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alro
my brother (English) goes there and i can confirm he doesn't pay any fees and the only thing that's more expensive is getting there and away. you don't do a personal statement or anything as they have a very different system where they wait until after results day to set the number of points you need to get on to a course according to how many people applied and how many places they have. At the moment A-levels are worth a lot more than leaving cert but they're thinking of reforming the tarriff or so i hear. Sorry for the lack of coherence!

So basically all you need to get into an irish university is proof of your qualifications? No reference or personal statement at all?
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allisandro
I believe it was meant to be the first of a collegiate system (correct me anyone if i'm wrong!) hence Trinity COLLEGE...but being irish, they never got around to building the others :wink:


I never heard about it being intended as part of a collegiate system: however I do know it was built in Tutor times by the English so any responsibility for building work (or lack of it) falls squarely on Sasanaigh shoulders! lol. :wink:

TCD is I believe the only university (apart from Oxbridge) in the UK or Ireland to have a copyright library. It has some link still with Ox and Cam and generally follows their examination systems, term timetables etc. fairly closely.
Its reputation only really comes into its own when dealing with people from outside ireland. Here a TCD degree is not really viewed more favourably than one from one of the NUI universities (UCD, Maynooth, Cork, UCG etc).
Its kinda set apart from the other universities though. Its (marginally) harder to get into and you don't need to have passed Leaving Cert Irish to do so. Its typical degree course is 4 years as against 3 elsewhere (although this does not necessarily mean the course is longer or more comprehensive).

It does have bag loads of tradition though: cobbled courtyards, dinners, ceremony plus I'm told TCD still have the right to hang one Catholic per year, though that may just be an urban myth!

I am currently at UCD and have lived in Dublin all my life. If there is anything I can help you with in terms of info about Dublin, the Irish system, Trinity, UCD etc. just PM me or post it here. :smile:
aisling
I am currently at UCD and have lived in Dublin all my life. If there is anything I can help you with in terms of info about Dublin, the Irish system, Trinity, UCD etc. just PM me or post it here. :smile:

Whats the system for applications from those already in posession of their school leaving qualifications? Is there no way you can provide additional information(normally covered by PS and Ref) which may have a bearing on the success of your application to the university?
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an Siarach
Whats the system for applications from those already in posession of their school leaving qualifications? Is there no way you can provide additional information(normally covered by PS and Ref) which may have a bearing on the success of your application to the university?


'fraid not :frown: - it's all in the points! unless you're a mature student in which case i have no idea!
Reply 24
aisling
I never heard about it being intended as part of a collegiate system: however I do know it was built in Tutor times by the English so any responsibility for building work (or lack of it) falls squarely on Sasanaigh shoulders! lol. :wink:

TCD is I believe the only university (apart from Oxbridge) in the UK or Ireland to have a copyright library. It has some link still with Ox and Cam and generally follows their examination systems, term timetables etc. fairly closely.
Its reputation only really comes into its own when dealing with people from outside ireland. Here a TCD degree is not really viewed more favourably than one from one of the NUI universities (UCD, Maynooth, Cork, UCG etc).
Its kinda set apart from the other universities though. Its (marginally) harder to get into and you don't need to have passed Leaving Cert Irish to do so. Its typical degree course is 4 years as against 3 elsewhere (although this does not necessarily mean the course is longer or more comprehensive).

It does have bag loads of tradition though: cobbled courtyards, dinners, ceremony plus I'm told TCD still have the right to hang one Catholic per year, though that may just be an urban myth!

I am currently at UCD and have lived in Dublin all my life. If there is anything I can help you with in terms of info about Dublin, the Irish system, Trinity, UCD etc. just PM me or post it here. :smile:


I'm looking to apply to UCD, i think, live in England, where do i apply online? or offline? if so, who do i ring for a form etc? :smile:
an Siarach
Are you saying theres no PS,Ref or anything like that needed for an application; just the qualifications you currently hold? That seems a bit strange.


thats it. you fill out your first 10 choices and then the week after the exam results are out you get offered a place if you have enough points. points are determined by a supply and demand system.
erk
I'm looking to apply to UCD, i think, live in England, where do i apply online? or offline? if so, who do i ring for a form etc? :smile:


look on www.cao.ie.
you can apply on line or paper. closing date is the first of february.
aisling
I never heard about it being intended as part of a collegiate system: however I do know it was built in Tutor times by the English so any responsibility for building work (or lack of it) falls squarely on Sasanaigh shoulders! lol. :wink:

TCD is I believe the only university (apart from Oxbridge) in the UK or Ireland to have a copyright library. It has some link still with Ox and Cam and generally follows their examination systems, term timetables etc. fairly closely.
Its reputation only really comes into its own when dealing with people from outside ireland. Here a TCD degree is not really viewed more favourably than one from one of the NUI universities (UCD, Maynooth, Cork, UCG etc).
Its kinda set apart from the other universities though. Its (marginally) harder to get into and you don't need to have passed Leaving Cert Irish to do so. Its typical degree course is 4 years as against 3 elsewhere (although this does not necessarily mean the course is longer or more comprehensive).

It does have bag loads of tradition though: cobbled courtyards, dinners, ceremony plus I'm told TCD still have the right to hang one Catholic per year, though that may just be an urban myth!

