CAO DEADLINE IS APPROACHING Applications Processed Before 17:15 on 20Th January Benefit from a Discounted Application Fee of €25
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January:Career Guidance News We would like to start off the year by wishing all our students and their families a Happy New Year and we hope 2016 will be a year filled with hope and opportunity for all our school community. Ms. C. Kenny & Ms. A. Carroll CAO DEADLINE IS APPROACHING Applications processed before 17:15 on 20th January benefit from a discounted application fee of €25. The normal application fee up to 1st February at 17:15 is €40. Do not leave applying until the last minute. If you have any issues with your online application please ask for help ASAP. Closing Date 1st February at 17:15 UCAS DEADLINE IS ALSO APPRAOCHING 15th January 2016 - Deadline all applications for UCAS including the UCAS reference for all courses. Except Art & Design courses with a 24th March deadline. HEAR & DARE There will be workshops held for students and parents to help with the applications for both HEAR and DARE. They will also address any questions you may have. www.accesscollege.ie Wexford: Ferrycarrig Hotel, Wexford 14 Jan 2016, 2:00-7.30pm SPEAKERS FROM DIFFERENT THIRD LEVEL INSTITIUTIONS Speakers from colleges all over Ireland will visit the school throughout January and February to speak with Leaving Cert Students. This is a brilliant opportunity for students to find out information about colleges, different courses they offer, accommodation, scholarships and the different facilities colleges. SUSI- STUDENT UNIVERSAL SUPPORT IRELAND Families can go to www.susi.ie and use the eligibility reckoner which is provided by SUSI to assist you in deciding if you should apply for a student grant. ‘The eligibility reckoner provides an approximate indication of your possible eligibility for grant funding based on the information that you provide in response to the questions asked. Your use of the eligibility reckoner is not an application for a student grant and it is not an assessment by SUSI of your eligibility for a grant’. College Open Days for Leaving Cert Students January 2016 Name Date Course Provider 08/01/201 UCC School of Pharmacy Open Day University College Cork 6 09/01/201 CAO Course Info Event Pulse College 6 11/01/201 RCSI MiniMed Programme Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland 6 12/01/201 Institute of Technology Carlow - CAO Information Evening 6 Carlow Campus 12/01/201 CAO Information Evening Institute of Technology Sligo 6 12/01/201 Applicant Information Evening Institute of Technology Tralee 6 12/01/201 UCD CAO Information Evening University College Dublin 6 12/01/201 UCD Mature Student Open Evening University College Dublin 6 13/01/201 Blackrock Further Education Institute - Open Day 6 BFEI 13/01/201 Mature Student CAO Information Evening Cork Institute of Technology 6 13/01/201 General Open Day Dublin Business School 6 13/01/201 CAO, Mature Student and Parents Information Evening Dublin City University 6 13/01/201 Dun Laoghaire Inst of Art Design & CAO Undergraduate Open Evening 6 Technology 13/01/201 CAO Information Evening Maynooth University 6 13/01/201 Mature Students Public Information Evening NUI Galway 6 13/01/201 UCD Engineering Open Evening University College Dublin 6 14/01/201 Online Open Event Dublin Institute of Technology 6 14/01/201 Irish Universities Assoc - Participating DARE & HEAR Application Advice Clinic - Wexford 6 Colleges 14/01/201 NUI Galway Information Evening - Cavan NUI Galway 6 15/01/201 Open Day Liberties College 6 15/01/201 RDS Primary Science Fair - Limerick (2 Days) RDS Ballsbridge 6 15/01/201 UCAS 2016 - Application Deadline 2016 Entry - See list UCAS 6 Government Gathering - BSc Government Degree 15/01/201 University College Cork Course Info 6 15/01/201 Graduate Career Information Evening University of Limerick 6 16/01/201 BIMM Dublin Open Day BIMM Institute