HEAR Scheme

Raeone

My mum doesn't want to go so will it be odd that she isn't there or does it really matter?

DylanII

The Majority of people do bring their parents. However, some people do bring their friends and no it won't be odd at all. They might be a little uncomfortable during the 'Parents Talk' but that would be it. This is speaking about Maynooth anyway.

DylanII

For anyone at maynooth there is a facebook page where there is lots of people waiting to answer any questions you might have about HEAR.

https://www.facebook.com/MAP.Launchpad.2012

Melissa_Sarah

Does hear help us sort out accommodation for the year?

CaoimheCweeva

Melissa_Sarah wrote: »

Does hear help us sort out accommodation for the year?

No, I'm almost certain you have to do that yourself.

Also, would it be weird if I didn't bring anyone to the HEAR orientation?

emmamurphy233

Hi, I was talking to a friend who went to UL last year. In UL, people in HEAR get priority place on the waiting list for on-campus accommodation. Does anybody know if they also do this in UCD?

fizzyorange

Reckon there would be a fair few people who bring no one? I'm heading up to the NUIG orientation programme alone.

angela1711

Can you bring your laptop to nuim to watch a movie or something in the evening ?

Willbbz

If I decide to take my PLC course over my level 7 / 8 will I still receive any of the benefits of HEAR ?

DylanII

angela1711 wrote: »

Can you bring your laptop to nuim to watch a movie or something in the evening ?

You could, but there is no wireless now. You will have to bring a cable. You won't have time for it anyway.

Caireann

Did anybody else get the HEAR letter from UCD? I thought that orientation was for a few days on the 25th - 29th. That's what it said on the HEAR qualification letter. However according to the letter its only for one day on Monday 11.30 - 4 o'clock.

Iony94

Caireann wrote: »

Did anybody else get the HEAR letter from UCD? I thought that orientation was for a few days on the 25th - 29th. That's what it said on the HEAR qualification letter. However according to the letter its only for one day on Monday 11.30 - 4 o'clock.

Ye exactly , I'm confused i have the same problem .... when are we supposed to go ....

Luno

Willbbz wrote: »

If I decide to take my PLC course over my level 7 / 8 will I still receive any of the benefits of HEAR ?

Afraid not, there's a list of all the colleges that take part in HEAR/Dare here.

Nitsuj

Umm, anyone get the "DCU Access Offer" email?

Do you just print it out and post it?

Also, what do I put down for the 7 digit "bank account" field and the "sortcode"?
I need to post this by the 24th and I have no idea what to fill into them fields.

Blinkie

Caireann wrote: »

Did anybody else get the HEAR letter from UCD? I thought that orientation was for a few days on the 25th - 29th. That's what it said on the HEAR qualification letter. However according to the letter its only for one day on Monday 11.30 - 4 o'clock.

Looks like they're doing it different this year; people who met the indicator of Deis school or disadvantaged community do the 5 day program and everyone else a one day one. That's the only reason I can see.http://www.ucd.ie/openingworlds/ucdaccesscentre/supportsforhearstudents/incomingstudents2012/

Luno

Anyone going to UCC orientation?

CaoimheCweeva

Luno wrote: »

Anyone going to UCC orientation?

ME

chomps_x

angela1711 wrote: »

Me

Me too! My names Kelly Dowling btw just in case we bump into each other

CaoimheCweeva

chomps_x wrote: »

Me too! My names Kelly Dowling btw just in case we bump into each other

I'm Caoimhe O'Connor

dubdub123

It's your bank account number and the 6 digits is the sort code (NSC). You'll find it on your bank statement. My daughter just filled it in and dropped it in the post last night.

Jaafa

For those confused about the UCD orientation here's the info.

HEAR Orientation 1: Sat 25th – Wed 29th - for students who are below the points, have attended a DEIS school or have met the indicator for living in area of disadvantage.

