Students will have an opportunity to sample what IT Sligo has to offer in advance of the CAO Change of Mind deadline on July 1st.
The Institute is running daily tours of its campus, starting on June 19th.
The tours are open to students, mature students, parents and Guidance Counsellors.
The 45-minute excursions will begin from the Institute’s main reception at 11am each day and will take in IT Sligo’s three Schools of learning: Business & Social Sciences, Engineering & Design and Science. The visit will also include the Yeats Library, the Students Services Centre, the new 600-seater student canteen and the sports facilities at the Knocknarea Arena.
There will also be help and advice available for students and their parents on accommodation, fees and grants.
“The aim of the daily tours is to provide valuable insights for prospective students, particularly final year Leaving Certificate students, who are still weighing their final third-level choices,” says Hollie Hastings, who is the Institute’s Campus Tour coordinator.
“For many, the tour will provide welcome reassurance that they are on the right track. But more importantly, it should help crystallise the thoughts of those students who are still in two minds about their choice.”
Students have until 5.15pm on Wednesday, July 1st to make their CAO Change of Mind choices on www.cao.ie.
“We always recommend to students that, when it comes to course preferences, they choose what’s in their heart rather than what they have the points for,” said Gerry Hegarty, Student Affairs Manager at IT Sligo.
“IT Sligo campus has top class facilities and we are committed to providing students with an excellent student experience. We offer a broad range of programmes that are employment focussed. Staff are dedicated to promoting student success.” Hegarty also points out that given the rising cost of accommodation in other larger urban centres, IT Sligo is a very good choice from a costs perspective.
The first of the IT Sligo daily tours will take place on Friday June 19th at 11am, and will continue each weekday up to (and including) Wednesday, July 1st.
For more information email hastings.hollie@nullitsligo.ie or phone 071 9305855.