WIT moves online with a week of virtual open days for CAO applicants

Each afternoon (20-24 April) will feature one of the academic schools (business, engineering, health sciences, humanities, and science and computing)

Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) is to run a week of virtual open days this April to help prospective undergraduate students in the south east and beyond with their going to college questions.

WIT's Virtual Open Days will take place completely online at www.wit.ie/virtualopenday between Monday, 20 April and Friday, 24 April 2020.

Each afternoon that week will be given over exclusively to one of the academic schools (business, engineering, health sciences, humanities, and science and computing). And on Wednesday there is an additional morning event for adult learners with specific queries around returning to college as a mature applicant.

Live chat with lecturers and staff

During each virtual open day prospective students or parents of CAO applicants will have the chance to chat live with lecturers from that academic School as well as support staff. They can also take an interactive tour of the WIT campus to get a flavour of what to expect.

Marketing and outreach officer at WIT, John Power explains how it works. “Each day lecturers and support staff from the academic school scheduled for that day will be online to answer questions which will help CAO applicants choose the college course that's right for them. What's really interesting is people can join the conversation online and see the questions other prospective students have.”

“A big part of each virtual open day is the chance to talk with lecturers who deliver our undergraduate programmes and the support staff from right across the institute. Online each day you can chat with staff from our admissions, schools liaison, outreach, fees and grants, accommodation and student life and learning departments,” he adds.

1 May late application deadline for CAO

The timing of the virtual open days are crucial for CAO applicants or anybody considering a full-time undergraduate course this year. At midday on Tuesday, 5 May 2020 the CAO Online Change of Mind facility becomes available, allowing applicants to amend their choices for free. Friday, 1 May is the final application date for late applicants, including mature applicants to WIT, school leavers who have been exploring other options, students on further educations courses and those who have completed their Leaving Cert and are under 23 who are interested in a return to education.

WIT's Virtual Open Days schedule

2pm-4pm Monday, 20 April 2020 School of Business Virtual Open Day: Business, Accounting, Digital Marketing and Retail Management CAO courses.

2pm-4pm Tuesday, 21 April 2020 School of Engineering Virtual Open Day: Engineering, Built Environment, Engineering Technology and Architecture CAO courses.

10am-12pm Wednesday, 22 April 2020 Mature Student and Student Supports Virtual Open Day.

2pm-4pm Wednesday, 22 April 2020 School of Health Sciences Virtual Open Day Nursing, Health Sciences, Sport and Exercise Sciences CAO courses.

2pm-4pm Thursday, 23 April 2020 School of Humanities Virtual Open Day: Arts, Social Science, Law, Psychology, Culinary Arts, Hospitality, Art, Design and Music CAO courses.

2pm-4pm Friday, 24 April 2020 School of Science and Computing Virtual Open Day: Laboratory Science, Land Science and Computing CAO courses.

Virtual tour of campus

“The interactive virtual campus tour gives students the option of touring the main Cork Road campus where they can see what classrooms and lecture halls look like. They can also explore the facilities at the WIT Arena virtually.”

Power adds that when it is safe to do so, WIT would like to run future students free guided one-hour campus tours with WIT’s graduate ambassadors.

WIT Main Campus Tour

Link: https://open.wit.ie/virtual-tours/

WIT Arena Campus Tour

Link: https://open.wit.ie/virtual-tours/