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Who Should Apply to DARE?
DARE is for school leavers (under 23 years old as of 1 January
2012) who have the ability to benefit from and succeed in higher
education but who may not meet the points for their preferred
course due to the impact of a disability. Mature and FETAC
students have different admissions routes, see below and
page 25.
How to Apply to DARE?
1. Apply to CAO by 17:15 on 1 February 2012.
2. No later than 17:15 on 1 March 2012, you must disclose
your disability and/or specific learning difficulty in your CAO
application and fully and correctly complete Section A of the
Supplementary Information Form (the SIF is a part of your
CAO application). If you wish to be considered for the DARE
scheme, you must indicate this on Section A of the fully
completed SIF by 17:15 on 1 March 2012.
3. Instructions will be given about the completion and return
of Sections B and C of the SIF to arrive at CAO by 17:15
on 1 April 2012.
Condition of a DARE Offer
Students who receive a DARE offer must register with the
Disability Service and agree on a schedule of meetings with the
service.
More Information
More Information on DARE is available from your school
Guidance Counsellor or the Disability Office (see below).
Information can also be found on:
www.accesscollege.ie
,
www.cao.ie
;
www.tcd.ie/Admissions/undergraduate/apply/
eu/disability
In addition, a DARE Application Clinic will be held on
Wednesday 25 January 2012, from 6pm – 8pm in the Arts
Building, Trinity College Dublin. To reserve a place please
contact the Disability Service on 01 896 3111.
Language or mathematics waiver
Students with specific learning difficulties and hearing disabilities
may apply for a waiver of the modern language requirement.
In addition, students with dyscalculia may be eligible to request
exemption from the matriculation requirement of a pass in
mathematics, where mathematics does not form any component
of their intended course.
See
www.tcd.ie/Admissions/undergraduate/apply/eu/disability
for further details. Please note:
1. This is a separate application to the DARE supplementary
admissions process and written application must be made to
the Admissions Office, Regent House, Trinity College Dublin
before 1 July of the year of entry.
2. Students should be aware that the criteria for waiving the
language or mathematics requirement are different to that
required for the DARE scheme. Therefore the granting
of a language waiver does not mean that a student is
automatically eligible for the DARE scheme.
Allocation of places
Where demand for places exceeds the number of places
available, places are awarded on merit.
Further information
If you wish to clarify any issues or concerns you may have
in relation to your disability and the demands of a course, or
on professional practice after qualification, please contact a
member of the Disability Service staff by phone or e-mail at:
Phone: + 353 1 896 3111
E-mail:
disab@tcd.ie
Website:
www.tcd.ie/disability
Mature students
All undergraduate courses in Trinity College are open to mature
applicants. Mature student applicants are not required to satisfy
the normal matriculation requirements and are not required to
meet competitive academic entry levels (e.g. Leaving Certificate
points), but are considered in the first instance on the basis of
how relevant their life, work and educational experiences are
to the course(s) that they wish to pursue.
In addition, all applicants should demonstrate an interest in
and knowledge of their course choice(s).
In order to apply to Trinity College as a mature applicant
you must:
n
be an EU applicant (see page 19).
n
be at least 23 years of age on 1 January 2012.
n
submit a CAO application form to the Central Applications
Office (CAO) by 1 February 2012.
n
submit a Trinity College Mature Student Supplementary
Application Form (required for all CAO courses with the
exception of nursing) to the Admissions Office by 1 February
2012.
Late applications will not be considered from mature
students. If posting your application form to Trinity College
please retain proof of postage.
CAO applications may be made online at
www.cao.ie
.
Mature Student Supplementary Application Forms should
be obtained from and returned to the Admissions Office,
Regent House, Trinity College, Dublin 2. Tel: +353 1 896 4444.
The forms are also available to download at
www.tcd.ie/
maturestudents/apply
Applicants to all courses may be required to attend an interview.
Interviews are usually held between mid-March and the end of
April.