A local guidance counsellor is encouraging the Leaving Cert class of 2024 to keep their options open.
Round One CAO offers for students are to be released at 2pm today.
Around 60 per cent of students are expected to get their first choice for third level, while around 80 per cent will get one of their top three.
It is expected that universities will offer a number of high points courses on random selection today due to the high volume of top grades linked to this year's exam results.
Gerry Reilly is a guidance counsellor at St. Macartan's College in Monaghan and the secretary of the National Institute of Guidance Counsellors.
Speaking on the Joe Finnegan Show earlier this morning, he reassured students that they can repeat their exams if they are not happy with their results:
