I think it is politically incorrect for them to say "oh yea we discriminate based on universities".
Because you cannot honestly tell me you rather take a person with 3.9 GPA from UWS rather than 3.5 from Harvard.
Which international ranking? THES? Shanghai Jiaotong? It just happens that the GO8 are the leading universities in Australia and they rank in the top 8 of Aus unis internationally.
The thing is that internal transfers are easier than getting the 99.4 UAI to get into say Law straight from high school. I would think a high CR or D average is much more achievable for most people.
Well I spoke to the Exchange Coordinator and Reps for Asia/Europe as well as America/Canada. One of the first things they asked me was my WAM. I guess for non competitive placements the WAM is just a cut-off kinda thing but otherwise its competed on WAM. So you're right about supply and demand...
Actually, thats the opposite of what I've heard. They rank people based on their WAM and distribute them to their preferences. ie WAM is one of the if not the most important thing.
Re: Commerce Transfer to Law - 2nd Year
Is there such thing as guaranteed transfer? I think you have to compete for it.
From UNSW Law.
Applicants are assessed on the basis of 50% UAI (or equivalent) and 50% tertiary grades. As a guide a UAI score of 97 and a credit to distinction average in...