I have a problem.

[Amnesiac]

As broad as this problem may sound, it's quite specific, so i will endeavor to explain it.

Alright. In my preferences i had 2 graphics courses that required me to send in a preselection kit and from that i would either get an interview for the course or be denied (They were my first and second preferences).

However, i have now decided that i don't really want to do communication design (graphics) anymore, and am therefore altering my course selections in a few weeks when i can do so (I have become more interested in Arts/Secondary teaching and will reorder my preferences to suit this.)

My problem is that i received letters for both the graphics courses today, and i recieved an intereview for my 1st preference, but not for my 2nd. Do you think i should go to this interview, or decline it and let a more willing student get the offer? I think i'm fairly set on new career direction, but i can't make a decision. Also, if i do decline the offer, will the highest offer i recieve be my 3rd preference (seeing as though my 2nd was denied?) Will VTAC be aware that i chose not to take up these 2 offers?

Any suggestions?
Thanks.

[ninwa]

If you decline the highest offer will be your 3rd I believe

I think you need to decide now how sure you are that you no longer want to do graphics. If you decline the interview, you won't get an offer for it. If you go to the interview and you are accepted, you won't get your third preference or whatever, and you'll have to rely on 2nd/3rd round offers.

So if you're sure you no longer want to do graphics, I would decline the interview, otherwise you may not receive an offer for your 3rd preference even if you are eligible for it

[PS. I'm not 100% sure on this, so wait for someone else to confirm]

[Amnesiac]

Thanks Ninwa, i'm fairly sure you are correct. I am going to think about it but i'm fairly sure i will decline it in the coming days, so that hopefully i receive my 3rd preference which will be the one i really want to get into. It's all so confusing now haha.

[shonakennedy]

you need to decide what you want to do and stick with it. it you want teaching, change your preferences in december after declining the interview. though it is probably likely you will be offered your third preference, i would change it just to be on the safe side. im anal like that

[Fyrefly]

I would:

g2 and blitz the interview
change preferences so the Arts/Secondary Teaching thingy is 1st not 3rd (bump ur 1st 2 down a notch each).

So... if u don't get in2 ur Arts/Secondary Teaching course then u'll *hopefully* still get an offer 4 this graphics course u're only lukewarm about.

[Fyrefly]

Oh... I jst wanted 2 add...

They're gonna interview more ppl than they'll accept, so u won't really b taking any1's place so don't feel bad bout that.
...Kinda like a job interview, if they don't hire u then they'll jst hire the next-best person.

I jst recommend that u cover all ur bases, is all.
It's in ur best interests 2 leave ur options open 4 as long as possible.