first years UCD,what courses you beginning in September

misslt · 30-08-2012 7:22am

Eathrin wrote: »

misslt wrote: »

It sounds it, but when half of it is going on rent and you still have travel etc to pay for it can be tight. Most places salaries are in line with living costs anyway so it should be fine.

One thing about the USA is getting a visa sorted, a guy in my class had to give up his job offer cos there wasn't enough time between him being offered the job and getting a work visa. Most people that go to the US have a passport already. It's not impossible to do it by any means, you just need to be on the ball

I am SO bad at being on the ball.
So could I actually apply for a visa in advance of work placement searching?
Thanks for all the info:)

Also, is first year very much mixed with students doing other degrees and 2nd-4th year very much the class alone? That's how the website makes it out to be.

Yeah, first year is mixed, as far as I can remember there's no modules just for your class. In second year there's one or two and then third and fourth year are mainly just actuaries, with the odd mixed class.

No problem, if you've any questions at all just ask

I think I'll be at the welcome breakfast next Wednesday too!

Re the visa, it depends on if we get a job spec from an American company, unless you can organise it yourself. The placement co-ordinator will be better able to tell you than I will, but you've a while yet

make the most out of first year while you can!