1. About VTACAbout VTAC | Contact VTAC | Help Centre | Advertise with usContact VTACHelp Centre Advertise with us Penny Hysen Careers Teacher VTAC Parent Information Night

2. Steps in Choosing Courses www.vtac.edu.au Research Open Days Discuss Flexible options (pathways)

3. Application Checks Prerequisites Selection Mode Course Codes Order of Preferences

4. PIN Must set a PIN for VTAC Copy of application to Mrs Hysen

5. How to Apply Only on-line $29.00 for timely application Can select up to 12 courses Other states

6. Course Fees Commonwealth Supported Places Full-Fee Paying International Fee type determined by provider

7. Change of Preference Closes 12 noon on 21 December 2015

8. Receiving an Offer 1 st Round: 18 January 2016

9. Reminders Look at ALL options Apply for both University and TAFE Consider a general degree Do not forget about scholarships

10. The Current On-Line Process The following slides give you an idea of what the on- line process looks like NB: The application process opens on 3 August 2015.

11. The application process Register Receive your VTAC ID and PIN Log into MyInfo Course application Access STAT/ DULSAT Scholarship application Apply for SEAS

12. Fee types

13. Payments –$29 by 5pm 30 September 2015 Don’t forget the audition fee payments – must be paid on application No audition or processing fee payment, no inclusion on lists to institutions therefore NO OFFER!

14. Key application dates Applications open:9.00am - 3 August 2015 Applications close: –Course applications close: Timely30 September 2015 at 5pm –SEAS applications close: 6 October 2015 at 5pm –Scholarships application close: 16 October 2015 at 5pm Change of preference 21 Dec at 12 noon 2014

15. SEAS categories Category 1: Personal info and location (RMIT-SNAP and La Trobe-Priority Access) Category 2: Difficult circumstances Category 3: Disadvantaged financial background Category 4: Disability or medical condition Category 1: Personal info and location (RMIT-SNAP and La Trobe-Priority Access) Category 2: Difficult circumstances Category 3: Disadvantaged financial background Category 4: Disability or medical condition

16. Scholarships Some scholarships are for many reasons: –Not only for ‘smart’ students –Not only for ‘economic hardship’ To apply for scholarships at Victorian institutions apply through the VTAC Scholarship process The only cost is 15 minutes of your time…………..

17. Institutions participating in VTAC Scholarships Charles Sturt University - www.csu.edu.au/scholarships Deakin University - www.deakin.edu.au La Trobe University - www.latrobe.edu.au/scholarships Monash University - www.adm.monash.edu/scholarships RMIT University - www.rmit.edu.au/students/scholarships Swinburne University of Technology - http://www.future.swinburne.edu.au/ scholarships/ University of Ballarat - www.ballarat.edu.au/scholarships Victoria University - www.vu.edu.au/scholarshipswww.vu.edu.au/scholarships University of Melbourne-

18. The ATAR ATAR- Australian Tertiary Admission Rank Calculation has NOT changed.

19. Offers – five rounds Single offer – preference level important No payment, no offer! The application won’t be processed. Available in newspapers ( only those who give permission are included ) – 18 January 2016