Ireland or UK

Is there any reason for me not to apply today? Are offers given out on a running basis like with UCAS, or are they given out after the Irish exams?

Trinity is a decent University. Not a fantastic one and certainly not on a par with Oxford and Cambridge. Trinity is the University of Dublin not University College Dublin(which is part of the National University of Ireland) I don't consider Trinity to be significantly better than the other main Irish Universities, and I did have my pick of them when I was applying. It is more internationally known though, partly because it's the oldest University in Ireland so if it's an international career you want you might be better off with Trinity.

Trinity is not that difficult to get into, some courses are harder than others (medicine etc) but it would not be anywhere near as hard as Oxbridge to get into. No matter what rankings place it above LSE I would not believe it is better. LSE often gets shafted in rankings because it's not multi faculty.

Trinity has a really nice campus and it's in a great location right in the city centre. However as has been previously mentioned it's very expensive to live in Dublin, and it's really difficult to find accomodation that is near and affordable. Many Trinity students that I know(that don't have scholls or live in Trinity hall) pay a fortune to live not very close to the University. I don't find Dublin to be a very pleasant city.

Out of the Universities you've mentioned, I would pick St Andrews. It's really well respected and it's in a much nicer town.

30%'s a bit generous I would think. I just don't like the campus anyway. far too stuffy for me. UCD's campus "suits" me better, and there's far far more atmosphere/general rowdiness, which is always good!

It is a great university though, and not everyone there is a knob I suppose..

30%'s a bit generous I would think. I just don't like the campus anyway. far too stuffy for me. UCD's campus "suits" me better, and there's far far more atmosphere/general rowdiness, which is always good!

It is a great university though, and not everyone there is a knob I suppose..

How can you not think the campus is beautiful! Weirdo. Excepting the Arts Block and a few of the buildings down the back. Yeah it's a bit hemmed in, occupational hazard of its location, still, a good few greens and lawns and such.

When I was looking into either going to Dublin or Manchester I put it like this. €700 a year for a uni in Dublin compared to £3000 a year in Manchester. BUT, the cost of living is so much more expensive in Dub than this part of Englnd it could almost level the money paid in uni fees.

€5.50 a pint? **** off!

Would also agree that Trinity has far more snobs but UCD has a lot of knobheads. I'd rather have the knobheads personally. Also don't seem to be a lot of people from outside Dublin at UCD, at least when I looked at it.

€700 is a thing of the past. Most unis reg fees were approaching €900 this year and TCD's was €982 (thank you, obligatory sports hall payment). They're also set to jump up to €1500 next year, thanks to our budget

€700 is a thing of the past. Most unis reg fees were approaching €900 this year and TCD's was €982 (thank you, obligatory sports hall payment). They're also set to jump up to €1500 next year, thanks to our budget.

Yes, accommodation is really expensive in Dublin BUT not as expensive as it was and if you're prepared to commute a short distance it wouldn't be too bad. You could always offset the high cost of living by getting a part-time job, minimum wage here is much higher than in the UK. Both UCD and TCD heavily subsidise cheap drink nights throughout the week. You could easily go out every night of the week and not pay more than €3.50 for a pint, and all of the establishments that do student nights, none of them are dives.

Email the CAO, it's not a frantic time of the year for them, so you should get a swift reply. Are you presenting GCSE's and A-Levels? You need to provide proof you did/are doing both. The only other external thing is providing proof you're proficient in English- for non-EU students. Don't take my word for it, I only remember how easy it is for internal students. Unusual you can actually apply with GCSE's though I would think, since our equivalent of them is completely diregraded (Junior Cert).

To be honest of all the unis in Ireland, UCC is the one I would probably recommend. Then again, I looked at it and UCD and then went to England!