Universities expect to use lottery to select hopefuls for several high-point courses such as dentistry and economics & finance
Latest figures show the number of CAO applications is running close to last year’s record-breaking number. File photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish TimesAbout half of this year’s college applicants are expected to secure their top course preference when offers issue on Wednesday afternoon despite high CAO points this year, according to higher education sources.
However, universities expect to have to use random selection, or a lottery, to select applicants in some high points courses this year. Among those courses likely to be affected are dentistry, economics & finance, and management science.This is due to the bunching of students with top grades on foot of inflated Leaving Cert grades this year. Random selection was used in almost 50 courses last year, a pattern likely to be seen again.
In addition, CAO “change of mind” data based on students’ course preferences — as of the July 1st deadline — shows a small decline in applications for nursing and medicine courses. From September, successful applicants can enrol in one of 23 courses in areas such as nursing, computer science, engineering and businessThere have been 670 applications so far for up to 500 places.
Several thousand mature applicants and from further education routes have already secured college places in earlier CAO offer rounds.
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