***The Official CAO Offers Thread 2015*** Link to R1 points in the OP

Anonymagician

Johnjoeboy wrote: »

Has it cause on the qualifax website it said science in NUIG was i think 385 then jumped to 405 then dropped to 400 last year

http://caopointschecker.com

ecrivain

Johnjoeboy wrote: »

Has it cause on the qualifax website it said science in NUIG was i think 385 then jumped to 405 then dropped to 400 last year

Qualifax is most definitely wrong it seems. You can view all points for all courses for the last 17 years on the cao site cao.ie/?page=points

maxtor100

I wonder what the chances of the CAO website crashing at about 6am are? Something tells me it will considering thousands will be logging on at once. The thoughts of having to wait for an extra hour or something... ugh

aquse

maxtor100 wrote: »

I wonder what the chances of the CAO website crashing at about 6am are? Something tells me it will considering thousands will be logging on at once. The thoughts of having to wait for an extra hour or something... ugh

I don't think enough people give a **** to wake up at 6.

irishlad12345

maxtor100 wrote: »

I wonder what the chances of the CAO website crashing at about 6am are? Something tells me it will considering thousands will be logging on at once. The thoughts of having to wait for an extra hour or something... ugh

i think the send you an email at 6 so you could check that if the site is down

Jijsaw

I stayed up all night, 3 years ago when my brother was getting his CAO results because he was in a place without internet. I went on at exactly 6am and the bloody thing had already crashed :rolleyes:

Digital Solitude

maxtor100 wrote: »

I wonder what the chances of the CAO website crashing at about 6am are? Something tells me it will considering thousands will be logging on at once. The thoughts of having to wait for an extra hour or something... ugh

I'd say the site is going to be down for a good while. I was using it at about half 3 or four o clock the day the deadline closed, it was cat. Tomorrow will be worse

When the Sun Hits

aquse wrote: »

I don't think enough people give a **** to wake up at 6.

They do. Sure it crashes every year.

guitargirl

Out scouting to see if anyone has the paper, but it seems very early. My dad's taking me out but we'll see how it goes. Chances are it's far too early though

kcera

Can we request to get an email about our offer?

Blue giant

guitargirl wrote: »

Out scouting to see if anyone has the paper, but it seems very early. My dad's taking me out but we'll see how it goes. Chances are it's far too early though

Way too early I'd say. Early morning (2/3/4) is your best chance.

aquse

When the Sun Hits wrote: »

They do. Sure it crashes every year.

They must have really **** servers. I'm surprised nobody DDoSes it to make the headlines.

irishlad12345

aquse wrote: »

They must have really **** servers. I'm surprised nobody DDoSes it to make the headlines.

Dont be giving lizard squad ideas

guitargirl

Blue giant wrote:

Way too early I'd say. Early morning (2/3/4) is your best chance.

That's what I was thinking. If I don't get it now, which I probably wont, hopefully I'll find a way to get it a bit later on.

EaSwe

aquse wrote: »

I'm surprised nobody DDoSes it to make the headlines.

They did

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/garda-inquiry-under-way-into-alleged-attacks-on-cao-website-1.643597

Blue giant

guitargirl wrote: »

That's what I was thinking. If I don't get it now, which I probably wont, hopefully I'll find a way to get it a bit later on.

Worth a shot anyway

Kayleigh..

Boards crashed last year, iirc.

Lucky Leprechaun

uhm what's "the paper" ?

Digital Solitude

aquse wrote: »

They must have really **** servers. I'm surprised nobody DDoSes it to make the headlines.

There's literally 3 dates a year where they're placed under any stress, if they can handle 5,000 requests at a time then they're fast enough for 99% of the time, it would be totally ridiculous to run servers to handle 30,000+ request's for the CAO.

Digital Solitude

Lucky Leprechaun wrote: »

uhm what's "the paper" ?

Irish Times has a supplement with every course and its points

gryfothegreat

kcera wrote: »

Can we request to get an email about our offer?

Nope, but you can get them to send you a text. Just log in to your application, click on change personal details and select yes when they ask if you want to get sms updates from the CAO, just under where they ask you to enter your mobile number. I just did it there, I have work in the morning and I don't want to wait up until 6!

guitargirl

Lucky Leprechaun wrote:

uhm what's "the paper" ?

Sorry force of habit. I meant the Irish Times

Daniel2590

Kayleigh.. wrote: »

Boards crashed last year, iirc.

Ya that's because everyone was refreshing the page while I was trying to post the pics.. :pac:

Anonymagician

Daniel2590 wrote: »

Ya that's because everyone was refreshing the page while I was trying to post the pics.. :pac:

Any chance you'll be bored later and still near that tesco? I hear the thrill of robbing newspapers always pulls people back in.

Topps

Hey guys. Back when i did the leaving in 2012 some guy put up pics of the points for each course from the Irish Times on this. Anyone doing it this year. My friends getting her results and like anyone wants to know ASAP.

