The information provided below is important because if you lodge an application for a GradStart course after the relevant closing date you may be affected in one or more of the following ways:

• your application may not be considered at all
   
• you may not be given equal consideration
  

DEEMED DATE OF RECEIPT OF YOUR APPLICATION

The date of receipt of a GradStart application is deemed to be the date on which your GradStart application is successfully submitted ie GradStart has provided you with a SATAC GradStart reference number.

EQUAL CONSIDERATION

The concept of equal consideration is a central principle of the SATAC admissions system. Equal consideration means that all applicants who have the same selection rank for a course are treated equally ie either all or none will be entitled to an offer.

If you lodge your application by the relevant closing date and comply with all the application requirements, you will be guaranteed equal consideration in the selection process. If, however, you lodge a late application or do not comply with all the application requirements, you will not be guaranteed equal consideration.


LODGING A LATE APPLICATION

If you wish to lodge an application after the relevant closing date, you are strongly advised to contact either SATAC or the Admissions Office at the university concerned (or, in the case of the University of South Australia, the Future Student Enquiries Office) before doing so. Some courses may decide closer to the time to extend their published closing date; if so, enquirers will be advised accordingly.