Access Melbourne

[Livthomas]

I received an ATAR of 68.05 which I am extremely gutted about  however I have applied for category 1, 2 & 4 of SEAS which I believe are categorised under High - Very High.

I haven’t received any access melbourne emails regarding eligibility, does this mean I cannot get in with a selection rank of 80 (access melbourne) instead of 85 for Arts?

My SEAS adjusted ATAR + bonuses will be around 79-80, can I still be considered or not?

Therefore to conclude, should I keep it first preference or not? (somebody last year got accepted into Arts with a 57/73 adjusted)

[vox nihili]

I received an ATAR of 68.05 which I am extremely gutted about  however I have applied for category 1, 2 & 4 of SEAS which I believe are categorised under High - Very High.

I haven’t received any access melbourne emails regarding eligibility, does this mean I cannot get in with a selection rank of 80 (access melbourne) instead of 85 for Arts?

My SEAS adjusted ATAR + bonuses will be around 79-80, can I still be considered or not?

Therefore to conclude, should I keep it first preference or not? (somebody last year got accepted into Arts with a 57/73 adjusted)

I'm sorry that you're disappointed with your result. To my understanding, the guarantees apply for your "raw" ATAR, without SEAS applied. In this I could be wrong though. Your chances of BA at Melbourne are very low; however, they will be 0 if you do not have it as your first preference. You lose nothing having it as your first preference.

[Livthomas]

I'm sorry that you're disappointed with your result. To my understanding, the guarantees apply for your "raw" ATAR, without SEAS applied. In this I could be wrong though. Your chances of BA at Melbourne are very low; however, they will be 0 if you do not have it as your first preference. You lose nothing having it as your first preference.

If I leave it as my first preference, do I still have a high chance of being accepted into my other courses (my atar enough for entry) or not?

[Lear]

Universities aren’t told what preference you put their courses. They are only given your information such as ATAR and Seas eligibility. From this they decide to offer you or not. VTAC takes all these offers and shows you ONLY the highest one on your preference list. In other words, if you manage to miss out on your top 4 but get your fifth preference VTAC will still show it.

[PhoenixxFire]

I'm sorry that you're disappointed with your result. To my understanding, the guarantees apply for your "raw" ATAR, without SEAS applied. In this I could be wrong though. Your chances of BA at Melbourne are very low; however, they will be 0 if you do not have it as your first preference. You lose nothing having it as your first preference.

Yep guarantees apply to your raw ATAR. As Vox and Lear said though, you may as well still leave it as your first preference to give yourself a chance, regardless of how low that chance is it's better than none.