Hey - just browsing some uni sites and I stumbled across this from Melbourne Uni.
"Access Melbourne selection guarantee
Students who are eligible for one or both or the following Access Melbourne categories – disadvantaged financial background and/or applicants from rural or isolated areas - who meet the course prerequisites and achieve the below ATAR (or notional ATAR) are guaranteed a CSP in the relevant degree in 2012:
78 or above — guarantees a place in Arts, Environments or Science
88 or above — guarantees a place in Commerce
92 or above – guarantees a place in Biomedicine"
and
Eligibility checklist
"If you fulfil all of the points below, we have a guaranteed Commonwealth supported place for you at Melbourne!
You will complete Year 12 in 2010.
You have applied for one or both of the following Access Melbourne categories and submitted any required documentation:
Category 5 (disadvantaged financial background); and/or
Category 6 (applicants from rural or isolated areas)
Your individual circumstances satisfy the Access Melbourne criteria for one or both of these categories.
You achieve the following ATAR or notional ATAR:
78 or above — guarantees a place in Arts, Environments or Science
88 or above — guarantees a place in Biomedicine or Commerce"
Just need some clarification. I'm planning on applying for SEAS (Special Entry Access Scheme) under the premise of "Disadvantaged financial background".
If my application is successful, does that mean I only need like...a ATAR of 90ish to get into Biomed???
Their site says last years clearly in was 98.45 for normal entries.
So am I reading this right? Are they actually cutting like, 8 ATAR points off the entry?
Cheers.
Source:
http://www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/admissions/entry-requirements/other-entry-options/access-melbourne/guaranteed-entry-access-melbourne-2011and
http://www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/admissions/entry-requirements/undergraduate-domestic