VTAC mid-year applications now open

Hi all and welcome back.

 

For those of you who applied from August last year, you can reactivate your User Account with your existing user name and PIN. 

 

If this is your first time applying or you applied previous to August last year, then you can start your registration by simply clicking on the ‘Register here’ button from the VTAC home page.

 

From your user account you will be able to access the Course Application, SEAS (Special Consideration) Application, Personal History Online and STAT/ALSET booking..  If you applied last year and have already submitted SEAS and Personal History, this information will be stored and available, it is also editable if you want to make changes.

 

Not all tertiary institutions participate through VTAC for mid-year, if you can’t find the university you want to apply to in the drop down list then it is possible they are administering their applications directly.

Thanks everyone

This is a shout out to everyone following us for information on all things VTAC for 1^st semester 2013.

 

We hope you have found this information service useful and we wish you all the best with your studies in 2013.  As we are now in-between selection cycles and preparing for mid-year applications, we will not be posting any new information or responding to any correspondence on this blog until the week before mid-year applications open on April 15.

 

All of us at VTAC want to thank you for joining the conversation and your interaction for which this blog is intended.  We have enjoyed it and hope you have too.

 

For those applying for mid-year…..stay tuned.

Supplementary Offers Undergraduate Courses

If you did not receive an offer in early round (November 2012), round one or round two you still may receive an offer through the VTAC supplementary offer process.

Every week throughout February participating institutions run a sweep of their courses, which have places available and will advise VTAC whether they wish to offer you a place in their course. VTAC will advise you of supplementary offers via your VTAC user account as well as sending you an offer letter by mail.

You may receive more than one supplementary offer, and from courses that are not on your list of preferences. You will need to choose which offer to accept—you should not accept more than one offer. To accept an offer you must follow the instructions in your offer message.

Note: Irrespective of whether or not you have accepted, declined or deferred an offer, if you have received an offer in any of the previous rounds you will not be eligible for a supplementary offer.

Supplementary offers are available to applicants who:

• have not received an offer in any of the previous offer rounds (Early round (in November 2012), Round 1, Round 2)
• have not been granted a negotiated offer
• have given VTAC permission to release their application to all courses with vacancies.

You will have access to view or change your permission until 9am Monday, February 11 for supplementary offers. To ensure you are registered you can check and/or update your status in your VTAC user account.

To check your permission status for supplementary offers, click on the Course application & information tab in your VTAC user account. There you will find a link to participation permissions.

After clicking on the participation permissions link you can check your supplementary offer status. If you wish to update your status, click on the button and save the changes at the bottom of the screen. If you are happy with your current status then you do not need to do anything.

Offers in other rounds

Don’t panic if you haven’t received the offer you were hoping for or if you didn’t pay your processing fee. You may still be eligible for future offers.

Did not pay your processing fee?

If you have registered with VTAC and submitted a course application, but not paid your processing fee you won’t have received an offer in this round. However, there is still hope.

By going your User Account and paying the processing fee you will be able apply for a negotiated offer and possibly a supplementary offer.

While there are no guarantees and the processing fee is non-refundable this opportunity provides you with a chance to go onto tertiary education this year. For further information about how to apply for a negotiated offer, read on. For more information about eligibility for a supplementary offer refer to the relevant section of this supplement.

Negotiated offers

A negotiated offer is an option to request an offer for a course that you won’t be considered for in the regular offer process.

You can apply for a negotiated offer for one of the following:

a course listed lower on your application than an offer you have received

a course not listed on your application

Which courses?

Not all courses accept an application for a Negotiated offer. To find out if the course you want accepts negotiated offer requests, contact the institution or check their website. For contact information, see Courses and Institutions on the VTAC website (www.vtac.edu.au).

What are my chances?

Your chances of receiving a negotiated offer depend on whether there are still places available, whether you meet the selection criteria and whether selection authorities are willing to make you an offer.

When to apply

You can only apply for a negotiated offer after Round 1 offers are released: after 9am 14 January 2013 for graduate-entry teaching courses or after 2pm 17 January 2013 for all other courses.

How to apply

First you must ensure that you meet the requirements for the course such as prerequisites and extra requirements.

