VTAC does not select applicants, nor does VTAC have the power to influence decisions made by selection authorities at institutions.

The VTAC application and selection system operates on the assumptions that:

·         you have paid your processing fees,

·         you have listed your preferences for courses in the order that you most want to get into them, and

·         if you are not selected in the first round you will be considered equally with all other applicants for the second offer round and subsequent rounds.

Selection is the responsibility of each institution's course selection authorities. When considering your application, course authorities take into account selection criteria, including published institutional and course entrance requirements, prerequisite studies, interviews, folios, supplementary forms and so on.  For a list of criteria used by each course, refer to the selection criteria under each course entry. 

Selection

While some courses select by ATAR, very few rely solely on this single measure. Instead, other factors are taken into consideration.

Course selection officers eliminate applicants who have not met the minimum course entry requirements. The remaining applicants are given further consideration (reranked) according to the published subject bonuses and other applicable special-entry scheme criteria. These may include performance in specific studies (including those listed as prerequisites), performance in auditions, interviews, portfolios or aptitude tests, and consideration for special equity access schemes.