Eh, the CAO finishline

Back in September we were told to apply to the Central Applications Office, or the CAO as it is affectionately known as! This is the only way to get into an HEI in Ireland going through the Leaving Cert system. But as time went on some people left it be and applied just before the deadline for applying in February. No harm done there.

Now the time has come to finally put emotions aside and seal what you want your future to be in the form of college in September/October. We were advised to put down what we want rather than being restricted by what the points you think you will get. If you wanna go for Architecture, put it down, even if you don't get the points you don't get the point. You never know. The points may drop and you may get enough points to get an offer and then you are SORTED. But if you don't put it down now you aren't going to get any chance of starting Architecture in College. You ain't in you don't win.

All in all, do you think it'd be better to be doing something you love doing than doing some course you hate and are only doing it because the money at the end of the line is good? I think the majority of people would answer doing something they love, with a few people choosing money over happiness. Each to their own. I know what my answer is and have the balls to follow through with it too.

You hear of people who did something like medicine because they could. They may not even be a people person, or have an interest in healing. They just have the brains to do the burning. And after a few years, they find out they hate it. Either from the daily stress of the job, or it is just not for them. But don't fret. There's always back doors into what you want to do. Always ways of getting into what you love doing. All hope's not lost. But let us face facts; wouldn't you rather get it right first time around?