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May 10th 2021 Onwards - 'Statement of Application Record' Email

From the 10th of May onwards, the CAO will begin emailing a 'Statement of Application Record' to anyone who applied to college using the CAO. If you applied directly to a college such as a Further Education college (also commonly called 'PLC'), don't worry. This article does not apply to you!

If you applied to CAO by Feb. 1st, you will receive an email called your 'Statement of Application Record' the week of May 10th. All others will receive the same email in the coming weeks. Don't worry if you don't get your email straight away. CAO are sending out the emails to the people who applied first and working their way through the rest after that. 

What do I need to do with this email? 

1. Read the instructions in the email and on the Statement of Application Record page here (also on www.cao.ie)

2. Log in to your CAO account to review your account information, including personal information, examination/exemption information, course choices, and supporting documentation (if supplied). Check that everything is correct.

3. If there are any errors or omissions you need to update your information immediately (follow the instructions provided on the CAO website for modifying account information online). Failure to correct information at this stage may have very serious consequences and lead to the loss of a place. 

4. Applicants must also click on the ‘Confirm’ button to indicate that they have checked their account information is all present and correct, and have followed the instructions in the email and on the website. 

What will the email from the CAO will look like? 

The CAO website have a sample email so that you can know what to expect. See below - 

SOAR-email-text.pdf (cao.ie)

When will the change of Mind Open? 

May 1st 2021 @ 12:00 (noon) 

How long to do I have to change my course options on CAO? 

You have until July 1st at 5:15pm to change your mind

How will I know that the 'Change of Mind' worked? 

You will receive an email to confirm.

Round A – 7 July 2021 at 10am 

Some offers for mature (incl. mature nursing/midwifery) and other applications will appear on the CAO website in early July. It is very important that such applicants are available to accept these early offers as they arrive. (RA acceptance is 13 July at 3pm) 

Round 0 – 5 August 2021 at 10am 

Some offers for applicants who are mature or presenting QQI FET/FETAC awards for consideration for certain courses (with a quota for QQI FET applicants) will appear on the CAO website in early August. It is very important that such applicants are available to accept these early offers as they arrive. (R0 acceptance is 10 August at 3pm) 

Round 1 – TBC 

Round One offers will issue in the week following the release of the Leaving Certificate results. Also on that day the minimum points required for entry to each course will be published on the CAO website (www.cao.ie), and on media websites. 

The Reply Date for acceptance of Round One offers will be published in the Important Dates section of the CAO website once the schedule has been agreed with the HEIs and the State Examinations Commission. 

Please note that some Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) will contact applicants who have been offered places rather than waiting until after the reply date; this is because registration and orientation will commence before September in some HEIs.