In episode 14 Donnchadh is joined by Kim and Anna from University College Utrecht. They discuss why Irish students will be attracted to study there, the variety on offer, the tuition fees and cost of living. You will also hear how stunned Donnchadh is by the price of a pint of Heineken in the student bar here!
First though, Donnchadh answers the 10 most frequently asked questions by Leaving Cert 2020 students in the run up to the November exams.
There are so many important dates and deadlines upcoming. So, Donnchadh and guidance counsellor Joe Farrelly, chat you through the most important ones got to do with the CAO, UCAS, HPAT, Tertiary degrees and PLC courses.
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Donnchadh is flying solo this week in the podcast as he gives his top tips for preparation for the mocks. Donnchadh talks about
The very best of luck to all in their preparations for the mocks and dont forget to follow our socials in the lead up to a very important month for applications.
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Guidance counsellor Deborah Galbraith joined Donnchadh this week to discuss how students can make the most of their Christmas break. How can students use the break in terms of relaxation, academic preparation and college research? Deborah outlines to students the type of studying they should be doing over the break and the self care practices they should be doing.
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If you are a HEAR/DARE applicant for the CAO 2024 applications or you just want to find out more about these access programmes then this episode is a must. Colm Downes who is the Access Programme Manager for the Irish University Association joins Donnchadh to tell us what these programmes are, how CAO points work for them, what and application involves, important dates and lots more.
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On today's episode, Dr Fiona Maloney, the Director of the National Tertiary Office, joins Donnchadh to discuss the new Tertiary degrees.
Fiona talks about the new tertiary degrees that are being launched on Wednesday. Find out the entry requirements, how to apply for these degrees, getting a preliminary offer before your LC, how you can use your SUSI grant for the degrees, how to apply, locations and lots more.
This episode is a must for students, parents and guidance counsellors.
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Guidance counsellor, Brian Comerford from classroomguidance.ie joins me this week to discuss what careers will be popular in the future. How can students future proof themselves from AI? How can students contribute to climate change, in what careers and courses? What skills can students learn that will be invaluable? What courses should students be looking at.
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Donnchadh takes a deep dive into how to pick your college course with guidance counsellor Aoife McArdle from the Institute of Education.
Where can a student start? What resources are there? What role to a guidance counsellor or parent play in the process plus lots more.
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Clinical Psychologist, Dr Laura Buckley, joins Donnchadh to discuss dealing with exam stress and anxiety. Laura discusses the importance of stress to humans, why it is so common among teenagers, how students can deal with stress using the TIPP method and physical soothing. Dr. Buckley also gives tips to parents on how they can help their children deal with stress as best they can using the 'Bigger, stronger, kinder, wiser' approach.
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On this episode Donnchadh is joined by Eileen Keleghan from the CAO. This episode is a must from CAO 2024 applicants because Eileen outlines what applicants can expect from the CAO application, important dates, top tips for applicants, using the CAO handbook, the personalised CAO handbook.
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Did you know that 55,330 CAO applicants had an arts degree on their CAO list last year?
Dr John McGinnity, Guidance Counsellor at the Institute if Education, joins me this week to discuss the importance of an arts degree, the different types of arts degrees, what students can do when they graduate with an arts degree, Erasmus and Study Abroad opportunities and much more.
This week's podcast episode is brought to you my Maynooth University. Check out mu.ie/opendays for information on visiting the campus.
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