Readers like you keep news free for everyone.
More than 5,000 readers have already pitched in to keep free access to The Journal.
For the price of one cup of coffee each week you can help keep paywalls away.
Readers like you keep news free for everyone.
More than 5,000 readers have already pitched in to keep free access to The Journal.
For the price of one cup of coffee each week you can help keep paywalls away.
TODAY WAS LEAVING Cert results day. For many secondary graduates, that has set them on the path of looking ahead to the release of CAO points on Monday.
This is when they will know if they have been accepted on the third-level course of their choice. (TheJournal.ie will be carrying the full CAO points tables on site from 6am on Monday so keep an eye out for that.)
It may feel like everything from this point on is a series of big and small decisions. Do I accept or reject my offer? Where do I start with accommodation? What do I need to prepare in advance of heading off to college?
We’ll be tackling some of those questions next week but for now, we would like to hear from our experienced readers who have already been down this road.
Let’s focus on your first home away from home at the start of college (if you have to move away at all). Did you really appreciate those brand-new sheets your mam stuck in a box for you? Is a desk lamp really a necessity? What’s the most basic technology you can get away with, ie, afford?
You tell us:
Please share your advice in the comments below and if you have images to share, feel free to email to tips@thejournal.ie, marking the subject line ‘College tips’.
To embed this post, copy the code below on your site