Dublin: Trinity vs. University College

<p>Hi everyone! I was wondering if anyone knew anything about Irish Universities. Spcifically Trinity College and University College. I'm thinking about applying for:
--Business Studies and French at Trinity
--Commerce (International) French at University College</p>

<p>Does anyone know which is better?
any information about either university, I don't know anything about them at all, so all information is appreciated!</p>

<p>and if anyone's been to Dublin before, what's the city like? Is it easy to get around? Is there a lot to do there? How big is it?</p>

<p>Also, is applying to Irish universities the same process as British ones?</p>

<p>Now that I'm looking at this other website it looks as if they don't post who gets accepted until 23rd August-2nd September, is that really true? That's only about a month before classes start. That doesn't seem right... :/</p>

<p>Thanks everyone!</p>

<p>I'm in University College Dublin (3rd year science). The only one here on CC as far as I know.</p>

<p>umkay, UCD for n00bs... It's a BIG school. The biggest in the country. 18,000 students. It's located about 3 miles outside the city centre. Dublin is easy enough to get around, lots of public transport. There's buses to the campus about every 2 minutes at peak times. There is a lot to do, and the drinking age is 18 here... :) I've lived my whole life in Dublin, I like it. It's a big enough city, population about 1 million.
Academics-wise, the commerce faculty is very good. We don't have that general education requirement that most colleges in the US seem to have. You'll be taking courses in your major area from day one. For Commerce/French, you get to spend a year studying in France. I have a friend (studying Irish and French) who's in France now, he loves it. BTW, the commerce faculty absolutely requires laptops for undergraduates. Just to be aware.
Tuition is €11,240 a year for internationals. No financial aid. Accomodation on campus is quite limited, 1600-ish places in total if I remember correctly. Internationals are much more likely to get it than Irish students. Room only for the year (self-catering accomodation only and the main restaurant SUCKS!!!) is €3,222.
And yes, decisions about admissions go out in late August. It's because the Irish Leaving Certificate and UK A-level(we have a lot of Northern Irish students) results are only sent out in mid-August. You may get an earlier decision because you're an NA applicant, I'm not sure.
Application is through the Central Admissions Office, <a href="http://www.cao.ie%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.cao.ie&lt;/a>. For internationals, application for '06 admission will have to be in by mid-December. You can apply online at the website I just gave. You can apply to 10 degree programs in order of your preference on the form, and it's sent out to all the colleges.
Just to tell you, Commerce/French is quite a popular course here, and Irish students require roughly 500 out of a maximum points score of 600 to get in.
Hope that helps, if you want to ask anything else PM me.</p>

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<p>Thanks!! </p>

<p>Also, do you know anything about Dublin City University? Is it good/bad? :/</p>

<p>And one thing that I've been wondering about. Do you see any difference between Irish and English teenagers? What kinds? or are they pretty similar in most ways? American and Canadian teenagers are pretty much the same, we just pronounce 'house' and 'sorry' differently. </p>

<p>And 500 out of 600 doesn't seem very hard to get...that's like an 83%. I have better than an 83% in my French and Math classes.</p>

<p>500 points is hard to get when we have no grade inflation in the same crazy way you guys seem to have in the states. There were 112 people in my Leaving Certificate class in 2002 and only 9 got over 500 points (I was top of my year with 570). This was in a competitive Catholic girls school. Average points is about 250. 500 is about 92nd percentile nationwide.</p>

<p>Dublin City University is a very good school. It's probably the top college in the country for computer science. Its business faculty is very strong too. It's a real commuter school though, with not much in the way of partying in the evenings.
I don't see much difference between Irish and English teenagers. We all listen to the same kinds of music, watch the same sport, play the same games...</p>

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<p>Thanks for the reply!</p>

<p>When you say "Not much in the way of partying in the evenings"
do you mean that there's a lot of partying or not much at all?</p>

<p>Also, I hear that Dublin has a lot great dance clubs, is that true?</p>

<p>Hi all,
Is there anyone who can tell me which one should I go,for studying computer science masters, trinity or university college? I have an offer from University college of Dublin. Is this fair enough or should I try for Trinity College of Dublin? </p>

<p>And I also want to know ,what are the job opportunities in Ireland itself ? Is it tough to get one ?</p>

<p>Any reply will be highly appreciated.</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

<p>Ireland has a 14.6% unemployment rate (compared to 7.9% in the US and 7.8% for the UK) so don’t rely on getting a job to fund your studies.</p>