The Rough Guide to Going to College

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Yes, before you go to college you're going to have to endure the two weeks of Chinese torture they call the Leaving Cert. We give advice on studying, note taking and answering questions.

It's make your mind up time. Maybe you can't decide between two superb courses in places at different ends of the country. Maybe you don't even know what you want to be (after deciding that the Alan Shearer/Liam Gallagher/Baby Spice options aren't really feasible). Everything you need to know is here.*

This is where you can have a laugh at the guy who entered "Once, in the Gaeltacht" in the box marked sex. More usefully, you can find out how not to end up in the same boat.

Maybe college isn't for you. Maybe you didn't get the points you wanted. Maybe you want to go to England or even further afield. Maybe you want to have a garden. Maybe you want to stuff the garden and go around the world. We can help you on all of these (well, maybe not the last two).

We all know them. Broke students with torn skirts and shabby makeup (and that's just the guys). To make sure you have enough money to survive (and enough for a ~~great big booze-up that makes Brendan Behan look like Mother Teresa~~ quiet drink with friends), read on.

Everything you need to know about leaving the nest and going to a smelly little flat. Includes advice on how to cook (just like mammy), wash clothes (just like mammy) and hold wild parties (presumably not like mammy).

Copyright © David Dineen/Gary Burns/Christopher Kennedy 1999. Email: cbstramore@tinet.ie

	Yes, before you go to college you're going to have to endure the two weeks of Chinese torture they call the Leaving Cert. We give advice on studying, note taking and answering questions.
	It's make your mind up time. Maybe you can't decide between two superb courses in places at different ends of the country. Maybe you don't even know what you want to be (after deciding that the Alan Shearer/Liam Gallagher/Baby Spice options aren't really feasible). Everything you need to know is here.*
	This is where you can have a laugh at the guy who entered "Once, in the Gaeltacht" in the box marked sex. More usefully, you can find out how not to end up in the same boat.
	Maybe college isn't for you. Maybe you didn't get the points you wanted. Maybe you want to go to England or even further afield. Maybe you want to have a garden. Maybe you want to stuff the garden and go around the world. We can help you on all of these (well, maybe not the last two).
	We all know them. Broke students with torn skirts and shabby makeup (and that's just the guys). To make sure you have enough money to survive (and enough for a ~~great big booze-up that makes Brendan Behan look like Mother Teresa~~ quiet drink with friends), read on.
	Everything you need to know about leaving the nest and going to a smelly little flat. Includes advice on how to cook (just like mammy), wash clothes (just like mammy) and hold wild parties (presumably not like mammy).
Copyright © David Dineen/Gary Burns/Christopher Kennedy 1999. Email: cbstramore@tinet.ie