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Abby Purcell from Midleton who received an Undergraduate Entrance Scholarship to the BA in Early Childhood Care and Education Studies programme at MIC. Photos: Brian Arthur Brian ArthurImage 2 of 5
Katie Jordan from Douglas received an Undergraduate Entrance Scholarship to the Bachelor of Education in Education (Primary Teaching) and Psychology programme. Brian ArthurImage 3 of 5
Kevin McCarthy from Leap received an Undergraduate Entrance Scholarship to the Bachelor of Education (Primary Teaching) programme. Brian ArthurImage 4 of 5
Marian O’Neill from Wilton received an Undergraduate Entrance Scholarship to the Bachelor of Education in Education (Primary Teaching) and Psychology programme. Brian ArthurImage 5 of 5
Brian ArthurFour Cork students have been awarded an entrance scholarship from a college in Limerick in recognition of their impressive Leaving Cert results.
Mary Immaculate College (MIC) awarded scholarships to from Midleton’s Abby Purcell, Katie Jordan from Douglas, Kevin McCarthy from Leap and Marian O'Neill from Wilton. The four Corkonians were among 47 first year MIC students to be celebrated by the college.
The scholarships, valued at €2,000 each, are generally officially presented to recipients at a special on-campus event but this was not possible this year due to Covid-19.
Abby, who received 521 points after studying at Bruce College in Cork city, is studying the BA in Early Childhood Care and Education Studies at MIC.
She said: “I am over the moon and very grateful to have received this entrance scholarship. I’m loving my time in MIC so far. I’ve made friends I adore and I’m enjoying my course. Here’s to the next four years!”
Congratulating the recipients was Vice-President of Academic Affairs at MIC, Professor Niamh Hourigan, who said: “These scholarships are awarded on the basis of high-level CAO points obtained in the Leaving Certificate Exams. Many of those receiving the scholarship today received the maximum 625 points and so are very worthy recipients indeed.”
MIC’s Student Recruitment Officer, Dr Patrick Cosgrove, added: “Every student who progresses immediately from second-level study is eligible for the scholarships, which are shared among all our undergraduate programmes across both campuses. We were very impressed with the calibre of candidates this year and we saw 15 students exceeding 600 points, 11 of whom achieved the maximum 625 points. I want to wish the students the very best as they continue their studies with MIC.
“Incoming students are also eligible to apply for our popular elite sports scholarships and the CAO concession scheme. Unfortunately, it's not possible to hold on-campus open days at present due to Covid-19 but those who are considering studying at MIC can find out everything you need to know about our 13 undergraduate programmes, including our newly launched bachelor of science in psychology, at mic.ie/CAO.”