7 December @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Griffith College, South Circular Road, Dublin 8 ICHAS with Griffith College Dublin will be hosting a CAO Open Day this Friday, December 7th. This is a terrific opportunity to find out more about the CAO courses that are available with ICHAS at Griffith College Dublin ranging from […]
Across the country today, over fifty-thousand CAO applicants will receive a third-level course offer from the Central Applications Office. There’s no doubt that Dublin City University’s admin team will be very busy indeed, as they are offering a whopping 3,418 places to students. This is an increase on last year’s figures despite a national drop […]
Dun Laoghaire Further Education Institute; another route to college. Ahead of their information days in August and September, the lovely staff at DFEi give us their (completely unbiased) opinion on why students should consider enrolling with them. When summer is over, seaside towns have more to offer than ice-cream cones and candy floss, and the […]
Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) has launched of a new online portal for prospective students. The portal offers information on a number of topics. These include the CAO Change of Mind process, as well as undergraduate courses and student life at DkIT. Had a change of mind? You’re not the only one… Students have until […]
Between 5 May and 1 July, third-level applicants can register to change their third-level course. The change can be done free of charge online. Although there are some restrictions, as a general rule, you can change your mind as often as you like. Hey, choosing a course can be difficult! Things to note If you […]
Many students sitting the Leaving Cert spend a lot of time worrying about CAO points. The points for third-level courses can fluctuate. This makes it impossible to know how many points students will need for their first choice courses. There is mostly good news for the more than 52,000 people who received their first CAO […]
New CAO figures show that students are increasingly opting to study for careers linked to the construction industry. Architecture, engineering and business courses are among the most popular for students entering college this autumn. Applications for higher degree courses linked to the built environment are expected to increase by 20 percent in the next month. […]
The February 1 closing date for CAO applications is fast approaching, but now is not the time to panic or make rash decisions. To help you, we’ve put together a brief list of things to bear in mind when making your choices. You can amend choices online for free until January 31 Students who […]
The CAO figures for first preference submissions have been released. These are typically a good indicator of the points requirements for courses when CAO offers are issued in late August. Growing in popularity Among the subject areas showing a growth in interest were business/commerce (up by 6.5 per cent), engineering/technology (up by 3.5 per cent), […]
It looks as though the long-mooted shake-up of the Leaving Cert points system may happen after all. According to Minister of Education Ruairi Quinn, the plan is to gradually phase-in changes from September 2014 so that the new system is in place for students sitting the Leaving Cert in 2017. These plans recently overcame […]
