POINTS OF INFORMATION-DECEMBER 2008
Don’ Forget!
The CAO deadline is fast approaching!
Keep researching:
www.qualifax.ie
www.careersportal.ie
www.cao.ie
Careers Notice Board
There is a list of last years sixth years on
the board and where they are now. Worth a look!
New Selection Criteria for Undergraduate
entry to Medicine
In order for students to be eligible to
compete for entry to undergraduate medicine, they must:
a)
Achieve a minimum of
480 points
b)
Meet the minimum
entry requirements for each medical school
c)
Complete the
required admissions test-HPAT within the two year period
immediately preceding admission to the medicine programme.
Students may register until 20th
January for the test online at
www.hpat-ireland.acer.edu.au
Cost is €95.
The HPAT test takes place on 14th
February. There is a sample booklet in my office should you wish
to consult it.
Specific Learning Difficulties
Students with Specific Learning Difficulties
are reminded that they must present an Educational Psychologist
report carried out since 1st February, 2006.
Exemption in Irish
Students with an exemption in Irish are again
reminded to inform the NUI. Relevant forms may be downloaded
from the NUI website
www.nui.ie
Open Days-January
Royal College of Surgeons-5th
Dublin Business School-14th
Senior College Dun Laoghaire-21st
Please check college websites for further
details.
Speakers-January
DCU Fiontar-13th
Enniscorthy VEC-22nd
Mary Immaculate College-28th
Scholarships
Applications have opened for a number of
scholarships:
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Dell ‘Women in Engineering’
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Irish Taxation Institute (means tested)
www.taxireland.ie
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Griffith College (means tested)
Third Language
Requirement Change
UCC have removed the third language
matriculation requirement for entry to programmes in the College
of Science, Engineering and Food Science. This will come into
effect for entry in 2009.
Post Leaving Certificate Courses (PLC)
Application forms are in my office. Most
require passport photos. Closing dates for some are as early as
March.
Happy Christmas to all,
Ms Fallon
Points of Information-Monday 3 November
Open Days
-
School of Mathematics and Physics of
Trinity College-8th November
Information Evenings
UCD Agri-Food,
Nutrition & Environmental Sciences
18th November-UCD
20th November-New Park Hotel,
Kilkenny
Engineering at UCD
6th November-Hotel
Kilkenny-7.30p.m.
Scholarships
-
Applications for the Science Ireland/Dell
Scholarship 2009-Young Women in Engineering are
now invited.
Application submission deadline is Friday 26th
June.
See full details at
www.sfi.ie/scholarship
Speakers for November
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UCC-5th
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UCD Nutrition, Food Science-5th
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DCU-6th
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NCI-10th
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Nursing in WIT-12th
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NUI Maynooth-13th
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Price Waterhouse Cooper-Careers in
Accountancy-17th
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St Patrick’s, Maynooth-24th
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Shannon College of Hotel Management-27th
OPEN DAYS IN NOVEMBER
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Marino/St. Pats/Froebel/Mater
Dei-Saturday, 15th
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DCU-22nd
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NUI Maynooth-28th & 29th
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Cork School of Music-29th
POINTS OF INFORMATION - MONDAY, 6 OCTOBER
OPEN DAYS
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UCC-Saturday,11 October
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University of Limerick, Limerick
Institute of Technology & Mary Immaculate
College-Wednesday,15 October
SPEAKERS
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Wexford Campus-Wednesday, 8 October
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WIT-Monday,20 October
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IT Courses in WIT-Tuesday, 21 October
SIXTH YEARS
Please see me as soon as possible to make
your careers appointment.
USEFUL WEBSITES
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www.qualifax.ie
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www.careersportal.ie
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www.cao.ie
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www.careerdirections.ie
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