Just curious, I’m thinking of applying for actuarial studies at UNSW & Macquarie but I didn’t get the guaranteed entry atar of 97. I am a rural student will there be any adjustment factors for this? Also what do you think the cut off for the atar for both UNIS will be, I got an atar of 94.4 so pretty far off (english screwed me). Thanks I’m advanced!
If you've applied (or if you can still apply) for bonus points as a rural student, these will still be taken into account. Both UNSW and MQ have their own ways of addressing bonus points for disadvantaged students, and I'd encourage you to check them out. Through them, you may be able to get in.
As mentioned above though, it's definitely a pain that actuarial studies doesn't get any HSC plus bonus points. It's like law and medicine in that regard.
Although, if you don't get in, I'll comment that it is very common to transfer into actuarial studies through another degree, such as commerce and/or mathematics.