OMGeary

I know everyone is saying the IT publishes the points as a supplement, I think the Independent do the CAO aswell, is that also a supplement or could it be sourced online at 2 ?

Forart14

For anyone that doesn't want to wait up until 6am, I'm not sure if this is already mentioned but download the Irish times app and buy a copy of tomorrow's paper. It will be available at 3am! Oh also it's €2.99.

Forart14

Forart14 wrote: »

For anyone that doesn't want to wait up until 6am, I'm not sure if this is already mentioned but download the Irish times app and buy a copy of tomorrow's paper. It will be available at 3am! Oh also it's €2.99.

Or if anyone's parents have a subscription to the Irish times on their mobile/iPad etc, screenshot all the offers and post it in the thread for the rest of us to enjoy

SC2020

gryfothegreat wrote: »

Nope, but you can get them to send you a text. Just log in to your application, click on change personal details and select yes when they ask if you want to get sms updates from the CAO, just under where they ask you to enter your mobile number. I just did it there, I have work in the morning and I don't want to wait up until 6!

What time do you get the text at?

0byme75341jo28

I think last year the offers weren't on the digital paper until after 6AM.

gryfothegreat

SC2020 wrote: »

What time do you get the text at?

9 a.m. apparently? I'm not too sure tbh

kcera

Hopefully somebody will get the paper as the Cao website will be down in the morning I would say..

xfm

Forart14 wrote: »

For anyone that doesn't want to wait up until 6am, I'm not sure if this is already mentioned but download the Irish times app and buy a copy of tomorrow's paper. It will be available at 3am! Oh also it's €2.99.

Anyone know, is this true lads?

Kremin

Just waiting for the first person to say X IS NOW 630 POINTS GUYS, NO ONE GETS IT!!

Anonymagician

Kremin wrote: »

Just waiting for the first person to say X IS NOW 630 POINTS GUYS, NO ONE GETS IT!!

I heard arts in Galway is gone up to 525... :pac:

Topps

Kremin wrote: »

Just waiting for the first person to say X IS NOW 630 POINTS GUYS, NO ONE GETS IT!!

ha

guitargirl

Forart14 wrote:

For anyone that doesn't want to wait up until 6am, I'm not sure if this is already mentioned but download the Irish times app and buy a copy of tomorrow's paper. It will be available at 3am! Oh also it's €2.99.

Forart14 wrote:

Or if anyone's parents have a subscription to the Irish times on their mobile/iPad etc, screenshot all the offers and post it in the thread for the rest of us to enjoy

I don't think that they're allowed post it online until after 6am. It hasn't been on the website before that in previous years so I doubt it'll change this year

irishlad12345

Anonymagician wrote: »

I heard arts in Galway is gone up to 525... :pac:

Me nerves are bad enough as it is :pac:

guitargirl

Papers aren't coming into shops until 3 or 4, been told in three different locations, anything before that's probably hocum, if this eases anyones nerves

Edit: this is in Dublin though, May be different across the country

Peregrine

maxtor100 wrote: »

I wonder what the chances of the CAO website crashing at about 6am are? Something tells me it will considering thousands will be logging on at once. The thoughts of having to wait for an extra hour or something... ugh

It will definitely be very laggy.

aquse wrote: »

I don't think enough people give a **** to wake up at 6.

You'd be surprised.

Forart14 wrote: »

For anyone that doesn't want to wait up until 6am, I'm not sure if this is already mentioned but download the Irish times app and buy a copy of tomorrow's paper. It will be available at 3am! Oh also it's €2.99.

See my post here. They usually don't have the full supplement online until the offers are out.

Rebecca1472

Hoping that English and Religion in MDI comes down by 5 points. Other wise it's arts in NUIG...

Jijsaw

How many people are going doing arts in Galway?

And if so, what subjects are ye going to do?
(I'm nosy)

irishlad12345

Jijsaw wrote: »

How many people are going doing arts in Galway?

And if so, what subjects are ye going to do?
(I'm nosy)

hoping to do Spanish economics and politics

Rebecca1472

Jijsaw wrote: »

How many people are going doing arts in Galway?

And if so, what subjects are ye going to do?
(I'm nosy)

If needs must and I take the course, hoping to do English, geography (??) and maybe psychology.

is mise spartacus

Well lads, just a few hours now

May your wifi connection be ever in your favour

Jijsaw

I had it down as my 5th choice I think, I probably would have done French, German and I believe they offer IT?

Kayleigh..

Do you not have to do four? I'm not doing Arts but I thought the people I know doing Arts did four subjects in first year?

Rebecca1472

Jijsaw wrote: »

I had it down as my 5th choice I think, I probably would have done French, German and I believe they offer IT?

They do indeed

IrishLoriii

Papers dont come in till 4ish in most shops to be honest...everyone get some rest
aand stop panicking:)

Rebecca1472

Kayleigh.. wrote: »

Do you not have to do four? I'm not doing Arts but I thought the people I know doing Arts did four subjects in first year?

They changed it to just 3 for whatever reason