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Applying to Uni: it’s really easy if you know what to do…

Applying to Uni: it’s really easy if you know what to do…. Thinking about uni?. Take your application seriously. Read and follow instructions. Be responsible for your decisions and actions. Universities Admissions Centre processes applications administers STAT in NSW

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Applying to Uni: it’s really easy if you know what to do…

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  1. Applying to Uni:it’s really easy if you know what to do…

  2. Thinking about uni? • Take your application seriously. • Read and follow instructions. • Be responsible for your decisions and actions.

  3. Universities Admissions Centre processes applications administers STAT in NSW calculates and advises NSW ATAR What is UAC?

  4. UAC International You apply through UAC International if you are an International student doing: ✓ an Australian Year 12 ✓ an International Baccalaureate ✓ a New Zealand CEA 3

  5. What is the ATAR? • It’s all about POSITION • Your ATAR is a NUMBER that shows your position relative to other students • For example, if Ann’s overall academic performance was good enough to place her in the top 15% of her age group, then her ATAR is 85

  6. Fred and Laura

  7. Steps to applying 1 Prepare 2 Apply 3 Manage 4 Accept offers

  8. Step 1Prepare

  9. Prepare • PINs – HSC and UAC • Name – legal name • Prerequisites • UAC Guide • Choosing your courses

  10. Prerequisites • STAT • UMAT Include your candidate number when you Apply • Check other requirements including subject prerequisites and additional selection criteria

  11. 2013 International Booklet • General information about the participating institutions • Additional selection criteria • Table of courses available with last year’s cut-offs

  12. IFEE • International fee-paying courses • not all ‘domestic’ courses are available to international students • International students : • must study full-time • must pay course fee up front • must meet course cut-off to receive an offer

  13. Choosing your courses • Check out Uni Open Days • Choose courses that interest you, with subjects you are good at • up to six courses, at up to 6 institutions • apply for semester 1 and/or semester 2 • preference-based system Change your course preferences later– as many times as you like!

  14. Step 2Apply

  15. Applying to uni • Apply on UAC’s website at www.uac.edu.au/international • You need your student number and UAC PIN • There is a processing charge of $66.00 • Apply by 30 October

  16. Course choices • List 1 to 6 courses in your order of preference • CONDITIONAL offer letter immediately (lists all courses in application - for visa purposes) • Change course preferences at any time - no closing dates – no more conditional offer letters

  17. Equity scholarships • In 2012 UC and USyd offered equity scholarships for international students • Apply through UAC for equity scholarships – check the UAC 2013 Equity Scholarships booklet • Check institution websites for other scholarship options

  18. Step 3Manage

  19. Manage • Selection rank • Bonus points • Additional selection criteria • Check & Change • Changing preferences

  20. Selection rank • For most HSC students, your selection rank = ATAR • Bonus points and EAS points can change your selection rank for a particular course - they do not change your ATAR • Some courses have additional selection criteria SELECTION RANK = ATAR + BONUS POINTS

  21. Bonus points • Bonus points can increase your selection rank for a particular course or a particular institution • Institutions allocate bonus points based on different criteria. Examples include: • subject bonus points • regional bonus points

  22. Bonus points & cut-offs Example – Bachelor of Sandology 6 applicants for 3 places: 1. 89 (ATAR of 89) 2. 88 (ATAR of 83+5 bonus points) 3. 87 (ATAR of 85+2 bonus points) ---------------------------------------------------------- 4. 86 (ATAR of 86) 5. 85 (ATAR of 76+9 bonus points) 6. 84 (ATAR of 84) XX = selection rank (Course cut-off = 87) Bonus points DO NOT change your ATAR

  23. Additional selection criteria • Tests eg STAT & UMAT • Personal statement • Interview • Portfolio • Audition

  24. Check/change contact details course preferences UAC PIN View/print confirmation of application correspondence from UAC tax invoice Add or modify qualifications eg STAT & UMAT Check & Change

  25. Going overseas? • Take your UAC International Booklet, your UAC application number and your UAC PIN with you • Contact UAC at: www.uac.edu.au/international (7.30am to 12 midnight Sydney time) +61 2 9752 0200 (8.30am – 4.30pm)

  26. Step 4Check and Accept Offers

  27. Check & accept offers • unconditional offers • residency status • second semester

  28. Unconditional offers When?  6 offer runs between mid-December and February (for Semester 1)  Offers in June for Semester 2 How?  UAC website  Agent  email

  29. Unconditional offers To get an unconditional offer you must:  have the course in your list  have an ATAR equal to or higher than the final course cut-off  meet other course requirements You can get multiple offers, but  only one offer per institution in each offer round

  30. Residency status Advise changed residency status • to UAC if BEFORE offer • to instutution if AFTER offer accepted If applications closed, wait until next admission period and apply in UAC undergraduate

  31. Summary 1Prepare 2Apply 3Manage 4Accept offers

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