University of Sydney Mid-Year admissions 2008

UAC Mid-Year Domestic admissions 2008
Introduction
The University of Sydney will be offering a small number of new domestic undergraduate student places for Semester 2, 2008 through UAC's Mid-Year undergraduate admissions process. Applications can be made online at UAC. There is a UAC 2008 Mid-Year Admissions Supplement (to the UAC Guide) available now from the Student Centre counter and as a download from UAC.

Applications open on Wednesday 9 April and close on Friday 13 June.

The information on this page should be read in conjunction with the University of Sydney entry in the Supplement.

International students who applied for admission through UAC for 2008 will be able to have their application considered for International Mid-Year admission. Other International students should contact the International Office.

Courses available
The list of courses offered for Mid-Year admission is now available. You cannot apply for courses that do not appear on the courses list. If you are considering applying for a Domestic Fee-paying (DFEE) course, you should be aware of the tuition costs. Students taking up a Commonwealth-supported (HECS) place in Semester 2 will be able (if appropriate) to either take out a HECS-HELP loan or pay the student contribution upfront.

Applicant ranking
All applicants for UAC Mid-Year admission are ranked in a standard manner equivalent to the January UAC admission session. Applicants should be aware that all tertiary attempts in 2008 (Semester 1), regardless of the results gained, are ignored in the ranking process, because the UAC Mid-Year offers are made prior to the general release of Semester 1 results.

As a result, applicants will be assessed and ranked on their 'qualifications' gained prior to 2008. For most applicants this will be their NSW UAI (or equivalent). In addition, some applicants will also be considered on the basis of tertiary study attempts of at least one full-time year. Applicants with more than one 'qualification' may be assessed on a combination of these results.

Applicant selection
In a similar way to the January UAC intake, applicants are selected in descending rank order until the required number of offers are generated. Applicants are considered separately for CSP and DFEE preferences and may receive an offer for both a CSP and DFEE course. There is only one 'round' of offers in the UAC Mid-Year admissions session.

Entry standards for Mid-Year admissions may vary from those in January. The number of applicants, their qualification ranks and the number of places available are the factors that determine the entry standard for each course. In previous years, the entry standards (UAI cut-off) for some courses have been higher than those reported in January. For most courses, the January entry standard will apply to the Mid-Year session.

Applicants should be aware that entry standards will not be lower than those set in January 2008.

Applicants may seek further information and advice from the Admissions Office prior to submitting a UAC Mid-Year application. The UAC application processing charge is non-refundable.

Offers and enrolment
UAC Mid-Year offers are released on the UAC website on Monday 30 June at 9am. If you receive an offer of admission to the University of Sydney, you will be invited to accept your offer by enrolling in-person at the University on Wednesday 9 July. Detailed enrolment information will be available to you at that time.

You will not be able to defer your enrolment if you receive a UAC Mid-Year offer for the University of Sydney.

Further information
If you are seeking further information about the UAC Mid-Year admissions process, how your application will be assessed and/or ranked on your particular qualifications, or the likelyhood of your application being successful, you should contact the Admissions Office:

In person: at the Student Centre in the Carslaw Buliding, University of Sydney (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)
By phone: 02 9351 4117/8
By fax: 02 9351 4869
By email: admissions@records.usyd.edu.au
For more information visit-www.usyd.edu.au