I dont get UNSW's HSC Plus? (1 Viewer)

[t00l]

Hi, sorry if this is wrong place to post in but at least ill get more answers here than the other dead sections. Anyway im interested in doing Commerce in UNSW and i came across the HSC Plus. What i understand of it is you get points based on your performance(band) in subjects such as math and eng. each point is equivalent to 1 atar point and the max you can get is 5.
Is this correct? How does one apply for these bonus points as well? Does anyone enrolling for a UNSW course automagically get these? or do i have to talk to my school about it.. thanks

 

[4025808]

Hi, sorry if this is wrong place to post in but at least ill get more answers here than the other dead sections. Anyway im interested in doing Commerce in UNSW and i came across the HSC Plus. What i understand of it is you get points based on your performance(band) in subjects such as math and eng. each point is equivalent to 1 atar point and the max you can get is 5.
Is this correct? How does one apply for these bonus points as well? Does anyone enrolling for a UNSW course automagically get these? or do i have to talk to my school about it.. thanks

well yes you're right in that respect...
its more like you get bonus points for a particular course through relevant subjects..
like say for commerce, you wouldn't get bonus points for getting band 5/6 in economics as they only allow english and maths (which is rather nasty coz bonus points should be awarded for economics too (as well as business and legal) T_T)

if you go to the website for the table of HSC plus bonus points, you should click on particular courses and see how many bonus is awarded for each course and to what subjects they apply to.
http://iaro.online.unsw.edu.au/pls/non/hsc_bonus_points.main

 

[Omnipotence]

Wouldn't it be automatic, since its through UAC?

 

[ochaguy]

UNSW acknowledges that the subjects u took in high school are relevant to your degree and you can get bonus points for that subject.

Nearly all degrees (including commerce) acknowledge
English (adv), English ext 1 and 2
Maths 2U (not general) and 3 and 4U.

If you get a band 5 for any of those subjects, u get 1 bonus point for that particular subject.
You get 2 bonus points if you get band 6 for each particular subject.

Bonus points are capped at 5.

The HSC Plus system is automatic and you don't have to do anything except click "accept" when you get the offer from UNSW : )

 

[muzeikchun852]

how about something like commerce/art ? am i eligible for the bonus point in both commerce and arts ?

 

[erespall]

whatever the cutoff is depeding on your atar, e.g. if you got a 94.2 and commerce/eco was 96 but he got a band 6 in english adv and a band 5 in math 2u, then unsw would consider it as 97 and should give you the offer even if its a combined degree because you still made the cutoff.

 

[muzeikchun852]

whatever the cutoff is depeding on your atar, e.g. if you got a 94.2 and commerce/eco was 96 but he got a band 6 in english adv and a band 5 in math 2u, then unsw would consider it as 97 and should give you the offer even if its a combined degree because you still made the cutoff.

i mean that because the two courses have two different sets of bonus points (arts: lanuages, histories, music, etc. / commerce: english and maths), would i get the bonus points in both sets if i do commerce/art ?

 

[slyhunter]

i mean that because the two courses have two different sets of bonus points (arts: lanuages, histories, music, etc. / commerce: english and maths), would i get the bonus points in both sets if i do commerce/art ?

You're capped at 5 points. Doesn't matter how you attain them, whether from the side of Commerce or Arts.

 

[4025808]

You're capped at 5 points. Doesn't matter how you attain them, whether from the side of Commerce or Arts.

what about points from the elite athletes and performers? could you add more points onto the existing 5 or is it still capped at 5 points?

 

[muzeikchun852]

what about points from the elite athletes and performers? could you add more points onto the existing 5 or is it still capped at 5 points?

i think u add more points onto the existing 5. these 5 points are only for hsc plus [ i think, correct me if im wrong ].

 

[mitchy_boy]

You get your elite athlete points (say 5), AND your HSC plus (say another 5) effectively adding 10 ATAR points...

 

[slyhunter]

Meaning you theoretically could get into a BCom/BA with a mid to high 80s ATAR. =P

 

[muzeikchun852]

Meaning you theoretically could get into a BCom/BA with a mid to high 80s ATAR. =P

but im no athlete. : )

 

[mitchy_boy]

but im no athlete. : )

Better get studying then

 

[4025808]

i think u add more points onto the existing 5. these 5 points are only for hsc plus [ i think, correct me if im wrong ].

You get your elite athlete points (say 5), AND your HSC plus (say another 5) effectively adding 10 ATAR points...

Meaning you theoretically could get into a BCom/BA with a mid to high 80s ATAR. =P

hah since i got my certificate of performance (higher than 8th grade, lower than AMus), hopefully I'll be entitled to at least 3 points...
so then I'll be gaining up to 8 points =D

btw are the elite athletes and performers points legible for the courses that don't accept HSC plus, like medicine, combined law, psychology or commerce international?

 

[slyhunter]

Eligible for everything except MBBS (that includes Law).

 

[4025808]

Eligible for everything except MBBS (that includes Law).

fuck yeah now that probably means that I could get into law with an ATAR between 96.5 - 97.5 (cert may be 2-3 bonus points)

 

[erespall]

fuck yeah now that probably means that I could get into law with an ATAR between 96.5 - 97.5 (cert may be 2-3 bonus points)

thats pretty much how im gonna try to get in to law at unsw, 95 atar then internal transfer from combined commerce/economics.

 

[muzeikchun852]

hah since i got my certificate of performance (higher than 8th grade, lower than AMus), hopefully I'll be entitled to at least 3 points...
so then I'll be gaining up to 8 points =D

3 points only if u get distinction in 8th grade.

 

[4025808]

3 points only if u get distinction in 8th grade.

I've just contacted UNSW to inform them as to how many points I should get for getting B+ for Certificate of Performance..
hopefully its 3 points..