All I know is what they told us...that we could expect to hear back in late March/April.
Besides the fact that we won't know about RCSI acceptance cuz it's based on interviews as well (which take place in the summer), I would choose Trinity College. I have many friends there from when I spent my junior year abroad there and the grounds are spectacular. Their facilities are also top-notch. As a med student, you'd have classes / labs in a modern science building with pristing and spacious labs, as well as very antiquated buildings. It's really cool to have your Anatomy classes in the Anatomy building (yes, they have a building labeled "Anatomy" etched in stone above the doorway) and the inside is wooden like you see of old anatomy classrooms in your text books :wink: TCD is a dominant research university as well.
RCSI also has excellent facilities and faculty, but the reason I wouldn't choose it is because it's smaller than TCD, as it is just a medical school. Trinity has much more of a university culture just because it's larger and incorporates a wide variety of disciplines. A lot more sports clubs and extracurriculars to choose from. There's a great campus bar. The gym facilities kinda suck though
. Plus, from what I've heard, Trinity is cheaper.
University College Dublin is also very good, although a little less profile than Trinity and RCSI. Trinity is known as a bit of a posh school (rich, snobby) but it isn't all that much although there are people going around with prada backpacks.
I don't know much about UCC, but people from Cork in general are very nice.
Also realize that I'm slightly biased because I spent my time at Trinity and really fell in love with it, and didn't really spend a whole lot of time on the other campuses.