Dublin 6 16/01/201 DkIT Course and CAO Information Morning (Sat) Dundalk Institute of Technology 6 16/01/201 Irish College of Humanities & Applied Open Day 6 Sciences 16/01/201 Irish Universities Assoc - Participating DARE / HEAR National Advice Clinics (Sat) 6 Colleges 16/01/201 Maynooth University - Kilkenny Drop in Day - Open Day (Sat) 6 Campus 16/01/201 January Open Day (Sat) University of Limerick 6 18/01/201 Parent Information Evening University College Cork 6 19/01/201 Open Day Crumlin College of Further Education 6 19/01/201 Open Evening Dublin Business School 6 19/01/201 Irish Universities Assoc - Participating DARE & HEAR Application Advice Clinic - Waterford 6 Colleges CAO 2016 - Apply Online by Date to Avail of Discounted 20/01/201 CAO Application of 25e 6 20/01/201 Open Evening / Registration for Jan Night Classes Gorey Community School 6 20/01/201 Open Day Griffith College Dublin 6 20/01/201 HPAT Ireland Registration Closes HPAT - Ireland 6 20/01/201 Finance Forum University College Cork 6 21/01/201 Colaiste Dhulaigh College of Further Information Evening (Interview Prep Clinic) 6 Education 21/01/201 Irish Universities Assoc - Participating DARE & HEAR Application Advice Clinic - Kerry 6 Colleges Portfolio Information Day Limerick School of Art and 21/01/201 Limerick Institute of Technology Design 6 21/01/201 Shannon College of Hotel Open Evening 6 Management 22/01/201 Open / Careers Day Bray Institute of Further Education 6 22/01/201 Open Day Galway-Mayo IT - Letterfrack 6 23/01/201 BIMM Dublin Open Day BIMM Institute Dublin 6 Open Day - CAO Options Info Morning - Incl Matures 23/01/201 Galway-Mayo IT - Galway (Sat) 6 23/01/201 IT Tallaght Open Day/CAO Information Institute of Technology Tallaght 6 23/01/201 January Open Day (Sat) Mary Immaculate College 6 23/01/201 Open Day (Saturday) National College of Ireland 6 23/01/201 Counselling Psychotherapy Taster Day PCI College 6 Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy Open 23/01/201 University College Dublin Day (Undergraduate) 6 23/01/201 UCD Architecture Open Day University College Dublin 6 23/01/201 UCD Maths Enrichment Classes University College Dublin 6 26/01/201 Open Day & Evening Greenhills College 6 27/01/201 Ballsbridge College of Further Open Day 2016 6 Education 27/01/201 Ballyfermot College of Further Open Evening 6 Education 27/01/201 Dunboyne College of Further Open Day 2016 6 Education 27/01/201 GRADchances IT gradireland 6 27/01/201 Live Online Q & A University College Cork 6 28/01/201 NUI Galway Information Evening - Clonmel NUI Galway 6 28/01/201 Postgraduate Open Day Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland 6 29/01/201 Colaiste Dhulaigh College of Further 1st Round Interviews 6 Education CAO 2016 - Online Change of Course Choices (free) 31/01/201 CAO Facility Closes 6 Deadline for Ad Astra Elite Athletes and Performing Arts 31/01/201 University College Dublin Scholarships 6 01/02/201 CAO 2016 - Normal Closing Date for Applications CAO 6 01/02/201 GAMSAT Irl - Graduate Medical GAMSAT Ireland Registration 2016 Closes 6 School Admission 01/02/201 HPAT Ireland Late Registration Closes HPAT - Ireland 6 THIRD YEAR CAREER GUIDANCE On the 8th of January students had an assembly meeting in relation to 4th Year with Ms. Osbourne. From this students should be now able to make a well informed decision about whether to apply for Transition Year or to head directly in to the Senior Cycle. Students will also be learning about Subject Options in Career Guidance Classes throughout January. They will get a Subject Option Booklet that will help them with the decision making process as well. Both 3rd and 4th year student will attend a talk this month hosted by all the subject departments where students will get information and guidance in relation to all subjects being offered to students. All of the above should guide students to make well informed decisions in relation to their subject choice. .