Careers News
Year 12 Applications for Tertiary Education
Time is running out to apply for University and TAFE courses.
Year 12 students are currently busy applying for their courses for next year (among other things!) but I urge all Year 12’s and their parents to note the following points:
1. Timely applications close on Monday 30 September (the cost of this will be $39.00). You can still apply AFTER 30 September but it will cost you $113.00 until November and $148.00 after November.
2. You cannot apply for SEAS (special consideration –see the different categories below) or Scholarships UNTIL you have made an application - even if you just put ONE course down and we can add to it later, it will open SEAS so you can apply for it (it won't cost you any more to do this).
3. Whilst applications can continued to be made or worked on after timely applications close (30 Sept), SEAS and Scholarships close on Friday 11 October and CANNOT be reopened - once it is closed, it is closed.
3. Payment MUST be made - unpaid applications WILL NOT be processed. Payment is $39.00 and can be paid through students VTAC account using PayPal or Visa.
4. If you have made an appointment with me – please KEEP IT. If you miss an appointment you will have to reschedule to see me in the first week of the holidays.
SEAS
Don't forget that if you are applying for:
- Category 2 (Disadvantaged Financial background) - You must get a Centrelink Statement and write next to your parents name - Mother of (or Father of) and put your FULL name and VTAC number. You can either upload this or print out a cover sheet and send it to the VTAC address printed on the cover sheet. These can both be found on your user account under the tab at the top that says 'Submitting documents for SEAS or Scholarships'.
- Category 3 (Disability or Medical condition) - You MUST write an impact statement and get someone to write a Supporting Statement from a Medical Practitioner, Psychologist or Counsellor.
- Category 4 (Difficult Circumstances) - You MUST write an impact statement and get someone to write a Supporting Statement (a list of applicable people to write these can be found in VTAC).
- Category 1 –this is the general category that EVERY student can apply for and only requires ticking a box (no evidence required) This covers consideration for your postcode, school, age, gender, first in family to go to university, background and other details. This also opens up partnership bonus’s such as the Monash Guarantee which can either reduce an ATAR required for courses and provide a bursary and also RMIT’s SNAP partnership that will give our students extra consideration.
PLEASE NOTE: Applications for SEAS Category 2, 3 or 4 WILL NOT be considered without Supporting Statement or evidence.
Scholarships
If you are applying for SEAS under Category 2 (Disadvantaged Financial background), 3 ( Disability or Medical condition) or 4 (Difficult Circumstances), you should write up a Scholarship application . You can cut and paste the impact statements and send Supporting Statements AT THE SAME TIME AS SEAS. It's very little effort for potentially a great gain. Every year Scholarship money goes to waste as students don't apply for it.
Remember - Scholarships are given out not just for MERIT (high scoring ATARS) but also for EQUITY. This applies if you are applying for SEAS category 2, 3 and 4.
You can make an appointment in the book outside my office or email me on flode@nazareth.vic.edu.au
You are nearly there Year 12s - just hang in there!
Ms Elena Flodstrom
Careers and Pathways Coordinator