HomeCourse Search Guidance Forum In SchoolGoing to College Other Options Careers Parents
Starting College    Work Experience - Learning On The Job    Accommodation    Scholarships    Mature Students    Disabled Students    Education System    Study Abroad    Students Union    Student Societies    Finance    Certification
Enter Daycourse Code
What is this?
College Profiles
Study in Ireland
Newsletters
Education Articles
Guide to 3rd Level & Higher Education
Links & Resources
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...

Starting College
First year college goers can be called many things. Freshers. Newbies. Prey. If you are starting out ...
Learn more
Work Experience - Le ...
The stereotype of the college student, cocooned within the comforting sanctuary of higher education ...
Learn more
 
Accommodation
Many students live at home with the folks in their first year in college, but this isn’t a opt ...
Learn more
Scholarships
Scholarships are a great way to fund your college career because you don’t have to pay them back. They are available to anyone and often reward ability, achievement or talent in a particular are ...
Learn more
 
Mature Students
Are you thinking about returning to full-time education? Starting full-time undergraduate study at a ...
Learn more
Disabled Students
Every year thousands of students with disabilities enter third level education. In this section we w ...
Learn more
 
Education System
There is a wide variety of higher and further education providers available in Ireland, from the&nbs ...
Learn more
Study Abroad
As the world becomes increasingly more globalised and we are presented with more opportunities to travel than ever before it is hardly surprising that more and more students are opting to do an exchan ...
Learn more
 
Students Union
Each third-level institution in Ireland has its own student union which serves as the only represent ...
Learn more
Student Societies
Going to college is not just about studying. It is a time to broaden your horizons, meet many new ...
Learn more
 
Finance
Even if you do get a grant, it won't cover all your expenses. Find out how to make the most of what ...
Learn more
Certification
There are a multitude of reasons why people decide to gain official qualifications – not least ...
Learn more
 
 
also in this section
Accommodation, Certification, Disabled Students, Education System, Finance, Mature Students, Scholarships, Starting College, Student Societies, Students Union, Study Abroad, Work Experience - Learning On The Job
 
View the ten most popular searches in this hour.
EVENT MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS STUDIES
IT TEACHER TRAINING
SOCIAL WORK
LEGAL STUDIES
SOCIAL CARE
DIPLOMA
BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE
BUSINESS
SOCIAL CARE DISTANCE
 
 
 
 
POLL
Which of these best describes your experience of filling out CAO form?
 
Very simple and straightforward
Kind of complicated but Daycourses.com Guide helped!
Listing preferences bit tricky but ok
So confusing; am worried I've done it all wrong!
 
Show Previous Polls
 
Daycourses.com ®*, Ireland's leading guide to 3rd Level and higher education, is published under license by Learning Ireland. Our network: Nightcourses.com, Daycourses.com, Postgrad.ie, CorporateTraining.ie, Learning.ie, NIcourses.com, Learningireland.ie. ®* Registered Trademark. All rights reserved.