To clarify, I'm from Victoria so I'm assuming (a big generalisation) that the process of SEAS here is similar to EAS in NSW. Otherwise it's all just 2 minutes of research.
Hey so I am intending to study arts/law at USYD which requires a 99.5 ATAR. I achieved a 96.95 however I have an EAS application being a low socioeconomic school which lowers the ATAR to 95 under the broadway scheme. Is admission into the broadway scheme guaranteed if you have a successful EAS application?
Well, according to the
Broadway Scheme website, it says it can be based on EAS, but not actually guaranteed by a successful EAS application. Think of it as a set of two barriers. One has to confirm you got EAS, the next is that you have to get accepted into the Broadway Scheme.
If so, that means I am likely to receive an offer? Is that so?
If you have received notice of acceptance into the Broadway scheme, likely. If EAS covers you that far, likely.
I'm really unsure as to whether I should swap something else into my first preference as I won't get into USYD or hold on and hope for the best.
If UAC does things like VTAC, then
you should keep the first preference as what you really want to study the most, aside from conditional offers stating that you must put them as first preference.
Note: Beaten by PF, but leaving this here anyway. If anyone from NSW knows about this, would encourage you to still bring your opinions to the table.