Full fee university payments, Lower ATAR cutoff?? (1 Viewer)

[xeuyrawp]

Whilst it's true that Full-Fee Paying places were abolished in 2008, it's untrue that you can't pay to get in to a university at a lower cutoff.

Most universities in Australia have a scheme where you can pay to study at an affiliated private college (or whatever) in what they call a 'pathway'. Do a search on the universities you're interested in. Most of the time you can pay your way and not even miss a year.

Pathways vary - at Macquarie one option is called 'Non Award' where you actually do the same classes as HECS students and you just pay upfront. Macquarie also has another private college on-campus called SIBT which can lead to an MQ degree transfer. Most universities have similar schemes which render HSC results essentially useless if you have cash.

 

[Atlas]

Whilst it's true that Full-Fee Paying places were abolished in 2008, it's untrue that you can't pay to get in to a university at a lower cutoff.

Most universities in Australia have a scheme where you can pay to study at an affiliated private college (or whatever) in what they call a 'pathway'. Do a search on the universities you're interested in. Most of the time you can pay your way and not even miss a year.

Pathways vary - at Macquarie one option is called 'Non Award' where you actually do the same classes as HECS students and you just pay upfront. Macquarie also has another private college on-campus called SIBT which can lead to an MQ degree transfer. Most universities have similar schemes which render HSC results essentially useless if you have cash.

Thanks for posting this up. Very useful!