I am completing year 12 this year

You can apply for degrees with UAC before you complete your exams and have your ATAR. Try to choose what you are most interested in and then research some back up options with lower ATARs to put as your later choices. A good tip is to look at degrees that may have similar first year subjects. This will help you reduce your overall study time if you do transfer over to your degree of choice after the first year.

You can change your preferences as many times as you like before the change of preferences deadline. This means you can change your preferences around once you know your ATAR. But ATARs do change from year to year so you should only use the ATAR as a guide.

You can also consider the following entry help options that might be applicable to you:

• Rural and Regional bonus point scheme
  Get up to five bonus points if you went to rural and regional schools in selected postcodes.
• Subject performance scheme
  Get an offer to study based on your performance in the HSC in subjects related to UON degrees.
• Year 12 bonus points scheme
  Get up to four bonus points for your HSC results in particular subjects.
• Schools Recommendation Scheme (SRS)
  Motivated and talented students who fall short of the marks for entry can apply for an early offer through the SRS.
• Educational Access Scheme
  Get up to four points if you have experienced educational or other disadvantage.
• Elite Athlete Program
  Get an early offer by applying as an elite athlete.
• Newstep
  Get a second chance for entry by completing our one year Newstep program.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander entry
  Get entry help by identifying you are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent or complete our one year Yapug pathway program.

For advice on your options or how to order your preferences please contact us by calling 1300 275 866 or visiting AskUON.