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Yes. However, your course preferences are considered in the order you list them.
If you receive an offer for your highest preference, you will not be considered for your lower preferences in future offer rounds unless you change the order of your preferences.
If you want to be considered for other courses, you must move those course preferences above the offer you have already accepted before the closing date for the next offer round.
If you receive an offer for a lower preference, you will continue to be considered for any higher preferences in future offer rounds, provided you have conditionally responded to your offer.
For more information, visit the Preferences page.
You can only receive one offer in each offer round and can only have one active offer at a time.
If you receive an offer, conditionally accept it, and then receive another offer in a later offer round, your new offer will replace your previous one.
If you would like to keep your previous offer, contact QTAC as soon as possible to check whether it can be reinstated.
For more information, visit the Offer Support page for offer reinstatement or the Preferences page to learn how offers and preferences work.
Conditionally accept your offer before it expires. If you don’t respond to your offer and you don’t receive an offer in a future round, you may miss out on studying at university this year. Conditionally accepting your offer doesn’t stop you from being considered in future offer rounds unless it is your first preference.
There are two ways to respond to an offer through QTAC: conditionally or outright.
A conditional response allows you to accept your offer while remaining eligible to be considered for higher course preferences in future offer rounds. If you receive an offer for a higher preference in the same semester, your new offer will replace your previous offer.
If you receive an offer for your first preference, you cannot respond conditionally because there are no higher preferences to be considered for. If you want to remain eligible for other courses, you must reorder your preferences before the next offer round.
An outright response (accept, defer or reject) finalises your response to the offer. Once you respond outright, you will no longer be considered for higher preferences in future offer rounds.
You can accept your new offer before withdrawing your enrolment from the first institution. However, ensure you follow the institution’s procedures for withdrawing your enrolment by the appropriate census date, otherwise you’ll be charged fees.
There could be a few reasons you did not receive an offer. If it is because you did not meet a mandatory eligibility requirement, you can find out what this is through your dashboard. You can click on your preference details to check if you do or do not satisfy the relevant entry requirements.
If you are unable to see the reason why you haven’t received an offer or have any further questions about the selection process, please call us on 1300 467 822.
You can conditionally respond to an offer you have received if it is not your first preference. You can choose to either accept, defer (where applicable) or decline an offer, and choose to save this as a conditional response. This means you have reserved your response to this offer while you wait to see if you may be eligible for higher preferences in later offer rounds.
If you are successful in receiving an offer; you will be sent both an SMS and an email to alert you to this. After you receive an offer, you generally only have four days to respond. Once this time has passed, your offer will expire and your offer rights are no longer relevant. You will also not be considered for any other courses. Please call us 1300 467 822 for assistance if this happens.
After you receive an offer, you generally only have four days to respond. After this, your offer will expire and you will then lose the rights to the offer and you will not be considered for any other courses.
Depending on the university and course, your offer may be eligible to be reinstated. Call us on 1300 467 822 to find out if we can reactivate your offer.
Visit the Reactivate Your Expired Offer page for further information.
Deferring an offer allows you to put your start date on hold for a 12-month period. If you wish to change the time frame to a shorter or longer period, discuss your options with the relevant institution. Some institutions don’t allow deferment, or don’t allow deferment for certain courses. You can find out if your course is eligible for deferment on our website.
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