Admissions Centres Preferencing: General Discussion

[Caffeine]

Hey guys, I've got a bit of a dilemma with preferencing. My preferences would be uon>unsw>une, but clearly there isn't a way to preference uon and une separately. My GPA is 7.0 and UCAT is 3110, to give you an idea of my chances for unsw. As there seems to be only 1 round(?) what should I do in order to maximise my chances of getting my preferred offer?

Do you have EAS/Any equity scheme for UNSW as that could change your chances for a UNSW quite a bit compared to UNE/UON ?

 

[zeitgeist_02]

Do you have EAS/Any equity scheme for UNSW as that could change your chances for a UNSW quite a bit compared to UNE/UON ?

No I'm not eligible for any equity schemes.

 

[jooj]

i think im going crazy panicking about my uac preferences, so i might just ramble here and ask for anyone to confirm my line of thought

there's no way i can guarantee getting more than one offer from NSW, even if i am eligible right?
for the past half year or so i've psyched myself out completely thinking UNSW could never offer me an interview, but yesterday i got one despite my fine-but-really-not-amazing atar and 94th percentile ucat (i believe they must have taken into account my EAS). now i believe my UNSW interview performance was pretty average, and i think that i most likely am not going to receive any offer from UNSW but i'm not sure if that's warranted or if it's impostor syndrome talking. scenarios:

1. i preference UNSW first and WSU second
- UNSW CSP would be ez to accept but i think i'm not really likely to receive it
- if i dont get anything from UNSW, that's that and then i'll hopefully be looking at a WSU offer, ez
- but in the not-impossible-but-in-my-opinion-unlikely chance that i do get a UNSW BMP offer, WSU would be automatically out of the picture if i had been eligible for it, right? this concerns me because i believe that i'm more likely to receive a WSU CSP than anything at UNSW, and i'd definitely prefer WSU CSP > UNSW BMP

2. i preference WSU first and UNSW second
- WSU CSP offer, ez to accept but i might be kicking myself wondering if i'd possibly been eligible at UNSW however unlikely i believe that to be
- no WSU offer means it'd then just be looking at UNSW, i dont have to do anything anyway ez
- WSU BMP offer, i'll take it but then still wondering if i could maybe have had UNSW CSP or BMP

any top-up offers would only come if i hadnt been eligible in that uni's previous round, right?

i'm leaning towards WSU>UNSW as i think i care much more about the difference between a WSU CSP and a UNSW BMP than the difference between two BMPs, and i *believe* i have more of a chance of receiving WSU CSP i hope

i'm sorry about how long and neurotic this may have come off as, but i guess i needed to get it off my chest and i'd really appreciate if any of you read it and replied though i don't expect you to

i feel like im really just gambling for schrodinger's med degree or something

 

[moonlight15]

i think im going crazy panicking about my uac preferences, so i might just ramble here and ask for anyone to confirm my line of thought

there's no way i can guarantee getting more than one offer from NSW, even if i am eligible right?
for the past half year or so i've psyched myself out completely thinking UNSW could never offer me an interview, but yesterday i got one despite my fine-but-really-not-amazing atar and 94th percentile ucat (i believe they must have taken into account my EAS). now i believe my UNSW interview performance was pretty average, and i think that i most likely am not going to receive any offer from UNSW but i'm not sure if that's warranted or if it's impostor syndrome talking. scenarios:

1. i preference UNSW first and WSU second
- UNSW CSP would be ez to accept but i think i'm not really likely to receive it
- if i dont get anything from UNSW, that's that and then i'll hopefully be looking at a WSU offer, ez
- but in the not-impossible-but-in-my-opinion-unlikely chance that i do get a UNSW BMP offer, WSU would be automatically out of the picture if i had been eligible for it, right? this concerns me because i believe that i'm more likely to receive a WSU CSP than anything at UNSW, and i'd definitely prefer WSU CSP > UNSW BMP

2. i preference WSU first and UNSW second
- WSU CSP offer, ez to accept but i might be kicking myself wondering if i'd possibly been eligible at UNSW however unlikely i believe that to be
- no WSU offer means it'd then just be looking at UNSW, i dont have to do anything anyway ez
- WSU BMP offer, i'll take it but then still wondering if i could maybe have had UNSW CSP or BMP

any top-up offers would only come if i hadnt been eligible in that uni's previous round, right?

i'm leaning towards WSU>UNSW as i think i care much more about the difference between a WSU CSP and a UNSW BMP than the difference between two BMPs, and i *believe* i have more of a chance of receiving WSU CSP i hope

i'm sorry about how long and neurotic this may have come off as, but i guess i needed to get it off my chest and i'd really appreciate if any of you read it and replied though i don't expect you to

i feel like im really just gambling for schrodinger's med degree or something

Congratulations on getting a UNSW interview.

