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St Angelas Sligo
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15-02-2013 12:02am#1
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Hi. I'm repeating my leaving cert! I really like home ec biology and Irish despite the fact my home ec teacher is crap! I'm from cork so Sligo Seems so far away from home
Anyone know anything about the course?
I've heard that it is very demanding and such a work load!
I think I'll probably stay on campus if I get offered this course
Another question regards night life? Or does it even exist?
I'm a hard worker but really I like to go out too lol
I'm afraid ill hate this course
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Hi. I'm repeating my leaving cert! I really like home ec biology and Irish despite the fact my home ec teacher is crap! I'm from cork so Sligo Seems so far away from home
Anyone know anything about the course?
I've heard that it is very demanding and such a work load!
I think I'll probably stay on campus if I get offered this course
Another question regards night life? Or does it even exist?
I'm a hard worker but really I like to go out too lol
I'm afraid ill hate this course
I'm from Cork too I know I went up to the open day and it is in the middle of no where :P I will stay on campus too if I get it. I'm the exact same as you i guess we wont know unless we actually get in 0 -
Oh good stuffCatherine12345 wrote: »
I'm from Cork too I know I went up to the open day and it is in the middle of no where :P I will stay on campus too if I get it. I'm the exact same as you i guess we wont know unless we actually get in there's suppose to be a lot going there from here from what I've heard! I didn't make the open day at all hopefully more will post on this and we can find out more info!
It's only march so I guess there's lots of time to decide what to do! 0 -
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Catherine12345 wrote: »Awh cool Im want to do any once I just get in
I'm living on the cork/waterford border, took me 5 hours to get up for the open day 0 -
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I'm the opposite side of cork lol cork/Kerry border.
I don't even have a prospectice I'm really regretting not going to the open day
i'm sure you can get one online, tbh theres not alot of info on it. the one thing i learned that its in the middle of nowhere but it still made me want to go there even more. 0 -
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Hi I graduated from St Angela's in 2007; to be honest if you're interested in any kind of night life you need to stay closer to town! The drinking money you would waste on taxis if you decide to stay on campus is just sinful
As another poster said, there's a regular bus service with stops near the main student villages (Yeats Village, Ard Nua, Clarion Village, Gateway apartments), the bus continues into town. Weekly saver tickets are available, and when I went there buses would run after college hours to facilitate students using the library and computer labs.
When I went there the on campus accommodation was only available in my 4th year; I didn't opt for it then as I had lived in Ballinode for the previous 3 years and couldn't imagine living out in the wilds, particularly as I stayed in Sligo most weekends and didn't have a car so again, the cost of taxis would have been an issue if I wanted shopping, cinema, drinks etc! To be honest the quality of the on campus accommodation is very very high, far superior to that of the student villages closer to town, and the views of nearby Lough Gill are really lovely, but I can't see this being a massive consideration for students! The other reason I chose not to live on campus was that I would have been living with the same people I shared classes with every day, which would have driven me nuts. If you're a social person you'll probably do better closer to town and sharing with a mixture of students from St Angela's and students from the IT, especially considering you'll be spending in or around 40 hours a week in college, believe me you'll be glad to see the back of the place each evening! A lot of the people in college with me were from Cork/Kerry/Limerick and found that they could not get home every weekend as lectures didn't tend to finish early enough on Friday evenings. If you're a home bird this could be an issue.
The quality of accommodation in Ard Nua and Yeats village is perfectly adequate; I lived in both villages and can recommend both. Gateway apartments seemed fine too, I didn't spend a lot of time there There were safety issues re street lighting on the way from town to Clarion village when I was in Sligo so if you're considering Clarion village it would be worth checking if this issue has been addressed.
Sligo is a great little town with a lively social scene; it's well served in terms of shopping, eating out etc too. Strandhill and Rosses Point are both lovely seaside villages within 10 minutes of town (both are on bus routes).
St Angela's itself is a small college with a decent new library, several computer labs, good and generally helpful lecturers, and all the atmosphere of an 1850's convent. There's a canteen with a fair selection of pretty reasonably priced food all day, and when I was there there was a very small stationery and sweet shop in the Student's Union and a slightly larger convenience store next to the on campus accommodation.
St Angela's isn't for everyone: don't apply or accept a place without visiting the campus, checking bus schedules etc (I'm sure that's good advice for any college or course but Angela's is unique in its' middle-of-nowhere-ness, which can be hard to cope with!). If you can't make it to an open day try to get up there on any weekday except Friday and you'll get a fair idea of what the place is like. The college staff and lecturers have been known to facilitate prospective students with guided tours outside of the organised open days.
I can't really think of anything else helpful right now, and the course has changed slightly since I did it, but i'm told it's still a challenging course with plenty of coursework required and full attendance to lectures expected (think secondary school!). It's also pretty expensive in first year as you're required to buy safety shoes and cookery uniform, professional quality knife set, protective coat for science lectures, sewing machine, books etc etc, literally hundreds of euro worth of stuff on day one, so be prepared for that.
If my post seems largely negative, let me just say this: the course is extremely varied and often very interesting; the practical skills taught are super useful; the teaching practice placements and microteaching sessions are truly fascinating; there are many good points to attending St Angela's and most people love it: personally I was on the fence for 4 years (uncomfortable!)
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11Charlie11 wrote: »Just wondering are many people still considering this course? I'm thinking of doing it but don't know if ill get the points this year do may end up repeating to get the course
I had considered it for ages but I dunno I just suddenly changed my mind and with the bad job prospects at the moment and all I just got turned off it I still left it on my CAO but just moved it down to 4th!
Who knows though with 4 days left to decide I could end up with it first again haha!
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shawnanana wrote: »I had considered it for ages but I dunno I just suddenly changed my mind and with the bad job prospects at the moment and all I just got turned off it I still left it on my CAO but just moved it down to 4th!
