Making the most of Vic uni entry offers

First round undergraduate offers via the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre were out yesterday, with all institutions commenting very pleased indeed.

The University of Melbourne was “thrilled that four of our courses – arts, science, commerce and biomedicine – are ranked in the top five most popular courses in Victoria!” What’s more, enthused UniMelbourne, science, commerce, biomedicine and design all had applications from people with 99.9 ATARs, “or higher”!

La Trobe U focused on specific courses with high “lowest offered” ATARs and was pleased that 94 of its courses increased the minimum accepted score.

In contrast, Deakin U did not mention ATARs at all. But it did point to the university’s first in Australia rankings for exercise and nutrition science on the Academic Ranking of World Universities. “Accordingly, our Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science continues to be among the most popular with our prospective students this year.”

Victoria U did not mention ATARs either, stating that offers were up 3 per cent, “clear evidence that VU’s remarkable transformation, particularly through the block model method of teaching and learning, is attracting more students than ever before.”

Neither did Swinburne U, which reported offers for its suite of professional degrees (they include a work placement) are up 100. Swinburne added that it rated 3rd in state for student satisfaction on the Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching.


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