This document summarizes Cathal Harte's presentation for mature students applying to Waterford Institute of Technology. The presentation acknowledges the support of several doctors from WIT and references inspirational poems by John Masefield and Vincent Van Gogh's painting "Daffodils". It provides links to view the full presentation online and invites questions. The presentation aims to provide information and reflections for mature students on applying to third level education through the CAO process.

1. Harte C (2015) REGSA C.A.O. Information seminar,
Reflections of a Mature Student in the Educational
Process
‘The Old Man and The Sea [of Knowledge]’,
Waterford IT, unpublished.
by Cathal Harte,
20059336
Eanair 2015

2. Introduction
• I Acknowledge the support of
• The Summer Schols of Drs Boland, Yeager,
Hayes, O Doillún & Moloney of
Waterford Institute of Technology
• [of Knowledge]

3. Inspirations and Themes for Mature Applicants to W.I.T.
Sea Fever
John Masefield (1878–1967)
I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely
sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer
her by;
And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and
the white sail’s shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea’s face, and a grey
dawn breaking,
• Van Gogh, V. (1885)
Daffodils

4. This Presentation and Links to the Information are Available On
• academia.edu,
• linked in
• slideshare.com
• or you can contact me on cathalharte@eircom.net. I can take questions
during the scheduled questions section and be available for the informal
meets over coffee break,
• Go Raibh Maith Agaibh.

5. REFERENCES and THANKS:
• Hemmingway, E. (2014) The Old Man and the
Sea: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction,
London, Simon and Shuster
• Masefield, J. (2005 [1902]) Sea Fever: The Salt
Water Narratives, Oxford, Fyfield Books /
Carcanet
• Regsa. (2015) Third Level Education – Not Sure
How to Apply?, Waterford, Institute Website,
[online] available:
http://www.regsa.org/images/stories/pdf/cao_
ad_2015.pdf [accessed 3 January 2015]
• Van Gogh, V. (1885) Daffodils, in Fell, D. (2001)
Van Gogh’s Gardens, New York, Simon and
Shuster
• W.I.T. (2015) CAO Information Presentations for
Mature Applicants, Waterford, Institute
Website, [online] available:
http://www.wit.ie/events/all_news/cao_inform
ation_presentations_for_mature_applicants
[accessed 3 January 2015]
The essay and presentation are available on
academia.edu.cathalharte and
slideshare.net.cathalharte
•Go raibh míle
maith agaibh.

6. REFERENCES and THANKS:
• Hemmingway, E. (2014) The Old Man and the
Sea: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction,
London, Simon and Shuster
• Masefield, J. (2005 [1902]) Sea Fever: The Salt
Water Narratives, Oxford, Fyfield Books /
Carcanet
• Regsa. (2015) Third Level Education – Not Sure
How to Apply?, Waterford, Institute Website,
[online] available:
http://www.regsa.org/images/stories/pdf/cao_
ad_2015.pdf [accessed 3 January 2015]
• Van Gogh, V. (1885) Daffodils, in Fell, D. (2001)
Van Gogh’s Gardens, New York, Simon and
Shuster
• W.I.T. (2015) CAO Information Presentations for
Mature Applicants, Waterford, Institute
Website, [online] available:
http://www.wit.ie/events/all_news/cao_inform
ation_presentations_for_mature_applicants
[accessed 3 January 2015]
The essay and presentation are available on
academia.edu.cathalharte and
slideshare.net.cathalharte
•Go raibh míle
maith agaibh.