Applying to Uni: it

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Applying to Uniits easy if you know what to do
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Thinking about uni???

• Its a big decision uni isnt for everyone
• Take your application seriously read and follow
  instructions
• Be responsible for your decisions and your
  application

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What is UAC?

• Universities Admissions Centre
• processes applications for
• undergraduate courses
• some postgraduate courses
• educational access schemes (EAS)
• equity scholarships on behalf of participating
  institutions

• administers STAT in NSW
• Calculates the ATAR in NSW and sends advice to
  HSC students

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What is the ATAR?

• Its all about POSITION its a NUMBER that
  shows your position relative to other students
• For example, if a students overall academic
  performance is good enough to place them in the
  top 15 of their age group ? their ATAR would be
  85.

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Maximising your ATAR

• The only way you can maximise your ATAR is by
  working to your potential.
• It is NOT TRUE that your ATAR is influenced by
• - the subjects you choose
• - the school you attend

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THESE ARE MYTHS!
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Fred and Laura
Course HSC mark Percentile HSC mark Percentile
Biology 70 42 80 72
Business Studies 70 37 80 71
English Advanced 70 14 80 46
Mathematics 70 23 80 52
Modern History 70 27 80 59
Visual Arts 70 16 80 57
ATAR 58.20 79.80 ATAR 58.20 79.80 ATAR 58.20 79.80 ATAR 58.20 79.80 ATAR 58.20 79.80
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Steps to applying

• 1 Prepare
• 2 Apply
• 3 Manage
• 4 Accept offers

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Step 1 Prepare
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Prepare

• PINs HSC and UAC
• Name legal name
• Tax File Number HECS-HELP
• Prerequisites
• UAC Guide
• Choosing your courses

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Prerequisites

• STAT
• UMAT
• Include your candidate number when you Apply
• Check other requirements including subject
  prerequisites and additional selection criteria

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UAC 2014 Guide

• General information about the participating
  institutions
• Table of courses available with last years
  cut-offs
• Detailed course descriptions
• Additional selection criteria

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Choosing your courses

• Check out Uni Open Days
• Choose courses that interest you, with subjects
  you are good at
• up to nine courses, at up to 9 institutions
• preference-based system
• Change your course
  preferences later
  as many times as you like!

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Step 2 Apply
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Apply

• Uni
• Scholarships
• EAS

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Apply to UNI

• APPLY online at www.uac.edu.au
• applications open early August on-time closing
  28 September
• LIST 1 to 9 courses in your order of preference
• PAY processing charge PRINT confirmation and
  payment
• CHANGE course preferences up to 4 January BUT
  check early closing dates

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Apply for scholarships

• Through UAC
• Equity scholarships
• apply online through UAC
• check closing dates
• Others
• Merit - direct application to uni
• Commonwealth Centrelink

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Apply for EAS

• Educational Access Schemes (EAS)
• EAS can help students who have experienced
  long-term disadvantage(s) beyond their control
  - get into UNI
• Students can claim from 24 Types of Disadvantage
  from six broad categories disrupted
  schooling
• financial hardship
• home environment/ responsibilities
• English language difficulty
• personal illness and disability
• school environment

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EAS (cont)

• EAS is not open to applicants who are
• International fee-paying applicants
• Claiming disrupted schooling arising from
  commitments as an athlete or performer

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Step 3 Manage
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Manage

• Selection rank
• Bonus points
• Additional selection criteria
• Check Change
• Changing preferences

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Selection rank

• For most HSC students, your selection rank ATAR
• Bonus points and EAS points can change your
  selection rank for a particular course - they do
  not change your ATAR
• Some courses have additional selection criteria
• SELECTION RANK ATAR BONUS POINTS

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Bonus points

• Bonus points can increase your selection rank for
  a particular course or a particular
  institution
• Institutions allocate bonus points based on
  different criteria. Examples include
• subject bonus points
• regional bonus points
• EAS

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Bonus points cut-offs
Example Bachelor of Sandology 6 applicants for
3 places
1. 89 (ATAR of 89) 2. 88 (ATAR of 835 bonus
points) 3. 87 (ATAR of 852 bonus
points) ------------------------------------------
---------------- 4. 86 (ATAR of 86) 5. 85 (ATAR
of 769 bonus points) 6. 84 (ATAR of 84) XX
selection rank (Course cut-off 87) Bonus
points DO NOT change your ATAR
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Additional selection criteria

• Some courses dont have a published cut-off.
• Tests eg STAT UMAT
• Personal statement
• Interview
• Portfolio
• Audition

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Check Change

• Check/change
• contact details
• course preferences
• UAC PIN
• View/print
• confirmation of application
• correspondence from UAC
• tax invoice

• Add or modify qualifications eg STAT UMAT

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Changing preferences

• Change your course preferences before offer
  round deadlines

• Deadline for MAIN offer round
• Thursday 4 January 2014
• After Main Round offers (16 Jan) you can change
• preferences for the LATE and FINAL rounds

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Step 4 Check and Accept Offers
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Check and accept offers

• Accept Main Round offer
• Main Round offers released
• 9pm Wednesday 16 January 2014
• Most offers are made in the Main Round
• Follow institution instructions carefully
• Keep options open
• Change preferences for LATE and FINAL rounds

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Deferring

• Institution policies differ - follow instructions
  
• Deferred place is guaranteed
• Apply to pick up your deferred place direct to
  the uni or through UAC
• If through UAC, you can list other courses above
  deferred course (if youve changed your mind)

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Summary

• 1 Prepare
• 2 Apply
• 3 Manage
• 4 Accept offers