Post Tagged with: "CAO"

Guidance Counsellor Billy Ryle says the 15.5% dropout rate of 1st year students at 3rd level has alarm bells ringing loudly… The new Higher Education Authority (HEA) report, containing 2021/22 progression rates in higher education for 1st year students into 2nd year has set alarm bells ringing due to the […]

Billy Ryle says there are lots of CAO college places on offer in 2024 but keep a close eye on the timeline… PROMISING As a new year dawns with renewed hope and expectation, college applicants must focus on the CAO form as the deadline looms large. Indeed, 2024 is shaping […]

Billy Ryle says extra places have stabilised the CAO points as Kerry’s applicants sweep the board in Round One of college offers… The excellent results achieved last week by Kerry’s 1,645 traditional Leaving Cert candidates saw them sweep the board in CAO Round One, when college offers were released at […]

Guidance Counsellor Billy Ryle says the interim statistics, released on Thursday by the CAO, are very encouraging for college applicants… Interim figures released yesterday by the Central Applications Office (CAO) suggest that the demand for CAO college places continues to level off. The data covers the period up to 1st […]

Mary Lucey of Career Ahead says that while leaving certificate students and their parents are getting frantic around the February 1st CAO close of application date, there is no need for panic… Leaving Certificate students currently only need to focus on two main items prior to that date: • Ensuring […]

Guidance Counsellor Billy Ryle says 2023 promises to be a great year for CAO college applicants, but he urges students to keep an eye on the timeline… As a new year begins with renewed hope and expectation, college applicants must focus on the CAO form as the deadline looms large. […]

Guidance Counsellor Billy Ryle says grades adjustment keeps CAO points very competitive, but Kerry’s applicants sweep up the college offers in Round One… KERRY’S CAO JOY The excellent results achieved last week by Kerry’s 1,902 traditional Leaving Cert candidates saw them sweep up a copious supply of college courses when […]

By Mary Lucey – Founder of Career Ahead The information below is based on feedback from students who made incorrect CAO course choices resulting in them dropping out of their college course. • Follow Genuine Interests.  Students should not base course choices on anticipated exams results.  They should base them […]

Kerry’s CAO applicants do very well in Round One as points show dramatic increase says Billy Ryle… This year’s very generous calculated grades have led to a dramatic increase in points requirements for many third level courses. The points for almost 70% of courses at Level 8 (Honours Bachelor Degrees) […]

Guidance Counsellor, Billy Ryle, looks at an important few weeks ahead for prospective third level students… With CAO applications season in full swing during January, it’s shaping up to be a very promising year for the 80,000 plus applicants seeking a third level college course. There should be more than […]

Billy Ryle looks at the CAO Round One of college offers and how the cost of going to third level in Dublin can be restrictive for Kerry applicants.. The insensitive and ill-timed bluster from Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor to college students to use their Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) grant […]

Third level college applicants have until Monday, 1st July to submit a CAO ‘Change of Mind’. Billy Ryle looks at what this entails for students… CHANGE OF MIND With the State Exams concluding, the thoughts of exhausted candidates are no doubt turning to holidays, summer jobs and travel. But there […]

As the 2019 CAO deadline fast approaches for Kerry’s 3rd level college applicants, Guidance Counsellor, Billy Ryle, looks at what students need to do… CAO application season is in full swing and with 80,000 plus applicants, about 2,500 from Kerry, competing for about 48,000 college places, it’s vital to submit a […]

Billy Ryle says 70% for Kerry students who sat the Leaving Cert will go on to Higher Education… Kerry’s CAO applicants  have done exceptionally well in Round One of college offers which went online at 6am on Monday morning. On a pro-rata population basis, Kerry’s CAO applicants are up there […]

Billy Ryle says the CAO deadline is fast approaching for Kerry’s 2,750 third level college applicants, so students need to keep an eye on the timeline… The Central Applications Office (CAO) application season gets underway in earnest this month for about 82,000 applicants competing for about 48,000 coveted college places. […]

Third level applicants have until 5.15pm on Saturday to submit a CAO ‘Change of Mind’ and Billy Ryle has some advice for students as the deadline approaches… The state exams are done and dusted so the thoughts of exhausted candidates are no doubt turning to holidays, summer jobs and travel. But […]

Guidance Counsellor, Billy Ryle, gives advice to students as deadlines approach for county’s 2,250 third level college applicants… With more than 80,000 applicants – about 2,250 from County Kerry – expected to compete for about 49,000 coveted Central Applications Office (CAO) college places, it’s vital to be aware of the key […]

Billy Ryle says students should, by all means, celebrate their Leaving Cert results on Wednesday, but keep a close eye on the critical timeline… The eagerly awaited Leaving Cert exam results will be issued this Wednesday by the State Examinations Commission (SEC) and will dovetail nicely with the beginning of the […]