Brian Mooney on students’ queries to The Irish Times Leaving Cert results helpdesk
has been busy answering questions from concerned Leaving Cert students. The team – which includes guidance counsellors Brian Howard and Deirdre Garrett – is available over the coming days to answer your queries. Here are some of the main themes emerging so far:The factors that determine CAO points requirement for any course come down ultimately to supply and demand. Last year’s points for each course were determined by the last student to secure a place.
‘If I’m intimidated, that’s a problem’: Fireworks fly as Joe Duffy hears tales of teenage delinquency Earlier this month, additional places were announced for speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and podiatric medicine programmes in University College Galway, physiotherapy in RCSI and a new undergraduate occupational therapy programme in University of Limerick.
The nightmare scenario for many is getting an offer of their dream course next Wednesday and having to give it up by the cut-off date for acceptance of places due to not being able to find anywhere to live.
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