HEAR Orientation 2: Monday 3rd September (1 day – to cover all aspects of financial and other HEAR supports) – for students who are above the points, have not attended a DEIS school and do not live in an area of disadvantage.

If anyone has anymore question in regards to the UCD orientation feel free to post here or PM me and I'll do my best to answer. (I'm a student leader for it this year btw)

Ter91

fizzyorange wrote: »

Reckon there would be a fair few people who bring no one? I'm heading up to the NUIG orientation programme alone.

I'm going to NUIG Orientation alone too, and so is one of the girls I know

chomps_x

On the maynooth launchpad letter it says:

"Items to bring on Launchpad

Clothes and toiletries for 4 days including sportswear, jacket, runners and fancy dress for disco."

Does that mean fancy dress as in a costume? Or fancy dress as in a nice dress you would wear on a night out?

Niamh94

Luno wrote: »

Anyone going to UCC orientation?

I think I am? :P As in I got a HEAR place in UCC but I haven't heard anything from them yet :L

CaoimheCweeva

Niamh94 wrote: »

I think I am? :P As in I got a HEAR place in UCC but I haven't heard anything from them yet :L

Same, hope they hurry up and come in the post

Niamh94

CaoimheCweeva wrote: »

Niamh94 wrote: »

I think I am? :P As in I got a HEAR place in UCC but I haven't heard anything from them yet :L

Same, hope they hurry up and come in the post

Me too I'm Niamh Harrington anyway if I see you there

CaoimheCweeva

Niamh94 wrote: »

Me too I'm Niamh Harrington anyway if I see you there

I'm Caoimhe O'Connor

DylanII

chomps_x wrote: »

On the maynooth launchpad letter it says:

"Items to bring on Launchpad

Clothes and toiletries for 4 days including sportswear, jacket, runners and fancy dress for disco."

Does that mean fancy dress as in a costume? Or fancy dress as in a nice dress you would wear on a night out?

As in a costume that you would wear on a night out around Halloween.

chomps_x

DylanII wrote: »

As in a costume that you would wear on a night out around Halloween.

Haha really? Ohh god I dunno what to dress up as?

DylanII

chomps_x wrote: »

DylanII wrote: »

As in a costume that you would wear on a night out around Halloween.

Haha really? Ohh god I dunno what to dress up as?

Don't worry it doesn't have to be brilliant. Just anything . . . People do suttle things like a checkered shirt and a hat as a cowboy.

Harblarblar

Hmm havent heard from hear yet..anyone know what we'll be doing at the NUIG orientation?:)

Raeone

Harblarblar wrote: »

Hmm havent heard from hear yet..anyone know what we'll be doing at the NUIG orientation?:)

You should of got a letter out today explaining and with a timetable. Its mostly just a tour, talks and they organise entertainment for the evening.


I noticed that the only mention of money was the 10euro that we have to send away by thursday with our documents. Do we need to bring any extra money with us?

mrkiscool2

Harblarblar wrote: »

Hmm havent heard from hear yet..anyone know what we'll be doing at the NUIG orientation?:)

I DO!! Cause I help out with it! (I am one of the mentors!) It starts off on the Sunday night, your parents and yourself comes up and you have to listen to speechs for 30 mins. Then ye get taken on a tour around campus before dinner in the bialann. Your parents say goodbye and we bring ya back to Corrib Village where you settle in for the 3 nights. There is some activity on Sunday night (movie/storyelling/soccer)

Monday starts off with ye guys waking up early. Ye get taken into the Kingfisher and split into 2 different groups, each group doing a different activity for a while. You eat lunch in friars then hear speechs from people who provide services in the college! We then have have an orienteering contest around the college. Then we take you home where you are going to be cooking a dinner, before we all head back into the college for a ceili!

Tuesday is the same, stuck in lecture halls all day listening to people talk, and lunch in friars again. In the afternoon we go orienteering around the city and you buy food via a budget to cook dinner for yourselves. Back to Corrib, you cook, and there is another activity that evening.

