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Don't get the offer you want in first round - can you get it in later rounds?

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The Cat In The Hat:
I have a course I don't know I'll get into, as my top preference. Below that I have two courses I know I can get into. If, hypothetically, I didn't get an offer, could I refuse the first round offer of a course I don't want as much, and then next round have a chance of getting into what I really wanted?

ritosno:
If the offer you want is higher up in your preference list than the other offer you have received, I believe you still have a chance of getting it (as long as it isn't already full by the next offer round). If you reject the offer that you have received (the one that is lower but that you don't want), you run the risk of having no offer at all if you don't get a higher preference later.

The Cat In The Hat:
If I still don't get in, am I still eligible to get an offer for the third course on my list? (assuming I was offered the second one, first time)

keltingmeith:

--- Quote from: The Cat In The Hat on August 17, 2020, 12:15:52 pm ---If I still don't get in, am I still eligible to get an offer for the third course on my list? (assuming I was offered the second one, first time)

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If you're eligible for a course higher on your list than the course in that spot, you won't get an offer for it. Eg, let's say I have science at Monash in spot 1 and biomed at Melbourne in spot 2. If I have the ATAR for science at Monash, I will get an offer for that. I will not get an offer for my spot 2 course. If I get the ATAR for biomed, but that happens to be higher than the ATAR for science as well, then I will not get an offer for biomed - only for science. Rejecting the science offer doesn't change that, so I will not get a biomed offer.

My advice is - if you think you're likely to reject the course offer for the subject in spot 2, but not the course in spot 3, then swap those preferences. The VTAC preference list isn't a system that can be 'gained'

The Cat In The Hat:

--- Quote from: keltingmeith on August 17, 2020, 12:30:34 pm ---If you're eligible for a course higher on your list than the course in that spot, you won't get an offer for it. Eg, let's say I have science at Monash in spot 1 and biomed at Melbourne in spot 2. If I have the ATAR for science at Monash, I will get an offer for that. I will not get an offer for my spot 2 course. If I get the ATAR for biomed, but that happens to be higher than the ATAR for science as well, then I will not get an offer for biomed - only for science. Rejecting the science offer doesn't change that, so I will not get a biomed offer.

My advice is - if you think you're likely to reject the course offer for the subject in spot 2, but not the course in spot 3, then swap those preferences. The VTAC preference list isn't a system that can be 'gained'

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The thing is: I want to get in to my first preference, but otherwise, my second and third ones are completely interchangeable, since they're just different unis, same course. Thus, if I were to only get an offer for my second preference, the second round could I get an offer for my first preference? or if I didn't, for my third preference?

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