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Interested to hear what others think.

The announcement of scholars frustrates me more and more each year. Last week UT reported that private school students are 2.5 times more likely to get schols than other students, which didn't surprise me but did further my frustration.

The financial rewards of schols are just too great for people to say "every part of academia favours privately educated people". Why isn't schols means tested?? Anyone I know that had gotten schols categorically has not needed to benefits. Meanwhile the vast majority of those who would need the benefits cannot get schols, because they can't afford to quit their job to study etc.

It's just so annoying and elitist and I just can't understand why it's still a thing. Totally out of reach for the ordinary person.

How many people would you say score first class in their 1st year undergrad humanities' exams?

I’m in 6th year now hoping to do engineering in TCD next year. I have another skill that I’m working on which I won’t talk about but essentially it’s better for me to work on it during certain hours. How is college and more specifically engineering when it comes to timetable flexibility if there is any at all and work load beyond lectures?

Hey guys, I was wondering if trinity posts a class ranking in undergrad.

for context i am an admitted student for the PPES programme starting in the 2026/27 year, and i wanted to get a jumpstart on reading over the summer. for any first years (or anybody really) do you have any recommendations for books that would prepare me well/be a good intro into the course? i am specifically looking for books that professors teach in first year but tbf any good theory or general literature will do as long as you believe it’ll help with my understanding! thanks a bunch!

Hey! I'm attempting to defer an exam that's taking place tomorrow for medical reasons. I've already submitted the deferral form, along with a doctor's note, and it has been accepted by my tutor. However, I have not yet received the final decision from the Students Cases team from the Academic Registry, and I worry that it might be negative. Has anyone else been in this situation? If so, what happened?

Basically, when do we find out if we have to resit anything / whether we pass the year?

After reaching out to my tutor, he said I'd "most likely" not have to resit, but since I'm international, arriving 2 weeks early to Dublin for a resit is a big deal, so I was wondering when you find out for sure.

Thanks!!

If it's department specific, I'm asking about scss btw

I'm still deciding what to put on my CAO right now, so I was wondering if anyone had any experience with the pure maths course (tr031) as that would probably be my first choice, is it much similar to LC maths and would you still recommend it from personal experience? What are the kinds of job opportunities available afterwards since I know its quite a broad degree?

Any help at all would be greatly appreciated, thanks

Hi all,

I know the first thing people are going to say is contact your tutor/school which I have already done, just wanted to see if anyone else here had experience with this.

I am guaranteed to fail an exam I have tomorrow, or atleast do so badly in it that I'd rather fail and re-sit at supplementals than let it bring my grade down badly (final year). Wondering if anyone knows if there is any repercussions if I just don't show up - or should I go and just sign the paper/write something down? Does it make any difference? Thank you.

Basically what the title says, I had an mcq exam and I completely missed that the answer sheet needed to be done in pencil instead of pen. Am I going to get docked marks or anything like that?

Is there a max amount of resits exams I can take? I looked on the academic calendar and it said the resit period for last year was 1 week.

I failed all 3 exams in the first semester (JF Physical Sciences) and this semester I might fail my other 3 exams. Will they spread out the resit exams during the resit period? I'm worried that the times may clash for me if I do end up resitting 6 exams.

Also, is it actually alright to resit 6 exams, pass them then I could continue onto 2nd year? Or will I have to repeat the year? I looked through the JF Booklet for my course and it doesn't mention a cap in amount of exams I can resit.

For those who did have to resit, were you able to register or pay fees for the 2nd year before the term started? Or did you have to wait for the resit results, pay the fees then register?

I understand that you make an advanced entry application on mytcd but is there anything else to note like when you are likely to hear a response and how likely are you to be transferred from JF to SF?

Also I was wondering how the process works if you have failed a module, would you be able to resit the exam(reassessment) and then be considered for transfer or would it make it less likely for you to be considered to be transferred?

I'm trying to register and apply for the SUSI grant early and I need a PPS number for it, but I still live in Romania. I need to submit to Mywelfare a copy after my college acceptance letter (which I don't have yet) or my college application form. I applied through CAO but I'm not sure if that counts. Should I submit a screenshot with the courses on my CAO account? Or a screenshot with a confirmation email from one of the colleges that I got?

Hi everyone. I have been waiting for weeks, and my History application still says "academic is reviewing application." I have everything submitted, but I am worried about when I will get my offer. Does anyone know how long it will take to hear back? I am stressed because I am coming from America and know the housing is tough. Anything helps! Studying for the fall semester.

Heinously cooked for one of my modules (5 ECTS). The exam is 100% of the mark. If I fail this module but pass all the rest, will I get to second year or will I have failed the year?

Hi, I’m a first-year student and I’m going to take my first online exam of the year next week.

Frankly, I haven’t studied well for the contents of the module because it’s an online exam and now I’m stressing. I’m wondering if it’s possible to have access to outside sources during the exam, like opening new tabs. Thank you!

Hey, I’m an international student who applied to TCD for an undergraduate program but I just found out I’ve been put on the waitlist. Any idea when waitlist decisions will come out?