Next you must contact the selection officer for the course to find out whether there are any places available and whether they are prepared to consider making you an offer. At this stage you should also check the final date they will accept applications for a negotiated offer and if the selection officer requires any documentation.

Finally you must complete the negotiated offer request in your VTAC user account (www.vtac.edu.au/account).

After you apply

If you apply for a negotiated offer, your request is forwarded to the course selection officer to consider. You can track the progress of your negotiated offer request via your VTAC user account (www.vtac.edu.au/account).

Pending status: If the status of your negotiated offer request is ‘Pending’, it is still awaiting a response from the selection officer. While your request is ‘Pending’ you can choose to remove it and submit another request for a different course or you can wait to be considered for higher preferences on your course application. You can only have one negotiated offer request ‘Pending’ at any one time.

Rejected status: If the status of your negotiated offer request is ‘Rejected’, you will not be offered a place in that course. You can submit another request for a different course or you can wait to be considered for higher preferences on your course application.

Approved status: If the status of your negotiated offer request is ‘Approved’, you will be offered a place in that course. If your negotiated offer request is approved your offer will be formalised through the VTAC offer system in the next round. You will receive an offer message in your VTAC user account and an offer letter by mail in the next offer round.

If your negotiated offer request is approved you cannot submit another request and you won’t be considered for any other offers through VTAC for this selection period.

Round 2

If you have applied for courses through VTAC, you will automatically be considered, in Round 2, for:

• preferences listed higher than an offer you’ve received, or
• all preferences if you haven’t received an offer

Note: If you want to be considered for preferences which are listed lower on your VTAC course application than an offer you have received or a course that is not on your list of preferences, see the information on ‘Negotiated offers’.

No guarantees

Even if you are eligible, there are no guarantees that you’ll receive an offer in the next round. Course authorities can only make offers in future rounds if there are places available. Some courses may fill their quotas in Round 1.

Your chances of receiving an offer in the next round will vary for each course. However, in general, over 80% of offers are made in Round 1.

About the VTAC offer process

All undergraduate applicants can find out whether or not they have received an offer by logging into their VTAC User Account. To log into your account you will need your VTAC number and PIN.

Offers will be available from your VTAC user account from 2pm Thursday 17 January 2013. For those applicants who have granted permission, offer information will also be available in metropolitan and regional newspapers.

What is a provisional offer ?

Offers for tertiary places are made by course authorities at the institutions. Offer details are provided to you via VTAC. All offers are provisional, this means your place in the course is subject to you:

meeting eligibility requirements

having provided full and correct information on your application

attending enrolment as specified in your offer message.

Receiving an offer does not confirm your enrolment in the course. You must accept the offer with the institution to secure your place.

Accepting an offer

To accept an offer, you should follow the instructions in your offer letter and enrol in the course. If you enrol in a course, it is still possible for you to receive future offers.

You should only decline an offer if you are absolutely certain you wouldn’t undertake the course even if you don’t receive any other offers. To decline an offer, you don’t need to do anything. If you do not enrol in the course on the date and time specified in your letter, your offer will automatically lapse. The place that was offered to you will become available for someone else in a future round.

Can I defer my place?

If you have received an offer for a course that you are happy to undertake but you don’t want to start straight away, you might be able to defer your place until the next semester or the next year. Not all institutions allow deferment. So to find out if it is possible and what you need to do to defer, you should check with the institution. In most cases, to formally defer your place, you will need to submit your request in writing and you may need to complete an official form. In some cases, you may even need to attend enrolment. For more information on deferment policies go to http://www.vtac.edu.au/results-offers/ and follow the prompts.

What if I get a better offer later?

If you have enrolled in a course and later receive an offer that you prefer, you can accept the new offer and enrol in the course. However, you must withdraw your previous enrolment. To find out how to withdraw, contact the institution directly. In most cases for courses offered through VTAC, you will be able to receive a refund of the fees you have paid. However, just be aware that some institutions charge an administrative fee for this process.

Please note -

Don’t reject an offer just because you are hoping for a better one in the next round—there are no guarantees that you’ll receive another offer. Accepting an offer does not stop the offer process and does not reduce your chances for future offers.

 

Get your offer now

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