Quick Questions Thread #2: 2018-2019

[year12student]

JCU have a deadline for written applications to be sent in + course preferences added so they have sufficient time to mark the applications, select applicants for interview and then subsequently select applicants for place offer. They can't have people jumping in at late December when they've already released the first round of interview invites and are very close to releasing the second round.

But I could still change the preference

 

[Crow]

But I could still change the preference

As far as I'm aware you're still able to change your preferences (you can move JCU MBBS up or down if you want), you just can't add the course to your preferences from scratch. In saying that, there are certain lock-out periods when an offer round is coming up, in which case QTAC will prevent applicants from moving their preferences around. I don't believe now is one of those times, though.

 

[DrDrLMG!]

Hi all I just got an offer for one of the other courses I applied for from UAC and when I scrolled to the bottom of the email it said this. Any idea whats going on? I recall LMG! said something somewhere about a similar thing she got.

Thanks

General Interview Discussion 2018

Hopefully you received this too and have stopped freaking out (if you were)! Best of luck!!

 

[DrDrLMG!]

Hey will WSU be likely to send out rejection emails for today's early offer round to rural applicants?
Thanks

Nope, definitely not, because once they've collated declines more offers will go out. Rejection emails won't go out until about O Week for most applicants who attended an interview. If you didn't get one yesterday, you could still get one in a subsequent round. Did you have WSU as your first preference in UAC?

 

[year12student]

As far as I'm aware you're still able to change your preferences (you can move JCU MBBS up or down if you want), you just can't add the course to your preferences from scratch. In saying that, there are certain lock-out periods when an offer round is coming up, in which case QTAC will prevent applicants from moving their preferences around. I don't believe now is one of those times, though.

Thanks for the reply. It makes sense

 

[live1234]

^^mdoug you can probably make JMP your 1st pref for the main offer round and see if you got an offer (but you wouldn't have to accept it). I think JMP will offer you a place either way (if you get an offer from them), so I don't think it would make a difference by making it your first preference..

Congrats on the WSU offer!

Congrats on your WSU offer! I believe JMP only release one set of offers (and a later round is for later interviewees) - so that might be something to consider

 

[Ruffle]

Hey Team

Ethical question for you. I got an offer to UWS which I will accept as it was my first choice uni (and I’m absolutely thrilled). I’m really curious about my performance in JMP though and would be keen to know if they would offer me a place purely out of curiosity. My question is would you do this if you had no intention of accepting a place? I know first hand how stressful waiting can be and don’t really want to inflict that on a hopefully candidate that could get offered my place earlier.

You can probably try calling them if you're prepared to wait a little bit on the phone line- I'm sure they would prefer that over the trouble of offering a place to you (and, of course, it'd let someone else get their offer earlier!)
Congrats on your WSU offer, too

 

[Sophlud]

I’m a little disappointed that I haven’t received an early offer for WSU, I know I’ve got a few more rounds to go so fingers crossed!
Is it a little weird considering my scores? Or maybe I butchered my interview (I didn’t think I did)
ATAR: adjusted, 99.95 (98.85 raw)
Umat: 85
Rural: RA-2

 

[Q3]

I’m a little disappointed that I haven’t received an early offer for WSU, I know I’ve got a few more rounds to go so fingers crossed!
Is it a little weird considering my scores? Or maybe I butchered my interview (I didn’t think I did)
ATAR: adjusted, 99.95 (98.85 raw)
Umat: 85
Rural: RA-2

Academic results are just a threshold so it wouldn't be that. I don't think it means you butchered your interview, it is a competitive process so even a good interview may not be enough. There are always other rounds and some people who got offers today may prefer other unis so keep fingers crossed.

 

[Sophlud]

Academic results are just a threshold so it wouldn't be that. I don't think it means you butchered your interview, it is a competitive process so even a good interview may not be enough. There are always other rounds and some people who got offers today may prefer other unis so keep fingers crossed.

Thankyou, I’ve got UTas so am already so lucky to have gotten a place!

