40,000 students accept places in 2015 first round CAO offers

Almost 40,000 applicants have accepted a third-level place in this year’s first round of CAO offers.

More than 52,000 students received an offer this year, with half of Level 8 applicants being offered a place on their first preference course.

A second round of offers will be made on Thursday 27th of August.

In a statement the CAO reminded students who have accepted a second or lower preference course that they may receive an offer of a higher preference course in the second round. Those students are free to accept or ignore the later offer.

Students may also find a suitable course on the CAO’s Available Places facility. There are 200 courses listed on the site which are open to new and existing applicants.

The facility is free for existing applicants and is accessible via the CAO website.

Those who have not applied for a CAO place, but who now want to study, may also look for a course on the facility, for a fee of €40.

We at CareerWise would like to wish all students the very best with their studies.

Joe Robbins

(Director) BBS (Hons), MBPICS – Shannon Office

Joe Robbins is co-founder of CareerWise Recruitment. A graduate of the University of Limerick (Degree in Business Studies, 1985), Joe worked in the UK for five years where he specialised in materials management, production management and plant management for a number of companies.

He returned to Ireland in 1992 to become Operations Manager for a Cork-based start-up, FMC Automotive Division which was subsequently taken over by Snap-on Equipment. Joe managed the business re-location of this company to Shannon in 1997 before setting up CareerWise Recruitment in 1999.

He is a committee member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) Mid-West region, and a former Director and Vice President of the Shannon Chamber of Commerce. Joe is former Chairperson of the Sixmilebridge Camogie Club and current Chairperson of the Clare County Camogie Board.

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