CAO

CAO Points Jump Significantly for High-Demand Courses

Points for 80 per cent of Trinity's courses spiked in the first round of CAO offers.
By Cormac Watson and Aoife Kearins

Ditching Orals and Practicals Has Been Divisive. The Consequences Will Be Far-Reaching

The repercussions of scrapping orals and practicals could be massive for future college students, writes Aisling Marren.
By Aisling Marren

Defending Trinity’s Challenge of the Admissions System

Professor Patrick Geoghegan responds to an Irish Times op-ed piece and accuses it of taking a cheap shot at the students admitted by the study.
By Patrick Geoghegan

Trinity’s Admissions Study is Still Fundamentally Flawed

Despite recent changes to Trinity’s admissions feasibility study, it still fails to improve on the “rational, transparent process” of the Leaving Cert, writes the former General Manager of the CAO.
By John McAvoy
Editorial

Praise for Challenging the College Admissions System

We shouldn't shrink from change, and regardless of the outcome, investigating it is worthwhile.

Big Rise for Trinity’s STEM and Law Courses, with Medicine Points Unchanged

7,876 student selected Trinity as their first preference, with 3000 offers made for Trinity places this morning.
By Sinéad Baker and Edmund Heaphy

The Rise and Fall of Points

A compilation of the past five years of CAO points, including for every TSM combination.

Points Drop for Medicine Nationally and Dramatic Rise for Trinity’s Science Courses

The points required to study medicine have dropped nationwide while some science courses in Trinity have risen by more than 50 points.

The CAO First Round: A Breakdown

Record number of places offered to CAO applicants as points rise