Did you know that almost 5,000 Irish students apply to UCAS every year?
Holly Smith from The University Guys outlines the difference between the CAO and UCAS, key dates to know, how to write a personal statement, how the reference has changed this year and much more.

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The Leaving Cert results are out so students are now turning their attention to the CAO offers out Wednesday 30th August at 2pm.

Donnchadh is joined by Aoife McArdle, guidance counsellor at the Institute of Education as they discuss how offers work, how the different rounds work, available places, private college and direct entry courses, what if you don't get an offer, what can you do?

This podcast episode is brought to you by DBS.

Friday 25th August at 10am.

Aoife McArdle, Guidance Counsellor at the Institute of Education joins Donnchadh for this episode to chat about the upcoming results.  What will students expect on the day? When do students get a chance to see their marks? How can students view scripts?  What does the appeals process look like? What can I do if the results did not go well.

The National Parents and Leaving Cert Helpline will open to students on Friday at 10am on 1800 265 165.

This episode is sponsored by The University of Galway.

One the most prestigious undergraduate scholarships to receive at Irish 3rd Level in the Quercus Talented Students Programme in UCC.

Michele Power, Programme Manager and Elaine O'Mahony, Admistrator on the programme join the podcast today to outline the different categories for the programme, how to apply to the programme, tips for a successful applications, the AMAZING benefits of the scholarships and examples of past scholarship recipients.

There is a 2nd February deadline for the scholarship.  Make sure to tune in for this one.

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Colette O Beirne from DCU tells us about the upcoming CAO Online Information Evening happening on Tuesday 17th January.  Students can register at dcu.ie
Colette also gives advice to CAO applicants.

Dr Ciaran Dunne is the Transversal Skills Director at DCU.  He talks about skills necessary for undergraduates to incorporate in order to make themselves more employable for the future.  Learning 'human skills' that AI cannot replicate.

Check out the DCU instagram page @team.dcu

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What are the most common mistakes on the CAO application that can prohibit applicants from an offer?
Where should applicants be at this stage in the CAO journey?
What is Genuine Order of Preference and how significant is it?

Eileen Keleghan from the CAO answers these questions and lots more on this week's podcast.

This podcast is a must for anyone who is applying to the CAO.

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This week's episode is a jam packed show with guests from the University of Limerick.

Firstly Stephen Ryan gives on updates on changes to courses at UL.  Dr Patrick Healy from the AI and Machine learning department chats about this course and the benefits of students graduating with this degree.

Jan McCarthy, Course Director for Midwifery also joins on to discuss this course in UL and what type of students they are looking for.  Jan also chats about alternative entry routes to this course.

Finally, Dr Ruth Ryan from the School of Nursing talks about their offerings in General Nursing, Mental Health Nursing and ID Nursing.

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This week UCAS expert, David Hawkins from the University Guys,  joins me on the podcast to discuss what Irish students need to know about the UCAS applications, writing a personal statement,  understanding entry requirements, how to pick a university and a course, and tips for teachers and guidance counsellors on how to write references and give predicted grades, plus lots more.

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Happy College Awareness Week.  On this week's episode I am joined by John McGinnity, Admissions Officer at MU.  John and I talk about the upcoming open day, developments at MU in the last number of years, new courses starting in 2023, Arts in MU plus lots more.

The MU open day takes place on 25th and 26th November.  See mu.ie/opendays for more details.

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The IADT Open Day happens this Saturday 19th November.  Find out about the new courses starting there in 2023, portfolio requirements, project days, Erasmus, work experience and lots more.  Michele Murphy joins me this week to chat about all of the above.

I am also joined by @teachwithtadgh to talk about planning out your study and the best approach.

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