Tuesday, 09-02-2010

 

Going to College

Going to College

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...

 
Student Accommodation

Accommodation

Many students live at home with the folks in their first year in colle
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Disabled Students

Disabled Students

Every year thousands of students with disabilities enter third level
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Education System

Education System

There is a wide variety of higher and further education providers avai
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Other Features

Accommodation

Making A Choice

Making A Choice

Many students end up living at home during their first year more about Making ...
Finding the Place

Finding the Place

No matter where you want to live, you can get help finding i more about Finding...
 
On-Campus Accommodation

On-Campus Accommodat

 All the Irish universities and some of the institutes more about On-Camp...
Renting

Renting

Renting private accommodation can be the most risky of the a more about Renting...
 
Digs

Digs

Living “in digs” – i.e. as a paying guest in someone more about Digs...
Your Legal Rights

Your Legal Rights

Starting college or university is for most students a pivota more about Your Le...
 

Disabled Students

Getting Started

Getting Started

Every year, the number of students with disabilities going t more about Getting...
Funding for Disabled Students

Funding for Disabled

The best things in life may be free but this optimism does n more about Funding...
 
College Assistance & Support

College Assistance &

Entering college is a scary and complicated step for anyone; more about College...
 

Education System

Certification

Certification

There are a multitude of reasons why people decide to gain o more about Certifi...
Universities

Universities

There are seven Universities in Ireland, three in Dublin and more about Univers...
 
Institutes of Technology

Institutes of Techno

The Institutes of Technology offer a very attractive option more about Institu...
Colleges of Education

Colleges of Educatio

If you want to become a primary school teacher in Ireland, y more about College...
 
State/Other Colleges

State/Other Colleges

There are many third level educational institutions in Irela more about State/O...
Private Colleges

Private Colleges

There are a number of private institutions around the countr more about Private...
 
Further Education / PLC

Further Education /

Not everyone goes straight into the CAO system after his or more about Further...
 

Funding & Student Support

Finance

Finance

Even if you do get a grant, it won't cover all your expenses more about Finance...
Scholarships

Scholarships

Scholarships are a great way to fund your college career bec more about Scholar...
 
Students Union

Students Union

Each third-level institution in Ireland has its own student more about Student...
 

Mature Students

FAQs

FAQs

Who qualifies as a mature student?Anyone who is over 23 on J more about FAQs...
Childcare Mature Student - A Case Study

Case Study - Annette

After 20 years working as a PA to senior executives in the f more about Case St...
 
Case Study - Mary Larkin

Case Study - Mary La

My initial career choice was to become a music teacher; I fo more about Case St...
Case Study-Stephan Stewart

Case Study-Stephan 

I was working as a painter in IT Tallaght when I noticed a p more about Case St...
 
Application Procedure and Costs for Mature Students

Application Procedur

EU nationals who are returning to education as first-time un more about Applica...
Financial Assistance for Mature Students

Financial Assistance

Listed below are a number of schemes and programmes offering more about Financi...
 
Part-time, Modular and Distance Learning Options

Part-time, Modular a

Not everyone is suited to full-time study, some people might more about Part-ti...
Reserved Places for Mature Students

Reserved Places for

Third level colleges reserve a small number of places specif more about Reserve...
 

Starting College

Freshers Week

Freshers Week

Freshers' week is supposedly there to ease you tenderly into more about Fresher...
Registration Week

Registration Week

Going to the Registration (or Orientation) Week at your coll more about Registr...
 
College Jargon Buster

College Jargon Buste

When you begin college you’ll hear a lot of terms and phra more about College...
Higher Education Learning Environment

Learning at third le

The transition from school to college is rather like one of more about Learnin...
 

Student Societies

Environmental Society

Environmental Societ

If you’re concerned about your carbon footprint and improv more about Environ...
List of College Societies

List of College Soci

It's a good idea to get a list of all the societies and club more about List of...
 
Surf's Up!

Surf's Up!

Each month we feature a type of society for you to daydream more about Surf's ...
History Society

History Society

Those who are unaware of history are destined to repeat it; more about History...
 
Mature Students Society

Mature Students Soci

Going back to college is undoubtedly an exciting prospect; b more about Mature ...
 

Study Abroad

Erasmus

Erasmus

Erasmus represents a superb opportunity for third level stud more about Erasmus...
Exchange Programmes

Exchange Programmes

In addition to ERASMUS, most third level institutions offer more about Exchang...
 
UK Colleges

UK Colleges

Each year a growing number of students decide to take the sh more about UK Coll...
 


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