1. How to get the offer you want
Welcome, thanks for coming.
We are from the Future Student team.
You may have seen our s with our unofficial motto: we’re here to help.
Tonight is about making sure you are comfortable with the process and have the chance to talk to us one-on-one if you need.

2. The pathway to university doesn’t need to be confusing
Results
Response
We want to make sure you know what is happening, when.
The process has been very silent, but we want to you to know what’s going on in the background.
Application via
SATAC
Offer
Enrolment
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3. What happens when 3rd December – Equal Consideration
18th December – Results Day
20th December – First Offer Round
3rd January – Change of Preferences
15th January – Main Offer Round
From 24th January – Offer Rounds Continue
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4. Ordering Your Preferences
If you want to study at Adelaide, reflect it in your preferences
Your application helps us understand what you want to study and what you might need from us
The order of your preferences should put you in the best position to receive an offer to your university of choice
We look at your application and get an idea of what you are trying to achieve.
Preferences are to assist the offer making process.
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5. If you’ve always dreamed of being an engineer, you would show that in your preferences.
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6. What is Equal Consideration?
Deadline for applicants to pay their application fee prior to the first offer round
Your application will be not be assessed if you have outstanding fees
If you change your preferences while SATAC are assessing applications, you may not be considered for an offer in the next round
You can change your preferences anytime except between 3rd Jan and 15th Jan, however we are not sure how that will affect the offers for the next round, ie the morning of an offer round.
Lock your preferences down before results day. Also keep in mind that other people may be changing prefs so the website will be busy.
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7. What Does that Mean?
Application Submitted
Fees Paid
Preferences in the best order
Your application is eligible to be assessed by SATAC and an offer made in the next round
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8. SACE Results Day
Your raw ATAR will not consider any adjustment factors (formerly bonus points)
Use our chatbot via Facebook Messenger to get your adjusted ATAR
You don’t need to change the order of your preferences, you can always update them later
Raw ATAR given to you by your school – SATAC does this automatically, ie your adjusted ATAR is what SATAC are assessing. Finding out your adjusted ATAR is only for your own knowledge.
Uni’s minimum entry requirement is 65 ATAR. If you have above 65, you’ll be able to study with us. We have other entry pathways.
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9. What You Need to Know about Offers
An offer is an invitation to enrol in a degree
Offers are ed to the address on your SATAC application
You’ll receive your offer for the highest preference you qualify for
You will only receive one offer at a time, which you must then respond to
Use a personal address, ie not your school address that you don’t have access to.
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10. How to Respond to Your Offer
There are 6 possible responses in SATAC
If you are happy with your offer, select accept First preference offers are auto-accepted
If you get an offer for a lower preference, you can select accept but wish to be considered for higher preferences
If you want to wait for another offer, your preferred degree must be a higher preference than the offer you received
6 options which tell us what you want to do
You can also reject or defer your offer
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11. Offer Responses Accept
Accept but wish to be considered for higher preferences
Defer
Defer but wish to be considered for higher preferences
Reject
Reject but wish to be considered for higher preferences
6 options which tell us what you want to do
You can also reject or defer your offer
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12. The Dec 20th Offer Round
Offers will be for first preferences for SACE school leavers only
If you get an offer it will be auto-accepted and you’ll receive the welcome with instructions on getting started
If you don’t get an offer, we’ll be in touch on Friday 21st Dec to see if you need help with reordering your preferences
If you don’t get an offer it could be for many reasons, including that you changed your preferences after SATAC took the data
IB students get results in the new year and will be included in the main offer round
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13. Once You’ve Received An Offer
You’ll receive a welcome from the University with your student ID number
You can create your University account and access your student address
If you decide to wait for another offer, you can still create your account, but wait to enrol
When you’ve accepted the offer you’re happy with, your faculty will help you with your study plan and enrolment via EnrolMe
Student ID/user name/card number is all the same
Your student number will stay the same no matter which degree you end up enrolling in
Faculty and Ask Adelaide are the contacts
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14. Change of Preference Deadline
Preferences can be changed up until Jan 3rd in preparation for the main offer round
You will receive equal consideration for the main offer round (but only if you’ve paid your fees!)
If you change your mind after receiving an offer in the first offer round, you can still change your preferences but secure your offer
Preferences can be changed after the offer round
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15. Example 1: Offer for Lower Preference
Preferred degree: Accounting
First Offer
Next Offer
Login to SATAC and
respond to offer:
Accept but wish to
be considered for
higher preferences
Don’t change order of
preferences
Create University
Account but don’t enrol
Offer secured but higher
preferences considered
in further offer rounds
Accept new offer
Bachelor of Accounting
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Business (Global)
Bachelor of Project Management
Bachelor of Finance
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Accounting
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Business (Global)
Bachelor of Project Management
Bachelor of Finance
Bachelor of Arts
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16. Example 2: Offer for First Preference
Change of mind after receiving first offer (not sure what I want to study)
First Offer
Next Offer
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Mathematical and Computer Science
Bachelor of Teaching (Middle) Double Degree
Bachelor of Criminology
First preference
offer auto-accepted
Login to SATAC and
change response to:
Accept but wish to
be considered for
higher preferences
Rearrange your
preferences
Create University
Account but don’t enrol
Receive and respond to
new offer
Bachelor of Mathematical and Computer Science
Bachelor of Criminology
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Teaching (Middle) Double Degree
If you want to keep waiting you can accept but wish to be considered for higher preferences
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17. The 15th Jan Offer Round
Offers will be made throughout the day and ed up until 5pm
Respond to your offer by logging into SATAC
Your first offer doesn’t have to be your final – respond then rearrange preferences and/or wait for further offer rounds
If you don’t receive an offer we will be in touch on the 16th of January
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18. Further Offer Rounds
Offers will continue to be made weekly throughout Jan, Feb and March
If you haven’t selected wish to be considered for higher preferences, we can’t make you another offer
Waiting for another offer won’t negatively affect your enrolment, there is plenty of time
Offers made twice a week when getting closer to class starting
Semester one starts on 4th March
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19. We’re Here to Help
If you’re worried at any time, you can get in touch with us:
Self-service (knowledge base)
Live chat
Phone
Facebook Messenger (ATAR Chatbot from 18th Dec)
We want you to be excited about your future, and we’ll help you get the offer you want
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