Self-Assessment

Before you begin researching 3rd level courses, it is important to understand yourself first.  In other words:

• What type of person are you…what are your personal qualities, what do you love doing, and what do you prefer to avoid?
• What skills do you have and what are your strengths?
• What subjects do you like or dislike in school?
• What are your hobbies and interests?
• What type of learner are you, e.g. do you learn by doing or can you easily take in information from books?

Tip: Ask your school Guidance Counsellor about the different learning styles and find out which one you are! 

• Alternatively, check out www.literacynet.org/icans/chapter03/index.html and click on “How Do You Learn Best?” and “Learning My Way”.
• Also try out the interest test on the Career Directions website; www.careerdirections.ie

Once you know more about yourself; your preferences, strengths, and abilities, researching courses will be easier to do and you will be able to make a more informed decision.

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Remember

The normal closing date for applications (online or paper) is February 1st by 5.15pm. After the 1st May and until the 1st July you may, if you wish, register a change of course choice. (However, you cannot add a restricted-application course for the first time using the Change of Mind process). You should retain a record of your application information as well as all correspondence with the CAO.