 

[Michael Wan]

Lowish UMAT (84th percentile) and ATAR of 98. No interview from WSU and UNSW/JMP. Got the UAC 1st preference Dec 2nd round offer to ACU Physio.
Need to accept the offer but the ACU people said I need to 'enroll' and complete all the HESC-HELP/TFN etc within 14 days to secure the offer, is this correct? I could always withdraw before the census date for no penalty, if I receive a better offer in Jan Round or change my mind, is this correct?

Will it be difficult to amend the HESC-HELP once it is submitted?

Thanks

 

[DrDrLMG!]

I’m a little disappointed that I haven’t received an early offer for WSU, I know I’ve got a few more rounds to go so fingers crossed!
Is it a little weird considering my scores? Or maybe I butchered my interview (I didn’t think I did)
ATAR: adjusted, 99.95 (98.85 raw)
Umat: 85
Rural: RA-2

Did you have WSU as your first preference in UAC?

 

[Smelly Boy]

Lowish UMAT (84th percentile) and ATAR of 98. No interview from WSU and UNSW/JMP. Got the UAC 1st preference Dec 2nd round offer to ACU Physio.
Need to accept the offer but the ACU people said I need to 'enroll' and complete all the HESC-HELP/TFN etc within 14 days to secure the offer, is this correct? I could always withdraw before the census date for no penalty, if I receive a better offer in Jan Round or change my mind, is this correct?

Will it be difficult to amend the HESC-HELP once it is submitted?

Thanks

All interviews have been sent out except for UNSW (and i THINK JMP) interstate students so unless you're interstate then you should probably take the physio offer.

 

[DrDrLMG!]

All interviews have been sent out except for UNSW (and i THINK JMP) interstate students so unless you're interstate then you should probably take the physio offer.

JMP interview invites have been sent out, just date/session confirmations to come.

(Outside of NSW, for those reading along, there's still Monash, JCU, Curtin, UWA, and possibly some phone interviews for UAdel if last year is anything to go by).

 

[Michael Wan]

All interviews have been sent out except for UNSW (and i THINK JMP) interstate students so unless you're interstate then you should probably take the physio offer.

Thanks for the update:

The ACU people said I need to 'enroll' and complete all the HESC-HELP/TFN etc within 14 days to secure the offer, is this correct? I could always withdraw before the census date for no penalty, if I receive a better offer in Jan Round or change my mind, is this correct?

 

[Smelly Boy]

Thanks for the update:

The ACU people said I need to 'enroll' and complete all the HESC-HELP/TFN etc within 14 days to secure the offer, is this correct? I could always withdraw before the census date for no penalty, if I receive a better offer in Jan Round or change my mind, is this correct?

Sounds right to me but its best to wait for one of the more experienced people to answer

 

[Crow]

Thanks for the update:

The ACU people said I need to 'enroll' and complete all the HESC-HELP/TFN etc within 14 days to secure the offer, is this correct? I could always withdraw before the census date for no penalty, if I receive a better offer in Jan Round or change my mind, is this correct?

I think that’ll depend on what your offer letter says. Some courses you can “accept” your offer but will have up until before the census date to enrol. Others will make enrolment a condition of acceptance - I think this depends on how popular the course in question is. For a Physio course I’d expect entry to be competitive (i.e. they fill all available places in the course) so I’d imagine enrolling within a set time frame to accept an offer sounds pretty spot on.

 

[A1]

Will it be difficult to amend the HESC-HELP once it is submitted?

The HECS-HELP form is only the pre-setup for the uni to charge your HECS fees to. If you withdraw before census date no fees are charged so it doesn't matter.

 

[australia]

Hello! Roughly how many offers are made to Y12 interstate applicants for UTas Med?? Thank you

 

[A1]

Hello! Roughly how many offers are made to Y12 interstate applicants for UTas Med?? Thank you

Anyone's guess at this stage. Last year seemed to be 3, this year looks like 30. You're very exceptional to receive one with S2= 54.