On wedneday you get split into groups according to your course and you meet someone from your respective school (arts, science, engineering etc) where you hear a talk of what its like and you can then ask questions. Then to lunch, a last minute talk from us and the head of the programme, survey and home!

mrkiscool2

Raeone wrote: »

You should of got a letter out today explaining and with a timetable. Its mostly just a tour, talks and they organise entertainment for the evening.


I noticed that the only mention of money was the 10euro that we have to send away by thursday with our documents. Do we need to bring any extra money with us?

Only if you want to buy goodies. We provide money for your budget shopping on the tuesday and you live off what a poor student would normally!

j.a.m.i.e

DylanII wrote: »

As in a costume that you would wear on a night out around Halloween.

Are you sure about dressing up? It'd nearly put me off going to Launchpad

DylanII

j.a.m.i.e wrote: »

DylanII wrote: »

As in a costume that you would wear on a night out around Halloween.

Are you sure about dressing up? It'd nearly put me off going to Launchpad

Yes. If you don't want to no one is going to force it onto you though.

Sleahy18

does anyone here have any idea what the university of limerick HEAR orientation week is like? what actually goes on during the week? is it kind of childish or whats the story with it??

Thanks

youcantstopme

Anyone from dublin goin to nuig orientation?

Harblarblar

Raeone wrote: »

Harblarblar wrote: »

Hmm havent heard from hear yet..anyone know what we'll be doing at the NUIG orientation?:)

You should of got a letter out today explaining and with a timetable. Its mostly just a tour, talks and they organise entertainment for the evening.


I noticed that the only mention of money was the 10euro that we have to send away by thursday with our documents. Do we need to bring any extra money with us?

I never got the letter yet..what documents do we have to send?! Also I heard that if we got accepted for hear we would need to show the original documents of the ones we sent months back..I don't have the originals as they are the ones I sent away. I wonder would copies be alright?:/

Nerd1

Anyone hear got into medicine through hear?if so how many points did hear take off?
Thanks

Wehwehweh

Anybody here heading to Trinity?

Simon8226

Ok, im really confused in my case.
I got accepted for HEAR way back in July or whatever and I got 470 points last week and the course was 470 points and I accepted the offer but I havent heard anything from HEAR or have no letters from them. Does that mean im not a HEAR student because I met the course points?

Nitsuj

After the I took the offer in DCU (for which I had waaay more than enough points) I only got an email from Access which had two forms attached. I filled them out and emailed them back. I dunno if I should even be expecting any letter.

KTBFFH

Is anyone else going to UCD for the orientation this Saturday until Wednesday?

CaoimheCweeva

Simon8226 wrote: »

Ok, im really confused in my case.
I got accepted for HEAR way back in July or whatever and I got 470 points last week and the course was 470 points and I accepted the offer but I havent heard anything from HEAR or have no letters from them. Does that mean im not a HEAR student because I met the course points?

I haven't heard anything either, but if they sent you a letter back in June/July, then you're still a HEAR student. You just didn't need the reduced points, but you still get all the other benefits

KTBFFH

CaoimheCweeva wrote: »

I haven't heard anything either, but if they sent you a letter back in June/July, then you're still a HEAR student. You just didn't need the reduced points, but you still get all the other benefits

You need to have passed all the colleges matriculation requirements also!

CaoimheCweeva

KTBFFH wrote: »

You need to have passed all the colleges matriculation requirements also!

If he already got the letter saying he was eligible, then he has passed them

Lynchy747

Wehwehweh wrote: »

Anybody here heading to Trinity?

I am what course you doing?

KTBFFH

CaoimheCweeva wrote: »

If he already got the letter saying he was eligible, then he has passed them

I thought he said he only got the letter ''way back in July''? He didn't even have the Leaving Cert. done then so he could not have matriculated.

Lynchy747

Wehwehweh wrote: »

Human helath & Disease
You?

MSISS did you get any letter or anything off Trinity yet?