I don’t really have much advice for you but I just wanted to let you know that if you do decide you want to go to UNSW over WSU, you actually need to preference UNSW as #1 in the main offer round that they participate in. This is because if you don’t they won’t offer you a spot even if you’re eligible. and unfortunately there’s no way to preference csp/bonded.

Source: Post in thread 'Admissions Centres Preferencing: General Discussion'

 

[footballcake]

Do you think that WSU/CSU has any weighting on previous degrees?

Previously I did an Arts degree and basically got a GPA of 3.5-4. Extremely bad. I transferred to Nutrition and did 2 sem and got a 5 GPA. I then transfered (most recent - last year) to Science degree and got a 6.2 GPA.

As such my most recent GPA (last 12 months) is 6.2.
Do you think they will take into account my history? Or will they just look at my last year? (Hoping for this)

I have gone through the interview stage at CSU and hoping for an offer. I know they preference non-standard.

I am really sorry to bother everyone. I am just a bit anxious and the wait has been a really long time.

 

[jooj]

Congratulations on getting a UNSW interview.

I don’t really have much advice for you but I just wanted to let you know that if you do decide you want to go to UNSW over WSU, you actually need to preference UNSW as #1 in all offer rounds that they participate in. This is because if you don’t they won’t offer you a spot even if you’re eligible. and unfortunately there’s no way to preference csp/bonded.

Source: Post in thread 'Admissions Centres Preferencing: General Discussion'

oooooo thank you so much for that tip, i wasnt aware of it before!

 

[moonlight15]

Do you think that WSU/CSU has any weighting on previous degrees?
Previously I did an Arts degree and basically got a GPA of 3.5-4. Extremely bad. I transferred to Nutrition and did 2 sem and got a 5 GPA. I then transfered (most recent - last year) to Science degree and got a 6.2 GPA.

As such my most recent GPA (last 12 months) is 6.2.
Do you think they will take into account my history? Or will they just look at my last year? (Hoping for this)

I have gone through the interview stage at CSU and hoping for an offer. I know they preference non-standard.

They will look at the qualification with the highest GPA.

General Applicants | MD Application

 

[neko]

The only way to maximise your chances of getting UON is to preference JMP #1 and keep your fingers crossed, to be brutally honest. Given your UCAT and GPA are now irrelevant for JMP, it all hinges on your interview performance.

Does JMP discriminate if we don't have them as our first preference? I have them as a 2nd but I'm still unsure if that's right because I want UNSW but they always want us to place them as first preference

 

[footballcake]

They don't discriminate no. I would keep UNSW first if thats what you want

 

[nk2703]

i think im going crazy panicking about my uac preferences, so i might just ramble here and ask for anyone to confirm my line of thought

there's no way i can guarantee getting more than one offer from NSW, even if i am eligible right?
for the past half year or so i've psyched myself out completely thinking UNSW could never offer me an interview, but yesterday i got one despite my fine-but-really-not-amazing atar and 94th percentile ucat (i believe they must have taken into account my EAS). now i believe my UNSW interview performance was pretty average, and i think that i most likely am not going to receive any offer from UNSW but i'm not sure if that's warranted or if it's impostor syndrome talking. scenarios:

1. i preference UNSW first and WSU second
- UNSW CSP would be ez to accept but i think i'm not really likely to receive it
- if i dont get anything from UNSW, that's that and then i'll hopefully be looking at a WSU offer, ez
- but in the not-impossible-but-in-my-opinion-unlikely chance that i do get a UNSW BMP offer, WSU would be automatically out of the picture if i had been eligible for it, right? this concerns me because i believe that i'm more likely to receive a WSU CSP than anything at UNSW, and i'd definitely prefer WSU CSP > UNSW BMP

2. i preference WSU first and UNSW second
- WSU CSP offer, ez to accept but i might be kicking myself wondering if i'd possibly been eligible at UNSW however unlikely i believe that to be
- no WSU offer means it'd then just be looking at UNSW, i dont have to do anything anyway ez
- WSU BMP offer, i'll take it but then still wondering if i could maybe have had UNSW CSP or BMP

any top-up offers would only come if i hadnt been eligible in that uni's previous round, right?

i'm leaning towards WSU>UNSW as i think i care much more about the difference between a WSU CSP and a UNSW BMP than the difference between two BMPs, and i *believe* i have more of a chance of receiving WSU CSP i hope

i'm sorry about how long and neurotic this may have come off as, but i guess i needed to get it off my chest and i'd really appreciate if any of you read it and replied though i don't expect you to

i feel like im really just gambling for schrodinger's med degree or something

This is literally my exact issue!! I initially got my wsu interview and didn't think I had a chance of getting a unsw one, and then I did. Now I'm stuck in the same boat as you - should I be putting WSU first (bc I think I have a better chance), but then what was the point of me doing a UNSW interview Please let me know what you ended up doing... the thought of a WSU CSP place is appealing to me..but I also want to know (like you) if I would've gained a place at UNSW since I received the interview. ahhhh and preferences are due tonight

If I do end up putting UNSW first, WSU second - if I don't make UNSW but am eligible for WSU, would they give me an offer for the course over someone that say had an overall lower weighted ucat + interview, but had wsu as their first pref?

