Close consideration vital in applying for courses

With the pressures of Leaving Certificate year keeping most college applicants’ minds busy, it is important that they give close consideration, around now, to the courses for which they plan to apply.

The looming Feb 1 deadline for CAO applications is a good incentive to choose where, and what, you want to study.

A significant feature of Irish higher education is the availability of similar courses at various colleges, meaning closer physical access for many students to degrees, and other programmes, they may be interested in.