I am currently at UCD and have lived in Dublin all my life. If there is anything I can help you with in terms of info about Dublin, the Irish system, Trinity, UCD etc. just PM me or post it here. :smile:


hey,
what are you studying at ucd?
i'm currently in 6th year and i'm trying to make up my mind.
how do you find ucd, and student life in dublin etc. ?
Reply 28
roxy potter
look on www.cao.ie.
you can apply on line or paper. closing date is the first of february.



They haven't updated it since last academic year.
erk
They haven't updated it since last academic year.

They replied me stating that the online applications system will be open from 1st november so prolly around then theyl update.
roxy potter
thats it. you fill out your first 10 choices and then the week after the exam results are out you get offered a place if you have enough points. points are determined by a supply and demand system.

Im 2 years out of school though so how would they take my existing qualifications into account? Im still not sure how exactly it works out for those in their last year of school, how does CAO check what their results are etc?
Reply 31
i'll take a look then, cheers.
an Siarach
Im 2 years out of school though so how would they take my existing qualifications into account? Im still not sure how exactly it works out for those in their last year of school, how does CAO check what their results are etc?


Irish universities dont take anything into account besides your results. Its certainly not the most flexible of systems!

I think they only make offers earlier than late August to mature students (people over the age of 23).
vincent gallo

I think they only make offers earlier than late August to mature students (people over the age of 23).


yes. and even then they are only made in the beginning of august.
erk
They haven't updated it since last academic year.


the forms have just been sent out to irish schools i haven't got mine yet but i know people who have, so if you ring them they'll probably be able to send you a form.
Reply 35
roxy potter
the forms have just been sent out to irish schools i haven't got mine yet but i know people who have, so if you ring them they'll probably be able to send you a form.


Thankyou for letting me know :smile:
Being that your irish i guess you can't help me with information on loans etc? :tongue:
Reply 36
an Siarach
Whats the system for applications from those already in posession of their school leaving qualifications? Is there no way you can provide additional information(normally covered by PS and Ref) which may have a bearing on the success of your application to the university?



As far as I know its the same as for those before qualification. There's a section on the online CAO form at www.cao.ie (I think!) that deals with that. You would enter into the annual points race having applied along with everyone else in January. The entry requirements for the course for that year are not known until about a week after thhe results come out in August, then if your past qualifications equal or exceed the requirements, you're in!

I'm almost completely certain there is no way of sending additional info. It may be different for non-Irish students of course, but for virtually every degree (except for instance Art where a portfolio is needed) the offer is made solely on the basis of school-leaving exam results, nothing else is taken into account.
Reply 37
roxy potter
hey,
what are you studying at ucd?
i'm currently in 6th year and i'm trying to make up my mind.
how do you find ucd, and student life in dublin etc. ?


Deadly! What part of the country are you from?
I'm studying Arts in UCD. UCD is nice if you like big numbers; if you;re more comfortable in small groups (like me) then it will scare you to death (like me!) :smile: If you opt for one of the courses that have high numbers its very hard to make friends initially because you talk to someone at a lecture, and then you can't find them at the next one amongst all the hundreds of others that are there! Some of the buildings are also a bit gloomy (Arts block, Agri Building etc.) though some of the newer ones (esp. the Quinn School of Business) are lovely. The food at the canteen if also v. good. You can get a proper full meal(chips/potatoes/rice, meat and two portions of veg) for 5.25, which is pretty good and the chips are yummy. :biggrin: Also if you like socialising the bar is always busy and there's lots of clubs etc. The sports facilities are great, however membership of the gym is prohibitive something like 170e but I'm open to correction on that.
I'm probably not the best judge of student life in Dublin since I live literally nextdoor to the campus and have done so all my life. Student life in Dublin seems to me pretty similar to secondary school life here! :wink:
Reply 38
erk
I'm looking to apply to UCD, i think, live in England, where do i apply online? or offline? if so, who do i ring for a form etc? :smile:


Go to www.cao.ie
They may not have updated it from last year but at least there should be a practice form you can look at. You don't have to apply till the end of january and you can change your choices any time until the start of July.
You can get a paper form too, ring/e-mail or write to them; but the online one is more efficient, user friendly and prevents people (and this did happen a lot) making costly mistakes.
aisling
Deadly! What part of the country are you from?
I'm studying Arts in UCD. UCD is nice if you like big numbers; if you;re more comfortable in small groups (like me) then it will scare you to death (like me!) :smile: If you opt for one of the courses that have high numbers its very hard to make friends initially because you talk to someone at a lecture, and then you can't find them at the next one amongst all the hundreds of others that are there! Some of the buildings are also a bit gloomy (Arts block, Agri Building etc.) though some of the newer ones (esp. the Quinn School of Business) are lovely. The food at the canteen if also v. good. You can get a proper full meal(chips/potatoes/rice, meat and two portions of veg) for 5.25, which is pretty good and the chips are yummy. :biggrin: Also if you like socialising the bar is always busy and there's lots of clubs etc. The sports facilities are great, however membership of the gym is prohibitive something like 170e but I'm open to correction on that.
I'm probably not the best judge of student life in Dublin since I live literally nextdoor to the campus and have done so all my life. Student life in Dublin seems to me pretty similar to secondary school life here! :wink:


I'm from Limerick. No jokes about stab city please.
UCD sounds good but thats probably going down as number three on the cao, i'm not sure yet though i keep changing my mind.
whats arts like?

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