Courses/Preferences Question

[HarveyD]

Are there any courses which we cant put into our preferences after our ATAR comes out?
I'm pretty sure medicine is one..but are there any others?

[Gloamglozer]

Any courses that require a folio and interviews.  So basically any other courses that have any extra requirements other than the ATAR.  Examples would include Aviation at Swinburne, Fine Art at RMIT.

[HarveyD]

ah k, so I could add the Dean Scholars program for Commerce as a preference after I know my ATAR in December?

[Greatness]

ah k, so I could add the Dean Scholars program for Commerce as a preference after I know my ATAR in December?

Yeah you should be able to, but why not put it in now if you have some spare slots.

[HarveyD]

very slim chance i would get the ATAR lol
serves are quite overloaded at this time anyway
my careers advisor just suggested it to me, so i was just curious

[paulsterio]

Honestly you might as well just put it

[Sunshine]

Hi, I didn't think my question was that important to start a new thread so I'll just post it here.
I did my preferences for uni on VTAC the other day but put a course down as number 1 that requires 96.4 atar. I know I won't get it but is it worth putting down? And also my second preference requires a 60 atar or something like that but then my  third needs an 80. Does it make sense to do this? I know I have plenty of time to change it, I just wanted some advice now.

[Menang]

Hi, I didn't think my question was that important to start a new thread so I'll just post it here.
I did my preferences for uni on VTAC the other day but put a course down as number 1 that requires 96.4 atar. I know I won't get it but is it worth putting down? And also my second preference requires a 60 atar or something like that but then my  third needs an 80. Does it make sense to do this? I know I have plenty of time to change it, I just wanted some advice now.

Well personally I don't see anything wrong with it. As long as that's the order in which you want those courses.

I have a 99.9 ATAR as my first preference. In my UAC application I have a 97 as 1st and then a 99.7.

It's probably a bit pointless to have something that requires a higher ATAR below a preference with a low ATAR requirement, but you never know... The cut off/clearly in might change, etc...

[HarveyD]

whats UAC?

[Sunshine]

Oh ok, I might just leave it as it is for now then. Thanks for that!

[Menang]

whats UAC?

UAC is VTAC, but for NSW and ACT.

(Also, too many initialisms in one post).

[Gloamglozer]

It's probably a bit pointless to have something that requires a higher ATAR below a preference with a low ATAR requirement, but you never know... The cut off/clearly in might change, etc...

One of the reasons why you shouldn't put your preferences in terms of chronological ATAR order.  I know a few people who have come out disappointed because they did that. 

[paulsterio]

Just put it in the order you want to do it, and don't feel bad about going into a course that requires a low ATAR, as long as you're certain that's the course you want to do!
Best advice I can give right now