College offers available online from Monday

MOST students who have applied for college places will be able to find out if they have been offered one of their preferred courses on Monday.

In a move to ease the anxiety of applicants, offers will be made available online a day earlier than in previous years. While written offers will not be arriving in the post until Tuesday morning - as has been the practice in the past - the Central Applications Office website (www.cao.ie) will allow applicants to view and accept offers from 6am on Monday.

While 2,500 fewer people have applied for a place through the CAO system this year, there is no certainty that there will be a significant drop in the points required for many disciplines.