Ulster Colleges

[Ethan Tremblay]

I always wondered about teachers persuading kids into returning for their A-Levels for the sole benefit of playing football, knowing fine well they are going to do nothing results wise, and are ultimately wasting years of their lives at school. 

[thewobbler]

If the GAA was to close down tomorrow, there'd still be:

1. Academically challenged lads staying on for A-Levels / leaving cert, because they're 16 years old and don't know what they want to do yet in life, and staying in school is both the best and least final decision for now.

2. Academically challenged young lads going to college for a few weeks/months or even a year, because they're 18 years old and don't know yet what they want to do in life. But they do gain a life experience and a bit of perspective.

3. Both academically challenged and academically suited young lads heading to college, for no other reason than to go partying for as long as they can get away with it, before they go into a trade, or a family firm, etc.

Reading some of the comments above though, you'd swear it was Gaelic Games was the driver.

[Armagh18]

If the GAA was to close down tomorrow, there'd still be:

1. Academically challenged lads staying on for A-Levels / leaving cert, because they're 16 years old and don't know what they want to do yet in life, and staying in school is both the best and least final decision for now.

2. Academically challenged young lads going to college for a few weeks/months or even a year, because they're 18 years old and don't know yet what they want to do in life. But they do gain a life experience and a bit of perspective.

3. Both academically challenged and academically suited young lads heading to college, for no other reason than to go partying for as long as they can get away with it, before they go into a trade, or a family firm, etc.

Reading some of the comments above though, you'd swear it was Gaelic Games was the driver.

Yeah spot on. No harm in lads pissing about for a year in uni tbh.

[trailer]

It was alright in the 90s  going to J'town and to f@=k about for a few years, kicking ball, changing courses and eventually leaving with no qualifications.  Worse case you would rack up £5k - £7k or thereabouts of student loans.  Different story these days in that if you undertake the same 'journey' you come out with nothing but £20k+ debt.

If the GAA was to close down tomorrow, there'd still be:

1. Academically challenged lads staying on for A-Levels / leaving cert, because they're 16 years old and don't know what they want to do yet in life, and staying in school is both the best and least final decision for now.

2. Academically challenged young lads going to college for a few weeks/months or even a year, because they're 18 years old and don't know yet what they want to do in life. But they do gain a life experience and a bit of perspective.

3. Both academically challenged and academically suited young lads heading to college, for no other reason than to go partying for as long as they can get away with it, before they go into a trade, or a family firm, etc.

Reading some of the comments above though, you'd swear it was Gaelic Games was the driver.

Think the days of getting to stay in a school because of football is over. And fellas going to J'stown to do some bullshit course and play some football should catch themselves on as well. Most employers put CVs with J'stown degrees on them straight into the bin.

[Milltown Row2]

It was alright in the 90s  going to J'town and to f@=k about for a few years, kicking ball, changing courses and eventually leaving with no qualifications.  Worse case you would rack up £5k - £7k or thereabouts of student loans.  Different story these days in that if you undertake the same 'journey' you come out with nothing but £20k+ debt.

If the GAA was to close down tomorrow, there'd still be:

1. Academically challenged lads staying on for A-Levels / leaving cert, because they're 16 years old and don't know what they want to do yet in life, and staying in school is both the best and least final decision for now.

2. Academically challenged young lads going to college for a few weeks/months or even a year, because they're 18 years old and don't know yet what they want to do in life. But they do gain a life experience and a bit of perspective.

3. Both academically challenged and academically suited young lads heading to college, for no other reason than to go partying for as long as they can get away with it, before they go into a trade, or a family firm, etc.

Reading some of the comments above though, you'd swear it was Gaelic Games was the driver.

Think the days of getting to stay in a school because of football is over. And fellas going to J'stown to do some bullshit course and play some football should catch themselves on as well. Most employers put CVs with J'stown degrees on them straight into the bin.

That's just full of crap

[Armagh18]

It was alright in the 90s  going to J'town and to f@=k about for a few years, kicking ball, changing courses and eventually leaving with no qualifications.  Worse case you would rack up £5k - £7k or thereabouts of student loans.  Different story these days in that if you undertake the same 'journey' you come out with nothing but £20k+ debt.

