UAC Lowest Atar and Lowest selection rank (1 Viewer)

[idc12]

Hey everyone,

Just wondering what is the difference between Lowest Atar and Lowest selection rank on UAC for each University degree? i just got confuse....

Thanks

 

[Drdusk]

Hey everyone,

Just wondering what is the difference between Lowest Atar and Lowest selection rank on UAC for each University degree? i just got confuse....

Thanks

Lowest atar is exactly what the name suggests. Selection rank is Atar + Bonus points. Bonus points is something that each uni does separately depending on their own criteria.

 

[idc12]

Lowest atar is exactly what the name suggests. Selection rank is Atar + Bonus points. Bonus points is something that each uni does separately depending on their own criteria.

so let say the lowest atar required was 70 and my atar is 70 as well so would that university accept me? but the lowest section rank is 80.....

 

[Greninja340]

so let say the lowest atar required was 70 and my atar is 70 as well so would that university accept me? but the lowest section rank is 80.....

unless you have bonus points, no

 

[#RoadTo31Atar]

so let say the lowest atar required was 70 and my atar is 70 as well so would that university accept me? but the lowest section rank is 80.....

Usually the required number is a SR and not an ATAR because most courses accept some sort of bonus points, but if you are at or above the required number you're guaranteed a spot. If it says that the guaranteed entry is 75 SR and the lowest somebody was accepted with was 78, that doesn't mean you need 78 - as long as you get 75 you will get into the course in the first round of offers. Just because the lowest person was above the SR doesn't mean that the SR has changed to a higher value. Also even if you don't get the guaranteed SR you might still get into the uni in the other rounds of offers, if you look at most Wollongong courses their lowest accepted is usually below the guaranteed SR.

 

[idc12]

Usually the required number is a SR and not an ATAR because most courses accept some sort of bonus points, but if you are at or above the required number you're guaranteed a spot. If it says that the guaranteed entry is 75 SR and the lowest somebody was accepted with was 78, that doesn't mean you need 78 - as long as you get 75 you will get into the course in the first round of offers. Just because the lowest person was above the SR doesn't mean that the SR has changed to a higher value. Also even if you don't get the guaranteed SR you might still get into the uni in the other rounds of offers, if you look at most Wollongong courses their lowest accepted is usually below the guaranteed SR.

So for example this course is an atar of 70 enough to get in ?

 

[quickoats]

No, you'd need an ATAR of 77 to get in if you don't have bonus points. The person who got 69.2 had a few bonus points. If you got 72 without bonus points, you would be behind the queue of someone who got 69 with 4 bonus points.

There is a difference between lowest selection rank and guaranteed selection rank. LSR is the "cutoff mark" including bonus points, basically the last mark to get into the course, whereas GSR is a predetermined mark by the uni, so you might get an offer if you're below the GSR.

 

[idc12]

No, you'd need an ATAR of 77 to get in if you don't have bonus points. The person who got 69.2 had a few bonus points. If you got 72 without bonus points, you would be behind the queue of someone who got 69 with 4 bonus points.

There is a difference between lowest selection rank and guaranteed selection rank. LSR is the "cutoff mark" including bonus points, basically the last mark to get into the course, whereas GSR is a predetermined mark by the uni, so you might get an offer if you're below the GSR.

so if I get an atar of 70 i wont be guaranteed to be accepted yea ? I need to prepare for the worst hahaha

 

[jojosiwa123]

so if I get an atar of 70 i wont be guaranteed to be accepted yea ? I need to prepare for the worst hahaha

if a course has a guaranteed atar or selection rank it usually says somewhere online, you might wanna check to see if they've given one to reduce your stress. also depending on the uni/course there can be bonus points for things like what subjects you did, what band you received in that subject. so even if you don't live in a rural area or aren't an elite athlete etc you could still gain bonus points. on top of that there are multiple rounds of offers so you could still get one if not in the first round.
again this all depends on the uni and the course as people have said. if you're still worried check the uni specifications and also look at doing that course at another uni/w another pathway