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How does the CAO offer system work?

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  • 28-06-2016 5:30pm
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    RoughSleeper
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭


    Let's say one applies for college A and college B as choice 1 and 2 respectively. If you are offered a place at college A, but decline, are you offered places on your subsequent choices (assuming you meet the entry criteria)?


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    Yoop
    Registered Users Posts: 92 ✭✭Yoop


    No, if you're offered your first choice you have to take it - you can go up your list of preferences but not down.


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    RoughSleeper
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭RoughSleeper


    Yoop wrote: »
    No, if you're offered your first choice you have to take it - you can go up your list of preferences but not down.

    What do you mean go up? Do you mean it's possible to receive an offer from one of your first choices at a later round even if you accepted one from the first round?


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    Hollister11
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,482 ✭✭✭Hollister11


    He means he can reject B, but accept A in a later round. You can't reject A, and accept B in a late round.


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    Loveinapril
    Registered Users Posts: 2,337 ✭✭✭Loveinapril


    You wrote your colleges in order of preference, with number 1 being your first choice. If you get offered number 1, you will not get to pick numbers 2+. You picked your choices when you filled out the form.


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    BrownTrout
    Closed Accounts Posts: 216 ✭✭BrownTrout


    If you get offered college B and accept, in a later round you can be offered and accept college A, even if you've already accepted college B


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    RoughSleeper
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭RoughSleeper


    BrownTrout wrote: »
    If you get offered college B and accept, in a later round you can be offered and accept college A, even if you've already accepted college B

    Perfect, thanks.


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