Ordering and changing your QTAC preferences

When you apply through QTAC, you can apply for up to 6 courses at a time, and order them according to your preference.

We recommend you use all 6 preferences to have the best chance of being offered a place in a course.

Ordering your preferences

You should think carefully about how to order your preferences.

It’s a good idea to talk to your school guidance officer, our staff, or QTAC to make sure you have all the information you need.

As a guide, use your:

• first and second preferences for courses that you really want to study, even if you think you may not be offered a place
• third and fourth preferences for courses that:
  • you could realistically get into
  • may provide another path to the career you want
  • lead to your second choice of career
  • can be used to upgrade into the course you want.
• fifth and sixth preferences for courses that:
  • you’re prepared to do if you miss out on your other choices
  • are easier to get into
  • can be used to upgrade into the course you want.

QTAC’s advice on ordering your preferences

Early offer rounds

We make offers for most of our courses in the major offer round in January, but we also make offers for some courses in December. Check the details of your preferred courses when you're applying online through QTAC to see when they're offered.

If you’re applying for any of these courses, you should list them higher in your preferences than courses with a later offer round.

If you're offered a place in a course in the earlier offer round, but would rather study a course offered in a later offer round, you can rearrange your preferences after you receive the early offer and conditionally accept, reject or defer the offer you've received.

If you conditionally accept the offer and then receive an offer for a higher preference in a later offer round, you'll be able to accept the new offer.

Changing your preferences

You can change your preferences after you submit your QTAC application.

QTAC's advice for changing your preferences

You may want to change your preferences after you receive your OP or rank. If you're worried that your results aren't enough to get into the course you want, you can change your preferences to apply for:

• a different course you're interested in
• a course that you can upgrade from into your preferred course later on.

Upgrading options to get into the course you want