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University Info Days

Find out what your options are after you get your results. If you’ve applied for university for 2018, you might be a bit nervous right now. Getting your results and making your final course decision can be tough.

Once upon a time, students had to wait weeks or months between receiving their results and being offered a place, but now the ‘Powers That Be’ have made some changes to dates and everything happens much quicker than it used to. What does this mean for you?

If you’re finishing Year 12 in 2017 and have applied for university, it means that you’ll only have a little while to change your preferences once you’ve received your marks before the main round of offers.

Be informed – there are still ways to change your mind later on (and a number of uni students change degree paths during their degree – it’s not unusual and you’re never ‘locked-in’ to finishing anything) but it’s a good idea to change your preferences as soon as you know what your results look like.

Why would you change your preferences?

You got a better mark than you expected and want to apply for a more competitive course.
Or you didn’t do as well as you’d hoped to and want to change to a more realistic course.
Perhaps you’ve changed your mind in the time between applying and getting your results and want to go down a different path.
A new (and more appealing) course has just become available. Or you recently found out about a course you didn’t know existed.
Sometimes universities choose to cancel a course and you may want to replace it.

It’s a big decision, but now you have more information (i.e. your results) it’s wise to rethink your options. To help you make the best choice, many universities hold special ‘Change of Preference’ sessions (sometimes they’re called ‘Info Days’) where you can get one-on-one advice and find out about your options.

You’ll also find lots of information about university preparation courses, extracurricular activities, accommodation services and alternative entry pathways.

Upcoming Change of Preference Sessions

Australian Catholic University – Know Your Options Sessions

Canberra & Sydney – Friday 15 December

http://www.acu.edu.au/about_acu/our_university/contact/events/know_your_options_information_sessions

CQ Uni: Sydney – Friday 15 December

Online Chat – Monday 18 December

https://www.cqu.edu.au/campaigns/open-days

Macquarie University: Saturday 16 December

https://www.mq.edu.au/about/events/view/info-day-2017/

University of Notre Dame – Course Advice Sessions run until 29 December – book a session online

http://www.nd.edu.au/events/2017/course-advice-sydney

University of Sydney: Saturday 16 December