 

[DrDrLMG!]

If I do end up putting UNSW first, WSU second - if I don't make UNSW but am eligible for WSU, would they give me an offer for the course over someone that say had an overall lower weighted ucat + interview, but had wsu as their first pref?

Yes, you would get the WSU offer. They don’t favour via preferencing.

 

[marie104]

Yes, you would get the WSU offer. They don’t favour via preferencing.

does unsw?

 

[DrDrLMG!]

does unsw?

No. Based on historical data, if you place WSU 1 and UNSW 2, are not eligible for WSU but are eligible for UNSW, you’ll get the UNSW offer regardless of the preferencing of others.

ETA: there are some people that seem to be saying you have to have UNSW #1 to receive an offer, but this appears to be a misinterpretation. The issue for UNSW lies in having them #2 in the first round and getting a higher offer/your first preference, OR declining an offer (ie. a BMP), you won’t be considered in any subsequent rounds (ie. by switching preferences).

 

[moonlight15]

No. Based on historical data, if you place WSU 1 and UNSW 2, are not eligible for WSU but are eligible for UNSW, you’ll get the UNSW offer regardless of the preferencing of others.

I think A1 previously mentioned in an email correspondence with UNSW that if they’re not #1 in preferences in the offer rounds they participate in, you won’t be eligible for a spot or offered a spot in future offer rounds. Source: Admissions Centres Preferencing: General Discussion

correct me if I’m wrong though!
ETA: clarified above!

 

[DrDrLMG!]

I think A1 previously mentioned in an email correspondence with UNSW that if they’re not #1 in preferences in the offer rounds they participate in, you won’t be eligible for a spot or offered a spot in future offer rounds. Source: Admissions Centres Preferencing: General Discussion

correct me if I’m wrong though!

Nope, I agree with this. In fact, I just added a similar comment above. You can’t switch preferences, but if you would genuinely prefer JMP or JPM over UNSW, you should preference in that order as you’ll still be eligible for UNSW if you’re NOT eligible for your higher preference.

TLDR: there really isn’t any way to ‘game’ the system and you really just need to choose a preference order that you’d be happy with, commit to accepting either a BMP or a CSP, recognise you’ve done all you can, and be over the moon with whatever (if anything) comes your way.

 

[jooj]

No. Based on historical data, if you place WSU 1 and UNSW 2, are not eligible for WSU but are eligible for UNSW, you’ll get the UNSW offer regardless of the preferencing of others.

ETA: there are some people that seem to be saying you have to have UNSW #1 to receive an offer, but this appears to be a misinterpretation. The issue for UNSW lies in having them #2 in the first round and getting a higher offer/your first preference, OR declining an offer (ie. a BMP), you won’t be considered in any subsequent rounds (ie. by switching preferences).

yee this was the logic i went with in the end too. i wish uac had more prefs/separate prefs for campus/bmp and that it didn't all come down to essentially one offer round but oh well it's time to wait :/

 

[spicedapple]

yee this was the logic i went with in the end too. i wish uac had more prefs/separate prefs for campus/bmp and that it didn't all come down to essentially one offer round but oh well it's time to wait :/

yeah i wish i'd remembered this when i did my unsw application bc i said i'd be happy with all campuses. essentially this means i could get into unsw wagga wagga (which i'd need to rent for) and miss out on wsu which i can commute to. would be easier if they split options like qtac, but i think with only 5 preferences that's not really possible

 

[jooj]

yeah i wish i'd remembered this when i did my unsw application bc i said i'd be happy with all campuses. essentially this means i could get into unsw wagga wagga (which i'd need to rent for) and miss out on wsu which i can commute to. would be easier if they split options like qtac, but i think with only 5 preferences that's not really possible

EXACTLY!!! was kicking myself realising i locked myself into the decision to take that risk all the way back in September :')

 

[upsidedownside]

EXACTLY!!! was kicking myself realising i locked myself into the decision to take that risk all the way back in September :')

Does that mean if hypothetically I receive both a WSU offer and a UNSW wagga wagga offer, but preference UNSW ahead of WSU I won't be able to accept the WSU offer?

 

[moonlight15]

Does that mean if hypothetically I receive both a WSU offer and a UNSW wagga wagga offer, but preference UNSW ahead of WSU I won't be able to accept the WSU offer?

You can only receive one offer in the main offer round; the one you've put as your first preference or your highest eligible offer (correct me if I'm wrong). So, if you have UNSW as #1 and get an offer from them, you won't see one from WSU.