Directions - Universities Admissions Centre newsletter

Featured in the February 2011 issue:

  • Undergraduate - Final Round offers, Offer stats, UMAT, Mid-year admissions
  • International - Unconditional offers, International Student Admissions Test
  • Postgraduate - Applications still open, Changing your application
  • Schoolink - Coming events, UAC Guide, Student tax file numbers, Offer lists

Undergraduate

Final Round Offers are now available

Final Round offers

Final Round offers are available on UAC’s undergraduate website. You’ll need your UAC application number and UAC PIN.

Some of UAC's participating institutions may accept late direct applications for study in 2011: contact them for further information.

Offer statistics

UAC made almost 76 000 offers for first semester university study in 2011, over 3 000 more than last year. UAC's media page has details of all offers made during each application round.

UMAT

Registrations for the Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test (UMAT) open at 9am on Friday 1 April 2011. Tests are offered only once each year, with this year's test held on Wednesday 27 July 2011.

Mid-year admissions

Applications for mid-year admissions starting in semester 2 will open in April 2011. More information will be available on UAC’s website in early April.

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International

Visit UAC's website for a list of key International dates

Unconditional offers

The last round of unconditional offers has been completed: offers are available on UAC International. Letters have been sent to all candidates and agents with details of individual offers.

Register for ISAT

Registrations for the International Student Admissions Test (ISAT) open on Monday 7 March 2011. ISAT is used by several universities when choosing international students for some undergraduate courses.

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Postgraduate

Visit UAC's website for a list of important course updates

Applying for postgraduate study

There are still a number of postgraduate courses available for 2011 study. Check the course search for the latest closing dates and apply without delay.Search Postgraduate courses

 

Changing your application

Once you've applied through UAC, you can use Check & Change to update your course preferences and application. Contact the relevant institutions with questions about courses and read the FAQs for help.

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Schoolink

Visit UAC's website for Schoolink resources

UAC will be attending the Twilight Tertiary & Careers Expo at Stella Maris Manly on Tuesday 15 March and the Tertiary Education Information Evening at SCEGGS Darlinghurst on Tuesday 22 March.

Year 12 students who plan to pay their student contributions through HECS-HELP must have a tax file number (TFN). The easiest way to get one is through the Australian Tax Office's secondary schools TFN program.

Schools can now request surplus copies of the UAC 2011 Guide. A maximum of 3 boxes per school (60 Guides) are available at $25 per box. Contact UAC customer service for more information.

The cut-offs for most courses offered in the Main and Early February Rounds can be viewed and downloaded on UAC's undergraduate website.

Offer lists will be sent to school principals in March. For electronic copies email UAC's Community Liaison Manager.

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