Hi! what if I don't achieve the prerequisites for my selected course? such as the ATAR is a little bit off, is there any other way into the course which does not end up me having to wait until 2021?
By prerequisites, did you mean you got a lower ATAR than the lowest selection rank, or did you mean you got a lower raw SS for a prerequisite subject for that course? Usually when someone talks about prerequisites, they mean subject, but your second sentence suggests otherwise.
If it’s just a lower ATAR than lowest selection rank: this is OK and your chances will depend on demand and spots available. Keep the course at Preference #1 anyway and see how you go. I’d recommend changing at least one or two of your lower preferences to courses that you’d be happy with and can get into with the ATAR you received, just in case.
If it’s a subject prerequisite you’ve missed: Ah, this one is a bit tougher. As Sine has said, generally they don’t permit someone with a raw SS lower than the one stated on the prerequisites and the usual paths from there include:
- bridging courses (if available)
- taking a similar course that has a lower subject prerequisite at Monash and doing an internal transfer - you can transfer between each semester, as long as you meet transfer requirements, usually via your uni grades, but may consider ATAR if you’re transferring in first year. Transfer may be made easier by doing as many subjects you can in the area of your desired course without breaking the requirements of your degree e.g. in electives. You will need to ask your faculty’s student services if you need to take an equivalent of the prerequisite subject you didn’t make the prerequisite in for a successful transfer.
- taking a similar course that has a lower subject prerequisite or that prerequisite subject is not needed at another institute and doing an external transfer, which has the same sort of conditions as an internal transfer, but will need to ask if transfer to your desired course at Monash is possible and whether credit transfer will be possible.