If the GAA was to close down tomorrow, there'd still be:

1. Academically challenged lads staying on for A-Levels / leaving cert, because they're 16 years old and don't know what they want to do yet in life, and staying in school is both the best and least final decision for now.

2. Academically challenged young lads going to college for a few weeks/months or even a year, because they're 18 years old and don't know yet what they want to do in life. But they do gain a life experience and a bit of perspective.

3. Both academically challenged and academically suited young lads heading to college, for no other reason than to go partying for as long as they can get away with it, before they go into a trade, or a family firm, etc.

Reading some of the comments above though, you'd swear it was Gaelic Games was the driver.

Think the days of getting to stay in a school because of football is over. And fellas going to J'stown to do some bullshit course and play some football should catch themselves on as well. Most employers put CVs with J'stown degrees on them straight into the bin.

100% wrong lol

[general_lee]

It was alright in the 90s  going to J'town and to f@=k about for a few years, kicking ball, changing courses and eventually leaving with no qualifications.  Worse case you would rack up £5k - £7k or thereabouts of student loans.  Different story these days in that if you undertake the same 'journey' you come out with nothing but £20k+ debt.

If the GAA was to close down tomorrow, there'd still be:

1. Academically challenged lads staying on for A-Levels / leaving cert, because they're 16 years old and don't know what they want to do yet in life, and staying in school is both the best and least final decision for now.

2. Academically challenged young lads going to college for a few weeks/months or even a year, because they're 18 years old and don't know yet what they want to do in life. But they do gain a life experience and a bit of perspective.

3. Both academically challenged and academically suited young lads heading to college, for no other reason than to go partying for as long as they can get away with it, before they go into a trade, or a family firm, etc.

Reading some of the comments above though, you'd swear it was Gaelic Games was the driver.

Think the days of getting to stay in a school because of football is over. And fellas going to J'stown to do some bullshit course and play some football should catch themselves on as well. Most employers put CVs with J'stown degrees on them straight into the bin.

100% wrong lol

Degrees count for very little nowadays no matter where they're from.

[trailer]

It was alright in the 90s  going to J'town and to f@=k about for a few years, kicking ball, changing courses and eventually leaving with no qualifications.  Worse case you would rack up £5k - £7k or thereabouts of student loans.  Different story these days in that if you undertake the same 'journey' you come out with nothing but £20k+ debt.

If the GAA was to close down tomorrow, there'd still be:

1. Academically challenged lads staying on for A-Levels / leaving cert, because they're 16 years old and don't know what they want to do yet in life, and staying in school is both the best and least final decision for now.

2. Academically challenged young lads going to college for a few weeks/months or even a year, because they're 18 years old and don't know yet what they want to do in life. But they do gain a life experience and a bit of perspective.

3. Both academically challenged and academically suited young lads heading to college, for no other reason than to go partying for as long as they can get away with it, before they go into a trade, or a family firm, etc.

Reading some of the comments above though, you'd swear it was Gaelic Games was the driver.

Think the days of getting to stay in a school because of football is over. And fellas going to J'stown to do some bullshit course and play some football should catch themselves on as well. Most employers put CVs with J'stown degrees on them straight into the bin.

That's just full of crap

Ok they just delete them. Sorry pedantic pat.

[Milltown Row2]

If an applicant meets the criteria they should be given an interview, as far as I know you can't have criteria that says degrees from this college is binned/deleted

Its been a while since I was interviewing people but can't remember that being on it..

What colleges degrees are you ok with?

[trailer]

If an applicant meets the criteria they should be given an interview, as far as I know you can't have criteria that says degrees from this college is binned/deleted

Its been a while since I was interviewing people but can't remember that being on it..

What colleges degrees are you ok with?

LOL.

[Truth hurts]

This weekend, will any Ulster school games be streamed?

[johnnycool]

This weekend, will any Ulster school games be streamed?

Mageean Cup final is to be streamed tonight if that helps.

[imtommygunn]

Where Jc? Ulster Gaa?

[Saffrongael]

Where Jc? Ulster Gaa?

Yep

https://page.inplayer.com/ulstergaatv/item.html?id=3706732

£5

[lurganblue]

This weekend, will any Ulster school games be streamed?

I saw the Abbey posted that their game wouldnt be streamed tonight