Ordering Preferences

2010/2011 Admissions

A single QTAC application lodged from July 1 2010 can include up to six course preferences starting in Semester 3 2010, Semester 1 2011 and Semester 2 2011.

For more information on ordering preferences, you can view a movie showing how to order your preferences before you lodge your QTAC application. View more....

It is essential that preferences are ordered carefully. For example, if January is the major offer round for your first preference, and December is the major offer round for your second preference, you will not be considered for a place in your second preference as offers for it are released prior to your application being assessed for your first preference.

With this in mind, order your preferences using the following plan:

Please note, you can apply for the same course with different start months, however each start month would be a new preference.

Follow the two steps below to practise choosing your preferences.

1. My Preferences (considering the Preference Plan above):

Preference #	Course Name/QTAC Code	Start Month/ Major offer round Date
1
2
3
4
5
6

*Start Months and Major offer round dates are listed against each course entry.

2. Do all of your course preferences have the same major offer round?

Yes – on your QTAC application, enter your preferences as listed above. Example 1 shows this scenario.

No – Re-order your preferences chronologically by major offer round date. Example 2 shows this scenario. This way, if you are offered a place in an earlier offer round but prefer a course offered in a later offer round, you can rearrange your preferences after the initial offer is received and ‘Conditionally Accept/Reject/Defer’ the offered course.

If you conditionally accept the offer and are subsequently offered a higher preference, you will be able to take up the new offer, or if a subsequent offer is not received, you would retain the earlier offer.

My Preferences - reorder by offer round dates:

Preference #	Course Name/QTAC Code	Start Month	Major offer round Date
1
2
3
4
5
6

Don’t forget....

reorder your preferences after a major offer round if you would really prefer a course offered in a future major offer round.

Example 1

All preferences start in Semester 1 2011 and have the same major offer round. Using the Preferences Plan above, the applicant’s course preferences are:

Preference #	Course Name/QTAC Code	Start Month	Major offer round date
1	B Commerce - Brisbane University	Mar 2011	13 Jan 2011
2	B Commerce - Metro University	Feb 2011	13 Jan 2011
3	B Business - Brisbane University	Mar 2011	13 Jan 2011
4	B Business - Metro University	Feb 2011	13 Jan 2011
5	D Accounting - Accounting Institute	Mar 2011	13 Jan 2011
6	D Arts - Accounting Institute	Mar 2011	13 Jan 2011

As all preferences are offered in the same major offer round, on the QTAC application the course preferences are listed as above.

Example 2

Preferences have different major offer rounds. Using the Preference Plan, the applicant’s preferred courses are:

Preference #	Course Name/QTAC Code	Start Month	Major offer round date
1	B Commerce - Brisbane University	Mar 2011	13 Jan 2011
2	B Commerce - Metro University	Feb 2011	13 Jan 2011
3	B Acting - Brisbane University	Mar 2011	16 Dec 2010
4	B Acting - Metro University	Feb 2011	16 Dec 2010
5	D Accounting - Accounting Institute	Mar 2011	13 Jan 2011
6	D Accounting - Accounting Institute	Jul 2011	2 June 2011

As all course preferences do not have the same major offer round date, the applicant re-orders their preferences on their QTAC application by order of major offer round date as follows:

Preference #	Course Name/QTAC Code	Start Month	Major offer round date
1	B Acting - Brisbane University	Mar 2011	16 Dec 2010
2	B Acting - Metro University	Feb 2011	16 Dec 2010
3	B Commerce - Brisbane University	Mar 2011	13 Jan 2011
4	B Commerce - Metro University	Feb 2011	13 Jan 2011
5	D Accounting - Accounting Institute	Mar 2011	13 Jan 2011
6	D Accounting - Accounting Institute	Jul 2011	2 June 2011

In the 16 December offer round, the applicant is offered their first preference of B Acting at Brisbane University. The applicant decides to ‘Conditionally Accept’ this offer and rearranges their preferences so they are considered for the courses that they really want, which are offered in January. Below are the reordered preferences.

Preference #	Course Name/QTAC Code	Start Month	Major offer round date
1	B Commerce - Brisbane University	Mar 2011	13 Jan 2011
2	B Commerce - Metro University	Feb 2011	13 Jan 2011
3	B Acting - Metro University	Feb 2011	16 Dec 2010 (conditionally accepted offer)
4	B Acting - Metro University	Feb 2011	16 Dec 2010
5	D Accounting - Accounting Institute	Mar 2011	13 Jan 2011
6	D Accounting - Accounting Institute	Jul 2011	2 June 2011

If the applicant is offered their new first or second preference in the January offer round, they will forfeit their place in B Acting at Brisbane University. If the applicant is unsuccessful in gaining a place in their new first or second preference in the January offer round, they will retain their original offer for the B Acting at Brisbane University.

It is important to note that course preferences listed below the offered course will not be considered.

 

 

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