The deadline for acceptance of CAO round one offers closes this evening.
If students don't take-up their offer by 5.15 the offer will lapse.
Round two offers arrive by post on Thursday.
Ian Power of student youth website Spunout-dot-ie has this advice for candidates:
First round offers
According to the CAO's website, candidates are placed on a merit list, according to the number of points they've been awarded in the Leaving Cert. The greater your points score, the higher you will appear in the order of merit list for the course. Places are offered to an appropriate number of applicants, beginning with those at the top of the order of merit list and descending.
Third Level institutions distinguish between applicants on equal points scores by appending to each score a randomly-generated number. The combined score/random number is the final determinant of your position in the order of merit.
If you fail to deal with an offer properly and on time, you may lose the place.
In checking the website, the CAO reminds candidates that it is important to check for actual offers and not to rely on points levels.
Round two
A second round of offers will be issued, usually in late August/early September, to fill any remaining vacancies.
After round two
Thereafter, offers will be issued as necessary, until October, to fill any vacancies that may arise.
The CAO office is open 09:30 to 13:00, and 14:00 to 17:15, Monday to Friday - outside of those hours, the CAO website is monitored.
