UAI predictions (1 Viewer)

[~shinigami~]

This is still a long way away but I'm just wondering about something.

You know when you apply for a University course, your school gives you and/or the Uni a predicted UAI. How do they calculate this? And what if they predict you under the cut-off of your desired course but your real UAI turns out to be equal or above the cut-off?

Thank You in advance for answering my queries.

 

[Chiisora]

I don't knnow how they calculate it... But I know that there's a few "rounds" so you can change your choices or something? There's like 3 rounds I think... Gosh, it's times like these I wished my career advisor wasn't so boring... I don't remember! xDDDDD

But yeh, I remember there's 3 rounds so you time to change your courses... Hope I'm correct xDDDDD

 

[SoulSearcher]

Don't think my school gives out a predicted UAI

 

[~shinigami~]

Thanks Webby.

It' great having someone smart and from the same school on this forum.

 

[Chiisora]

Hm. Neither does our school actually...

 

[is2SWaNz]

My school doesn't have a UAI predictor. I wish they did though... just to see how well (or not) I'm going.

 

[Shrikar]

Don't think my school gives out predicted UAIs either.

 

[twilight1412]

yea ... but my careers advisor is one ... so you should try asking them ><

 

[Buiboi]

One of my teachers at my school predict UAI's and apparently she's pretty accurate

 

[sly_skittle]

I think that for a prediction they look at your past few results in exams and compare these to previous students and the UAI's that they achieved. They might also look at your percentiles- so if your in the top 10% they look at what UAI's people got who were in the same position last year.
I don't think that their prediction would matter too much. I know a few people who applied for early entry using predicted UAIs but most uni's only give you the place if you achieve that mark or the cut-off. If they underestimated you'd probably be able to get into the course during the main round.
But I'm not too sure

 

[SoulSearcher]

I wouldn't be bothered with UAI predictions here.

 

[gaoOO]

our school gives out estimates. Apparently the ones given after the trials are extremely accurate.

 

[pLuvia]

I think our school only gives it when we apply for scholarships like the Malcolm Chaikin (sp?) scholarship (15k a year) and still those estimates are extremely inaccurate, one got predicted 99.1 ended up with 97.xx. I was predicted to come 6th in the grade ended up coming 8th or 9th out of 174 students

 

[jaaaaay]

my school doesn't predict uai... do other schools???

 

[SoulSearcher]

Apparently they do.