Who knows though with 4 days left to decide I could end up with it first again haha!
What subject would you do it with?
I would live it with biology as they are my two favourite subjects and teaching them would be amazing!! I haven't got it on my CAO yet as I've just come across it and am trying to research if but other than that I have no idea what I want to do
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11Charlie11 wrote: »I would live it with biology as they are my two favourite subjects and teaching them would be amazing!! I haven't got it on my CAO yet as I've just come across it and am trying to research if but other than that I have no idea what I want to do
What did u want to do it with?
I have it down with Economics just because I love Business! Yeah I'd still love to be a teacher and tbh i think it's the only subject I could hack teaching cos it was my favourite all the way through secondary school!
I know a girl who just finished 1st year there and she actually loves it like she goes out in Sligo about 2 nights a week and she lived on campus so it's still possible to have the craic in the middle of nowhere :P0 -
shawnanana wrote: »I have it down with Economics just because I love Business! Yeah I'd still love to be a teacher and tbh i think it's the only subject I could hack teaching cos it was my favourite all the way through secondary school!
I know a girl who just finished 1st year there and she actually loves it like she goes out in Sligo about 2 nights a week and she lived on campus so it's still possible to have the craic in the middle of nowhere :P
I think ive my mind made up
Just have to persuade my parents 
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11Charlie11 wrote: »I think ive my mind made up Just have to persuade my parents
Yeah Sligo is very far away especially if you live the other side of the country like me :P
Best of luck though anyway and i hope you get it 0 -
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shawnanana wrote: »Yeah Sligo is very far away especially if you live the other side of the country like me :P
Best of luck though anyway and i hope you get it
Thanks i hope you get it too! Hopefully i dont have to repeat for it :P The points are crazy high though so i probably will but hopefully its worth it
May even see you there! :pac:0 -
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11Charlie11 wrote: »Which do you want the most? the home ec with biology was 510 last year which is crazy! :O but there seems to be a huge workload
I have Irish, religion, economics then biology last, ya its crazy! Do you only have one home etc course down?0 -
I have Irish, religion, economics then biology last, ya its crazy! Do you only have one home etc course down?
Nope I've only now thought about home ec teachin this week and now in dying to be a teacher ever since a child it's what I've always wanted except never put it down as 'there's ne jobs' etc and my family are trying to persuade me against it!
I think home ec and biology is the only one I want as they are my fav subjects by a mile! And ill prob repeat next year just to get it :P hopefully that works :O0 -
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11Charlie11 wrote: »Nope I've only now thought about home ec teachin this week and now in dying to be a teacher ever since a child it's what I've always wanted except never put it down as 'there's ne jobs' etc and my family are trying to persuade me against it!
I think home ec and biology is the only one I want as they are my fav subjects by a mile! And ill prob repeat next year just to get it :P hopefully that works :O
Ok I see, there may be a shortage of jobs for teachers but there are plenty of jobs for home ec teachers, schools can't find them. Any career guidance person I've spoken to has said this is a good career path0 -
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Hi Guys ive just accepted a mature students place (im only 24 ha) on the home ec & Re course in the college just wondering has anyone any suggestions re accomadation.... i havent a clue where to start or is anyone lookin for someone to share with. would be great to get to know someone before i go in september. thanks. 0
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I've just received my results today and i'll hopefully have enough points to do Home Ec. and Biology teaching when the offers come out on Monday. I was just wondering about accommodation now, the trend seems to be that first years live in the new accommodation on campus but i don't really want to?? are there many first years living in Sligo town and if so where? If I were to live on the outskirts of the town in Yeats Village or Ard Nua would I be somewhat disconnected from the other first years as regards making friends and meeting people on my course? I'd really appreciate if someone could help me out!! 0
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eimeardreamer wrote: »I've just received my results today and i'll hopefully have enough points to do Home Ec. and Biology teaching when the offers come out on Monday. I was just wondering about accommodation now, the trend seems to be that first years live in the new accommodation on campus but i don't really want to?? are there many first years living in Sligo town and if so where? If I were to live on the outskirts of the town in Yeats Village or Ard Nua would I be somewhat disconnected from the other first years as regards making friends and meeting people on my course? I'd really appreciate if someone could help me out!!
All the Sligo IT students live there, I actually dont know about St. Angelas 1st years I just know that a lot of Angies students live there too0 -
eimeardreamer wrote: »I've just received my results today and i'll hopefully have enough points to do Home Ec. and Biology teaching when the offers come out on Monday. I was just wondering about accommodation now, the trend seems to be that first years live in the new accommodation on campus but i don't really want to?? are there many first years living in Sligo town and if so where? If I were to live on the outskirts of the town in Yeats Village or Ard Nua would I be somewhat disconnected from the other first years as regards making friends and meeting people on my course? I'd really appreciate if someone could help me out!!
Hi Eimeardreamer!
Well done on the leaving cert results! I was in contact with the student union in Angela's a while back and they recommended to live in Ard Nua and Yeats over the campus accommodation, I think campus accommodation worked out at around €4,500 :O (Open to correction!) the student union said it has gone down over the years and half of the apartments aren't being used anymore so I inquired around and Ard Nua and Yeats seem to be fairly popular. Both have bus routes running directly to and from the college. Also where ever you decide to go for accommodation they will ask what course you are doing and try put you in with people in your year/class and also in with Sligo IT students so it'll be a good way of making friends / mixing etc!
Hope that was of some help!
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eimeardreamer wrote: »Okay sounds good! Id say its deff Ard Nua or Yeats for me so...if i get the course!!:L Thanks a lot for your help!
No problem
I'm hoping to get Angela's on Monday also so we might cross paths! 0 -
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