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How to Apply
CAO application). If you wish to be considered for the DARE
scheme, you must indicate this on Section A of the fully
completed SIF by 17:15 on 1st March 2013.
3. Instructions will be given about the completion and return
of Sections B and C of the SIF, which must arrive at CAO
by 17:15 on 1st April 2013.
Condition of a DARE Offer
Students who receive a DARE offer must register with the
Disability Service and agree on a schedule of meetings with the
service.
More Information
More Information on DARE is available from your school
Guidance Counsellor or the Disability Office (see below).
Information can also be found on:
,
;
In addition, a DARE Application Clinic will be held on
Wednesday 23 January 2013, from 6pm – 8pm in the Arts
Building, Trinity College Dublin. To reserve a place please
contact the Disability Service on 01 896 3111.
Language or mathematics waiver
Students with specific learning difficulties and hearing disabilities
may apply for a waiver of the modern language requirement.
In addition, students with dyscalculia may be eligible to request
exemption from the matriculation requirement of a pass in
mathematics, where mathematics does not form any component
of their intended course.
See
for further details. Please note:
1. This is a separate application to the DARE supplementary
admissions process and written application must be made to
the Admissions Office, Trinity College, Dublin 2 before 1 July
of the year of entry.
2. Students should be aware that the criteria for waiving the
language or mathematics requirement are different to that
required for the DARE scheme. Therefore the granting
of a language waiver does not mean that a student is
automatically eligible for the DARE scheme.
Allocation of places
Where demand for places exceeds the number of places
available, places are awarded on merit.
Further information
If you wish to clarify any issues or concerns you may have
in relation to your disability and the demands of a course, or
on professional practice after qualification, please contact a
member of the Disability Service staff by phone or e-mail at:
Phone: + 353 1 896 3111
E-mail:
or
Website:
or
Mature students
All undergraduate courses in Trinity College are open to mature
applicants. Mature student applicants are not required to satisfy the
normal matriculation requirements and are not required to meet
competitive academic entry levels (e.g. Leaving Certificate points),
but are considered in the first instance on the basis of how relevant
their life, work and educational experiences are to the course(s) that
they wish to pursue. In addition, all applicants should demonstrate
an interest in and knowledge of their course choice(s).
In order to apply to Trinity College as a mature applicant you must:
n
be an EU applicant (see page 19).
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be at least 23 years of age on 1 January 2013.
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submit a CAO application form to the Central Applications
Office (CAO) by 1 February 2013.
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submit a Trinity College Mature Student Supplementary
Application Form (required for all CAO courses with the
exception of nursing and midwifery) by 1 February 2013.
Late applications will not be considered from mature students.
CAO applications may be made online at
The Trinity College Mature Student Supplementary Application
Form should be submitted online. See
for full details and to complete
the supplementary application form.
Please note that a valid CAO number is required prior to
submitting a Trinity College Mature Student Supplementary
Application Form.
Applicants to all courses may be required to attend an interview.
Interviews are usually held between mid-March and mid-May.
Certain courses may also require applicants to meet other
assessment criteria. For information on additional assessments
for specific courses please refer to the Mature Student
Guidelines booklet available from the Admissions Office, Trinity
College, Dublin 2, tel: +353 1 896 4444. The Mature Student
Guidelines booklet is also available to download at
Trinity College will inform mature applicants of the outcome
of their application before the end of May to allow successful
applicants the maximum time possible to prepare for the start of
the academic year 2013. Official offers to successful applicants
are made through the CAO in early July. To secure your place
you must return a formal acceptance notice to the CAO by the
specified reply date.
An information session on preparing for College will take place
for all successful mature applicants in July 2013. An orientation
programme for all successful mature applicants will take place
in September 2013.
For further information on studying in TCD as a mature student
please contact the mature student officer, phone +353 1 896 1386,
e-mail:
or visit
Mature Student information seminar: see page 15.
