UAI cut-offs: Decrease or Increase (1 Viewer)

[kevinx2]

Why UAI cut-offs will increase:
- Financial crisis
- More university applicants for 2009

Why UAI cut-offs will decrease:
- Deregulation of higher education (allowing unis to enrol many people as they wish
- Extra quotas given to CSP places with the phasing out of DFEE


Yes? No? Discuss. Halp and add to it

 

[erm]

how about "why UAI cut-offs will remain pretty much normal"

 

[xsjado]

Why UAI cut-offs will increase:
- Financial crisis

how would that increase cut-offs?

 

[kevinx2]

how would that increase cut-offs?

The thought that only a degree will ensure jobs during times of employment uncertainty, people less likely to look at alternatives. A couple more, can't remember.
This was from smh, will find article later.

 

[Ali -]

Kevin statement re: financial crisis being a factor in increased scores is due to the assumption that since there are less jobs in the market, more high school graduates will choose to apply for Uni/TAFE instead of attempt to find full-time employment. This increase in higher ed applications will lead to an increase in cut off scores required.

 

[xsjado]

The thought that only a degree will ensure jobs during times of employment uncertainty, people less likely to look at alternatives. A couple more, can't remember.
This was from smh, will find article later.

The financial crisis could also lower cutoffs. Some economists were saying that with the slowing global economy international students cannot afford to come here (or anywhere) for university. So if there are less international spots and DFEE places have been abolished the universities may increase CSP spots.

 

[AsyLum]

How about instead of speculating on something you obviously know nothing about, you actually enjoy the last moments of your childhood!

 

[piitb]

i cant see how aboloshing dfee would decrease scores.

e.g if there are 250 places for a non-dfee (uai of 90+) and 50 places for dfee( uai of 85-89). then the 50 places would not be available anymore.

those 50 applicant would then fill up other courses that has a uai requirement of 85+. then those people who were in the uai coursed that required a uai of 85-89 would get bumped off by the students that would of otherwise chose the dfee course.

 

[dolbinau]

It might decease scores if the DFEE places were converted to CSP but I don't know if this is happening. (I haven't heard anything about it?)

 

[lionking1191]

How about instead of speculating on something you obviously know nothing about, you actually enjoy the last moments of your childhood!

18 isn't exactly what i call childhood

 

[aussie-boy]

the financial crisis should bring down UAI cutoffs for courses like commerce and economics

 

[AsyLum]

18 isn't exactly what i call childhood

Quiet young'un

 

[wrong_turn]

LOL at asy. they just called you old

 

[NorthRiversMatt]

Cut offs means to decrease. Cut ons means increase. You guys dont make sense.

 

[Shezz90]

the financial crisis should bring down UAI cutoffs for courses like commerce and economics

hopefullyy

 

[xsjado]

Cut offs means to decrease. Cut ons means increase. You guys dont make sense.

 

[Kalashnikov47]

Stop.

Posting.



Look, it all depends. If you wanted to go wild and speculate, one would think it'd increase in some areas and decrease in others (as always). The person who mentioned a uni cutting all 50 DFEE places, meaning that instead of 250 places, there were only 200, UAIs would increase, because there isn't as much supply...but if no one wants the degree it'll fall back to where it was previously/even further below.

Supply and demand is what runs this magnificent system.

true that~~~i think this debate is absolutely pointless~~~

 

[piitb]

end of day ....

no dfee courses = less money for uni's = less places

demand would always be pretty constant. so in general uai cut off should increase.

 

[AsyLum]

end of day ....

no dfee courses = less money for uni's = less places

demand would always be pretty constant. so in general uai cut off should increase.

Afaik, those places 'lost' are being reimbursed by the Government anyway.

End of the day, no one here knows what effect it WILL have, its all speculation so just wait till results actually come out then hypothesise with all your fanboy vigor

 

[mrated96]

How about this

I emailed UNSW law admissions and they said cut-offs would likely go down

suck on that mofo