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* 1st Year NUIM Students 2012-2013 *
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Yep its for HEAR/DARE students . It's called LAUNCHPAD and usually takes place a week or so after the offers come out.
It's basically you live on campus for 3-4 days (I can't remember how long exactly) in the river apartments. You'll have a group leader per apt who are current students at NUIM and you'll do various activities and go to talks etc on subjects and general college life. Its basically like a summer camp style thing is the best way to describe it. Theres even an ALCOHOL-FREE DISCO
at the end in Lexlip GAA club. Which is hillairous , really brings back those awkward 13 year old teenage disco memories that you'd hoped were long forgotten 
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Your not aloud any cigarettes (which is a bummer if you smoke!) or alcohol on the course and there's a curfew to be in the apt by 11pm (as far as I remember) on account of there people being there who may be under 18. You also kinda have to stay with your group leader all the time aswell.
Having said that it's great craic and a really good way to get to know loads of freshers and your way around the college before it fills up in sept. Good luck with the photo orienteering though , it's been re-designed this year to be an absolute bo***cks!! :P
If you qualify for HEAR do you HAVE to do this? :L don't think I could do without smokes for 3-4 days and that disco sounds like torture :L0 -
It's really not that bad(esp if as another poster said you just put your heart in it and have a positive attitude toward the activities etc.) and I'm sure you'll live for a few days!! :P They have patches if you're that desperate.... :L and yeah it's compulsory. Even if it wasn't I'd really encourage you to do it. You wont realise it on the course but when it gets to October you will realise what a great benefit it has been to you
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I'm Michaela, I'm 17, living in Wexford and I'm doing Arts in NUIM next month. My subjects will probably be History, English and Business but sure we'll see!
I applied for accommodation about 8 months ago when I set my heart on Maynooth with River as my number one but I'd gladly take anywhere on-campus!
I got the HEAR Scheme as well, so I'll be tipping up on the 26th to start the orientation!
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Dunnes prob there rolls are between 2- 3 € depending what you get having said that the coffee mill might also be a good place, but I've never eaten the rolls in there so I couldn't say !
Thanks
Actually, does anyone know what the Archery club is like? Never done it, but wouldn't mind giving it a shot!0 -
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The first few weeks are fairly regimented - we get a lot of first years and have a limited number of bows, so it works in shifts - you'll shoot your arrows, someone else will shoot theirs, blah blah blah.Sounds interesting! Will defo be signing up for that!
What's the training like?
Other than that, non-coached sessions you can mostly do what you want - the older/more experienced members will help if you ask, or if you just want to take your top off, stick in headphones and shoot arrows, you can do that too, as long as you stick with the schedule.
As for coached sessions, I don't know, I'm not good enough to be at them.
Maybe Tootyflutty will shed some light.0 -
How so Joe wrote: »The first few weeks are fairly regimented - we get a lot of first years and have a limited number of bows, so it works in shifts - you'll shoot your arrows, someone else will shoot theirs, blah blah blah.
Other than that, non-coached sessions you can mostly do what you want - the older/more experienced members will help if you ask, or if you just want to take your top off, stick in headphones and shoot arrows, you can do that too, as long as you stick with the schedule.
As for coached sessions, I don't know, I'm not good enough to be at them.
Maybe Tootyflutty will shed some light.
Do you have to be selected to attend to coaching sessions?0 -
PopePalpatine wrote: »I've got a couple of questions:
1. What's the Internet like in the apartments?
Wireless in Village and wired in River & Rye Hall (assuming it's still the same as when I lived there!). It's pretty quick, but there is a firewall so you can't torrent/play MMORPGs etc.PopePalpatine wrote: »2. Would I be able to leave the HEAR orientation programme early? My debs is on the 29th.
You'll be able to leave to go to your debs, but depending on what day it's on/how far away from NUIM you live you might have to come back to finish the orientation.0 -
PopePalpatine wrote: »2. Would I be able to leave the HEAR orientation programme early? My debs is on the 29th.
Loads of people left and came back for debs etc. cso yeah you can you just need to tell them first obv.... :P0 -
Do you have to be selected to attend to coaching sessions?
Hey Marko93,
Nope, you don't have to be selected, it's entirely up to you if you want to attend them. It's just not quiet as laid back, so in previous years we said to attend the normal trainings, and if you stick it past the first few weeks (like Howsojoe said, they are pretty regimented) then when numbers drop a bit head along to the coach sessions. And hey, if you decide you don't like it, no pressure, you can just go back to regular training times.
It's a nice laid back environment, and once you get past the initial few weeks, you really start to improve and enjoy even more 0 -
tootyflutty wrote: »Hey Marko93,
Nope, you don't have to be selected, it's entirely up to you if you want to attend them. It's just not quiet as laid back, so in previous years we said to attend the normal trainings, and if you stick it past the first few weeks (like Howsojoe said, they are pretty regimented) then when numbers drop a bit head along to the coach sessions. And hey, if you decide you don't like it, no pressure, you can just go back to regular training times.
It's a nice laid back environment, and once you get past the initial few weeks, you really start to improve and enjoy even more
That sounds exciting! Are there any competitions for beginners and such?0 -
That sounds exciting! Are there any competitions for beginners and such?
the club is a part of an intervarsity league between loads of other colleges, and there are different categories at these. So naturally you would start in the beginners and work your way up
Numbers depending, sometimes there is a small competition in the club to get onto the team for these intervaristies, but usually if you want to go to one they can slot you in.0 -
tootyflutty wrote: »the club is a part of an intervarsity league between loads of other colleges, and there are different categories at these. So naturally you would start in the beginners and work your way up
Numbers depending, sometimes there is a small competition in the club to get onto the team for these intervaristies, but usually if you want to go to one they can slot you in.
Oh that sounds great ^_^
That satisfies my curiosity for now..0 -
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and you should know that JP isnt my name, just shorthand for it
Didn't want to give away your mysterious cloak of initials!tootyflutty wrote: »OR you could bring me cupcakes instead?
For the love of Jebus, please no questions, didn't I have enough of those during the hustings? :rolleyes:
I did bring you cupcakes!!!
Hope everyone is good?0
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