Going to College
If your vision of attending college involves something similar to school except with greater access to coffee and daytime television and without the obligatory wearing of uniforms, then hopefully this section will go someway to showing you the true picture of college life. In turn, your CAO selection may be made a little easier.
There are so many aspects and connotations to consider: to stay at home or study in another city, how to finance your studies and lifestyle, university or IT? And so on... It is exciting, but also a little befuddling, so take your time in reading the following pieces and you will begin to form a firm idea of what it is that you want to do. Well, that's the idea anyway...
Accommodation
Many students live at home with the folks in their first year in colle
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Certification
There are a multitude of reasons why people decide to gain official
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Disabled Students
Every year thousands of students with disabilities enter third level
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Other Features
Making A Choice
Many students end up living at home during their first year
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Finding the Place
No matter where you want to live, you can get help finding i
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On-Campus Accommodat
All the Irish universities and some of the institutes
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Renting
Renting private accommodation can be the most risky of the a
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Digs
Living “in digs” – i.e. as a paying guest in someone
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Your Legal Rights
Starting college or university is for most students a pivota
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National Framework f
The National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) was introduce
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Award Types
Below is a brief outline of the specified level indicators w
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Awarding Bodies
There are various awarding bodies from which the awards are
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The Further Educatio
The Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC) is
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The Higher Education
The Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC) is
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What Do Your Qualifi
Nowadays it is almost a rite of passage to travel to foreign
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Getting Started
Every year, the number of students with disabilities going t
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Funding for Disabled
The best things in life may be free but this optimism does n
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College Assistance &
Entering college is a scary and complicated step for anyone;
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Universities
There are seven Universities in Ireland, three in Dublin and
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Institutes of Techno
The Institutes of Technology offer a very attractive option
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Colleges of Educatio
If you want to become a primary school teacher in Ireland, y
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State/Other Colleges
There are many third level educational institutions in Irela
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Private Colleges
There are a number of private institutions around the countr
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Further Education /
Not everyone goes straight into the CAO system after his or
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Costs
You can forgive your average financially harassed student fo
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Going to College - T
College is costly. Even if you do get a grant, it is unlikel
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Government Grants
Going to college is difficult for many; but financially impo
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How to be a Stingy S
College is expensive – FACT. We at Daycourses.com are here
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Funding
While there are significant costs involved in studying at th
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Managing Your Money
There are plenty of costs involved in third level study, but
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Debt Management
The cost of going to university or college in Ireland can be
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FAQs
Who qualifies as a mature student?Anyone who is over 23 on J
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Case Study-Stephan
I was working as a painter in IT Tallaght when I noticed a p
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Case Study - Mary La
My initial career choice was to become a music teacher; I fo
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Application Procedur
EU nationals who are returning to education as first-time un
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Part-time, Modular a
Not everyone is suited to full-time study, some people might
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Reserved Places for
Third level colleges reserve a small number of places specif
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Financial Assistance
Listed below are a number of schemes and programmes offering
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Your Guide To Schola
Colleges tend to be generous in rewarding ability and achiev
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Sports Scholarships
The number of sports scholarships is increasing steadily in
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Specialist Scholarsh
The brains, (ahem!) behind scholarships is to encourage thos
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Scholarships Based O
If you’re partial to conversing in the aul Gaelige or are
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New Scholarships
With college tuition and registration fees rising at a stead
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Freshers Week
Freshers' week is supposedly there to ease you tenderly into
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Registration Week
Going to the Registration (or Orientation) Week at your coll
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College Jargon Buste
When you begin college you’ll hear a lot of terms and phra
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Environmental Societ
If you’re concerned about your carbon footprint and improv
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List of College Soci
It's a good idea to get a list of all the societies and club
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Surf's Up!
Each month we feature a type of society for you to daydream
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History Society
Those who are unaware of history are destined to repeat it;
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Mature Students Soci
Going back to college is undoubtedly an exciting prospect; b
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Erasmus
Erasmus represents a superb opportunity for third level stud
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Exchange Programmes
In addition to ERASMUS, most third level institutions offer
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UK Colleges
Each year a growing number of students decide to take the sh
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Learning on the Job
The stereotype of the college student, cocooned within the c
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Summer Internships
We at Daycourses.com are all too aware of the brief and erra
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