CAO 2024: Universities set to use random selection for some high points courses

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CAO 2024: Universities set to use random selection for some high points courses
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Dentistry, health, veterinary medicine, business and management courses among those most in demand

CAO 2024: Universities set to use random selection for some high points coursesThere are a total of just over 83,500 CAO applicants this year – down slightly on last year – and most candidates must wait until 2pm on Wednesday to find out if they have secured a college place.

College applications for physiotherapy, dentistry and pharmacy courses have seen the largest growth in application numbers on last year, according to the latest figures from the CAO. This is based on “change of mind” data, which captures students’ course choices as of a July 1st deadline.Overall, health courses are the single most popular area this year, followed by business and administration courses , arts , social and behavioural sciences , and engineering and engineering trades for level eight or honours degree courses.

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