. Im more than sure its goin to take AGES to come out (I know should have applied earlier) so I was wondering whats going to happen when I have to go in to collect my student ID with no fee money :(


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,024 ✭✭✭shannon_tek


    Ok so I only just applied for a grant a few days ago. Im more than sure its goin to take AGES to come out (I know should have applied earlier) so I was wondering whats going to happen when I have to go in to collect my student ID with no fee money :(

    +1 What do we do. :eek:


  • Registered Users Posts: 60 ✭✭Paula_K


    +1 What do we do. :eek:

    +2 !! I don't have any money to pay my fee's before the VEC do! :(


  • Registered Users Posts: 401 ✭✭BrianG23


    Paula_K wrote: »
    +2 !! I don't have any money to pay my fee's before the VEC do! :(

    The college might understand though, I had a friend last year who didn't pay them for months, he was still waiting for his grant. I think it'll be like that...was in ITT


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,590 ✭✭✭Pigwidgeon


    I've to pay full fees this year but when I was looking at the fees paid I noticed this page, so I think basically once you declare that you've applied for a grant you should be fine, then when you receive your approval letter you just leave it into the college.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18 chris___boii


    Christian Oginni
    Anyone hear gonna be studying Electrical services engineering. I am :)
    Thumbs up for people who are gonna be on Kevin Street


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5 Mooey115


    Kevin street is a bit of a dive but the craic is fairly good there!!
    Just switched into Accounting and Finance....anyone else starting it??


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3 smurffy


    Anyone doing economics and finance in the school of accounting and finance on aungier street.


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,957 ✭✭✭The Volt


    If you have a look on the DIT registration website, you will see that all students have 3 options when registering.

    1. pay 100% of fee
    2. pay 50% of fee
    3. applied for a grant - providing prof of application is produced

    So yes, students who have not yet received a grant can indeed register and obtain a student card.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18 chris___boii


    Voltwad wrote: »
    If you have a look on the DIT registration website, you will see that all students have 3 options when registering.

    1. pay 100% of fee
    2. pay 50% of fee
    3. applied for a grant - providing prof of application is produced

    So yes, students who have not yet received a grant can indeed register and obtain a student card.

    so if i go to my vec what should i ask for specificly ?


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