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Hey! I’m flying in this September for my girlfriend’s graduation with her family, but she’s only getting two tickets. Does anyone have an extra ticket I could use, or know someone who’s giving theirs away? I’d really appreciate it!

Hi everyone, I want to make a complete collection of hear and dare reduction of points for a variety of courses and compile them into one single excel spreadsheet. I'm posting this across many different subreddits and collecting averages and lowest accepted etc... I would greatly appreciate it if you could comment on your own experiences with HEAR/DARE , and your reduction of points. Whether it be a course like medicine or radiation therapy or education etc... literally any course. Any and all information is appreciated. I wanna be able to post the excel sheet for everyone and be able to give a complete educated guess on this year's reduction and even years in the future as I've found it difficult myself to find this information. Thanks 🙏🙏🙏🙏

Areas of UCD medical school ‘inadequate’ for students with disability - Irish Medical Independent

Do they still exist in UCD?

Hello! I was thinking of pursuing the MSc Politics and Data Science program in the future. I am currently a Political Science student. What are the jobs I can have when I pursue that MSc program? Any alumni of the program here? Thank you!

I got my final class the other day for my degree and got 3.59 GPA (1.1 being 3.68). My degree is weighted 30% based off 3rd year gpa (3.5) and 70% based off 4th year (3.64). If I’ve done the maths correctly I would need a 3.76 in final year to get a first.

I will admit I didn’t work as hard as I should have in 3rd year so my grades reflected that but I put in so many more hours and much more effort in final year so I really was hoping for a first. I also only got a grade for 2 modules at Christmas since my 20 credit research project which I got an A+ in wasn’t technically finished until Feb.

I do think some of my grades from this semester should’ve been higher but I’m wondering if there’s even a chance of getting them bumped up at this point particularly since I’m not *hugely* far off a 1.1. Anyone any experience with this?

I am looking to go into research and I do have a publication to my name so I’ve been told that should help make up for the 2.1 but still a 1.1 would be nice

i’m aiming on having a 2 day week next semester (2 consecutive days), and i have a 3 hour commute each way, is there anywhere on campus that you could get away with spending the night at and actually get a bit of sleep? i wanna avoid having to commute back the first evening knowing im back in the next morning, if possible. i was thinking the village maybe or if anyone knows cheap reliable air bnbs near campus that would be very helpful too :)!

Just wondering if anyone can shed some light on this situation.

I appealed one of my results last year and went up a grade which meant I could now do my first choice on my cao. However UCD emailed me saying that the course was full but I had a place for next year in the same course and if I filled out the CAO I would get my offer in early July.

While filling out my CAO, I was told due to my circumstances as an amended deferral, and not deferral by choice, I could apply for more than just my deferred course. However, for me to put more than my deferred course down, I can’t click the deferred applicant button at the bottom of the page.

Will my whole application be null if I don’t click this or should I leave it empty because I am an amended deferral student? Any help would seriously mean the world as I am stressed rn

To begin with I finished A levels last year and got A*A*AB and took a gap year to gain experience in the legal field(-secured two back to back internships- before I start my BCL degree at UCD. Can you guys give advise on how my path might look? since I do want to train and work in Ireland as a lawyer

Hi everyone,

I'm an international student from India planning to join UCD for a Master's in September 2026.

I'm wondering if anyone else from India is joining around the same time. If so, how are you planning to sort out your accommodation?

Are you applying for on-campus accommodation, or are you planning to stay off-campus?

If off-campus, when are you planning to start looking, and which areas are you considering?

Any tips or advice from current UCD students would also be greatly appreciated!

It would also be great to connect with other incoming students. Thanks in advance!

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.

I've been allotted one of the shared room accommodations in Village 1 for September 2026 intake. Honestly, I'm not complaining because I'm NOT risking it in this rental market and I'm used to living in shared accommodations.

Just had a few questions for anyone who's lived in these rooms:

1. How many people would be sharing a kitchen? I understand these rooms were originally meant for single occupancy but does that mean you have to share the kitchen with double the amount of people (which I'm guessing could be up to 14 🤔)

2. Do we get to know who we will be sharing the room with? I would prefer to share a room with someone of the same gender at least, are there any provisions around this?

3. My lease is for 8 months - is there any possibility for extending it for the entire year?

Would be grateful to know anything about this!

I can't decide which one id rather I've done research but still cannot decide which would suit me best can anyone give insight if they have done one of them or knows someone who has?

What's the refund policy of Smurfit Business School if a student's visa is rejected

As someone living in Meath who would be relying on an infrequent Bus line that would take min 1h40m to get to the campus, i really need to know both the earliest possible time that lectures for the course begin and the most frequent time.

I have experience in jujitsu and was wondering if someone who's not yet in college or even doesn't go to ucd can join the clubs specifically the martial art clubs when the academic year starts