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ck in February, it was announced that there had been a massive increase in the number of people applying for medicine through the CAO.

Then on Thursday, the grad med offers came out and the points for pretty much every course went up by quite a bit.

Since grad med applicants also apply through the CAO, do we think a significant portion of the reported increase in medicine applicants/first preferences was actually coming from grad med rather than undergrad applicants?

Basically, could the big increase we heard about earlier in the year have been partly driven by the increase in grad med demand, meaning the increase for undergrad medicine might not be as large as it initially seemed?

Anyone get a mature offer for med? Where are you going?

Can I just show up to random lectures in a degree im not studying?

Id like to attend some law lectures just to see what they are like, but idk do they ask questions and stuff in these classes that I could get randomly picked? Are they big enough as I wouldnt be noticed if I just sat in. For people doing law, what module would u recommend going to a few lectures for, if I can.

Do courses keep the same timetable each year, or atleast some of the bigger courses? I'll be starting med in sept, just want to see what ive got myself into

Could the students identity be released if she is found responsible for providing ucd with fake documentation, since this is a criminal matter or would she still be protected?

And what will happen with her court of appeals case? And if she provided fake evidence in the high court what will happen with that?

My grandparents recently got scammed (unfortunately this isn't the first time). The scammers convinced them to install a remote access program. Banking and watching yt are basically the only things they use the laptop for, so they dont need to be able to download stuff.

I'm trying to make the laptop as "scam-proof" as possible. Is there any way on Windows to completely block or heavily restrict downloading and installing programs? Ideally I'd like to stop them from being able to download executable files at all, so even if they're convinced by another scammer, they won't be able to install remote access software.

I'm open to any suggestions, whether that's built-in Windows settings, parental controls, third-party software, or changing their account permissions. Has anyone done something similar for elderly relatives?

Thanks!

Sorry if this is the wrong tech sub for this, I just dont want this to happen again

I'm a medical student in Ireland, and I'm not sure whether I'd be better off dating someone who's also in medicine or someone in a completely different field.

I've experienced both, and each has its pros and cons.

When I've dated other med students, we understand each other's workload, long hours, exams, and the general stress that comes with the course. It's nice not having to explain why you're busy or exhausted. The downside is that medicine can end up being all we talk about, and after spending all day studying or on placement, that can get pretty draining.

There's also the fact that after medical school, we'll likely have to move around the country for internship and specialty training. If we're both in medicine, there's a decent chance we'll end up assigned to different parts of Ireland. It's not a huge country, so it wouldn't necessarily be long-distance in the traditional sense, but it could still make a relationship more difficult for a few years.

On the other hand, when I've dated people in law or other careers, I really enjoy hearing about what they do. It gives me a break from talking about medicine all the time, and I find it interesting learning about something completely different. The downside is that they don't always understand the demands of medicine, and I don't always understand the specifics of their job either.

I'm at the stage where I'd like to be intentional about dating, so I'm wondering what people with more life experience think. Am I overthinking this, or is one option generally better than the other? I'd especially love to hear from people who have been in relationships where one or both partners work in medicine.

Do people generally prefer dating someone in the same profession, or someone in a completely different field?

I'm a medical student, and I've noticed pros and cons to both.

When I've dated other med students, we understand each other's schedules, workload, and the stress that comes with the course. It's nice not having to explain why you're busy or exhausted. The downside is that medicine can end up being all we talk about, and after spending the whole day studying or in placement, that can get a bit draining.

On the other hand, when I've dated people studying law or working in other fields, I find it really interesting hearing about what they do. It gives me a break from talking about medicine all the time and I enjoy learning about something completely different. The only downside is that sometimes they don't fully understand the demands of medicine, and I don't always understand the details of what they do either.

I'm curious what other people's experiences have been. Do you prefer dating someone in the same field as you, or someone with a completely different career? Why?

Just curious to see what people think, and whether they would choose the older contracts, because Im just after reading the RTE article about the uptake of the new contract with older consultants and it seems like a good uptake in Dublin but less so in other places

Hi ive got ucd on my cao, and ik u are basically guarenteed on campus for first yr, but how expensive is private for the following yrs? Would finding a house or a private student accom be cheaper? Im not from dublin and commuting is not possible.

Im thinking of getting a monitor for college, does anyone have any recommendations of sorta big, kinda cheapish, doesnt have to be super good quality/bright or anything

So i did my undergrad in engineering so the gaming laptops are everywhere, but i feel like med just isnt the place for them, correct me if im wrong. Ill still be keeping my gaming laptop but was also thinking of buying a mac air.

What do people think?

So ive got a fairly good gaming laptop rn, but its battery is absolute awful, as is to be expected, and will never last me a full day in college, so i was thinking of buying a mac air for the battery life, and not proud to say it but fit in with my course.

I was playing on keeping both because obv gaming on Macs aint the best.

What do people think?

So ive reapplied to the cao, and if says provided results from your college or whatever, so ive just gone to the results on the student admin and download the pdf of the results, do you think this is enough, ive had them up on the cao for over 2 weeks, and it just says "Received - ready for assessment". Or do i need something else?

Im only 1 point off, so was just wondering what people thought the chances were

Hope it went well for u

I did the hpat last yr and got a 150(50th) repeated this yr got 174(84th) u will improve guys, u got this

What are the main factors that influence where u want study?

Im just after passing my test, do people have any recommendations,make, yr, etc? or ones to stay away from? I know nothing about cars.

And is the anywhere u would suggest buying from, like donedeal?

Whats the course like? Whats UCD like? Social aspects, etc. Anyhting about med in ucd. Do u think the 6yrs is a good thing over the 5yrs elsewhere?

Thanks