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CAO- changed mind :(

  • 26-07-2012 11:31pm
    #1
    maggiie
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭


    The CAO is now long closed, but I've decided that I'd be happier with my second choice instead of my first... any way of changing it at this stage or asking for my second choice when the courses come out? My second choice has lower points than the first... I'm really worried.... :(:(
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  • #2
    Canard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,572 ✭✭✭Canard


    Another person had a thread about this with pretty exceptional circumstances, and CAO still refused. If someone lost their place to you and found out what happened CAO would be liable, so sadly I don't think you can change it. :(


  • #3
    Whatsernamex33
    Closed Accounts Posts: 843 ✭✭✭Whatsernamex33


    Only way I could see it happening is if you don't get enough points for your first choice, but enough for the second... Otherwise no other way. /:


  • #4
    finality
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,763 ✭✭✭finality


    I think you'll just have to hope that points for your first choice shoot up and go down for your second.


  • #5
    Lucario
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 601 ✭✭✭Lucario


    Can you not just decline your first offer if you get it, and then wait for the next one if you have the points? Or is that not how it goes? :pac:


  • #6
    Canard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,572 ✭✭✭Canard


    Lucario wrote: »
    Can you not just decline your first offer if you get it, and then wait for the next one if you have the points? Or is that not how it goes? :pac:
    Nope, you can't go down your list, just up.


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  • #7
    ChemHickey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,479 ✭✭✭ChemHickey


    Lucario wrote: »
    Can you not just decline your first offer if you get it, and then wait for the next one if you have the points? Or is that not how it goes? :pac:


    If you get your first offer(lv8), then all your other courses are eliminated from your CAO(Lv8) and you either must accept it, accept an offer of lv7/6 if received one, defer, or reapply next year.


  • #8
    Rasmus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,075 ✭✭✭Rasmus


    Is it in the same college? If so, they might be able to figure something out within the first few months.


  • #9
    Lucario
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 601 ✭✭✭Lucario


    ChemHickey wrote: »
    If you get your first offer(lv8), then all your other courses are eliminated from your CAO(Lv8) and you either must accept it, accept an offer of lv7/6 if received one, defer, or reapply next year.

    Really? :O Wow, I really should have read more into this actual CAO craic :pac: I thought they'd let you decline and see if you got your second offer, and so on.


  • #10
    Luno
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,840 ✭✭✭Luno


    Lucario wrote: »
    Really? :O Wow, I really should have read more into this actual CAO craic :pac: I thought they'd let you decline and see if you got your second offer, and so on.

    That's the reason why they emphasize that you put your CAO in order of preference instead of order of highest points.


  • #11
    maggiie
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭maggiie


    no its not the same college, one is arts with creative writing in nui galway and the other is arts in ucc.....


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