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Transferring to computer Science UCD

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  • 20-08-2018 6:13pm
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    Oathkeeper
    Registered Users Posts: 64 ✭✭


    Hi guys I was just enquiring I have been accepted to UCD computational social science and I was wondering if it would be possible to transfer to pure computer science in 2nd year
    If anybody has any info or experience about transferring I would really appreciate it


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    OneOfThem Stumbled
    Registered Users Posts: 934 ✭✭✭OneOfThem Stumbled


    Oathkeeper wrote: »
    Hi guys I was just enquiring I have been accepted to UCD computational social science and I was wondering if it would be possible to transfer to pure computer science in 2nd year
    If anybody has any info or experience about transferring I would really appreciate it

    You're probably not going to get any useful replies as computational social science is brand new afaik.

    I'd be skeptical as they are separate programs (css isn't under science). However, it would stand to reason that it could be taken into account in terms of recognition of prior learning.

    This presents a steep and thorny path imo. Not to mention that css covers python in stage 1 whereas cs covers C, which would be a bit of a culture shock entering into stage 2. But take what I say with a pinch of salt.


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    CrowdedBear
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭CrowdedBear


    Hey there,


    I'd agree with @OneOfThemStumbled but it's not all doom and gloom.


    Last year I entered into engineering but by around week 10 I realized it wasn't right for me. The deadline for changing course the easy way is about week 7. Since I missed it I had to complete the semester and make an 'application' to transfer to science.

    This meant that they reviewed my semester 1 grades and my CAO grades. Since Engineering and Physics are similar enough and the school of Physics doesn't exactly get a lot of internal transfers yet it has a lot of dropouts, I was able to get in quite easily.


    As for your courses, I'm not sure if it'll be that easy. I assume you didn't get the CAO points for computer science but you want to use computational science as pathway. That's a good idea but since it's a new course the only way to get accurate information would be to ask the school you want to transfer into.

    Don't be afraid to send them an email now, they don't bite.

    Good luck :-)


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    OneOfThem Stumbled
    Registered Users Posts: 934 ✭✭✭OneOfThem Stumbled


    CrowdedBear wrote: »
    Hey there,


    Don't be afraid to send them an email now, they don't bite.

    Ah, but will they answer? That's the question. :D

    Nothing lost in trying, though!


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    #5
    Oathkeeper
    Registered Users Posts: 64 ✭✭Oathkeeper


    Thanks everybody for the answers really appreciate it


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