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  • 07-05-2013 12:47pm
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    haywire1989
    Registered Users Posts: 22 ✭


    Hi, I got bad news from a college this morning. I was hoping to go to college & attend a BA Honours in Accounting course. I was rejected on the grounds that my Maths from my Leaving Certificate in 2005 were not up to standard.

    Im just wondering if anybody else has ever been rejected for this reason & is there any other options for somebody like me? Would I have to repeat Leaving Cert Maths if I wanted to get a place in a Level 8 course.

    Extremely disappointed as applying as a mature student I thought I'd have a chance at getting the course I wanted as I got high grades in Accounting & Business Organisation.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated


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    upinthesky
    Registered Users Posts: 1,390 ✭✭✭upinthesky


    What college were you planning on going to?
    Same thing happened to me i went for a science degree at nuim, only to be told maths was a big factor and as i had only junior cert maths i didn't get a place, they recommend me to do a higher cert in science its level 6 and included maths maths physics and experimental physics and more,so i'm now finished it and have to say it was brilliant for me here is a link if you want to take a look.

    http://access.nuim.ie/mature/prospective-students/foundation/preparatory-courses


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    haywire1989
    Registered Users Posts: 22 ✭haywire1989


    National College of ireland (NCI). They have offered me an interview for the Higher Cert in Business which I do hope to get. Will or have you went on to do a level 8 now that you have your higher cert?


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    upinthesky
    Registered Users Posts: 1,390 ✭✭✭upinthesky


    Im just finished it this may, i have three exams and the rules were 80% attendance and a minimum 60% overall in each subject. So i have a very good chance of getting in come September as i am a mature student, i also have fetac level 5 subjects and now this coarse.


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    Postit
    Registered Users Posts: 254 ✭✭Postit


    haywire1989 wrote: »
    National College of ireland (NCI). They have offered me an interview for the Higher Cert in Business which I do hope to get. Will or have you went on to do a level 8 now that you have your higher cert?

    Feck that! Go and speak to an Accountancy & Finance course chairperson in TCD, UCD or DCU. Ask them what your CV is lacking for entry in Sept 2014 (entry is probably closed for 2013) and spend this year doing a one year course to remedy that! Ask them if they can recommend a course for you.

    Open University do some stand alone modules too, e.g. Maths etc if you just need to refresh


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    Larianne
    Registered Users Posts: 35,954 ✭✭✭✭Larianne


    An access course would be perfect. I attended the UCD one but most big universities now have similar courses offered to mature applicants.

    With the higher certificate you should be able to progress onto the degree course though? So it's just a stepping stone?


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