From the Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Offering students clear goals
 Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Studying at university is a lifelong goal for many people. However, the application process can prove daunting for some young people already consumed by the challenges of completing their final year of secondary schooling. Offering a range of pathways and helping all students to transition successfully to tertiary study and campus life is a major part of the University's growth agenda. This year, the University of 新浪彩票 is making it easier for school leavers to plan for their future with the introduction of 新浪彩票 Approved Scores in selected Engineering, Humanities, Social Science and Science programs. An 新浪彩票 Approved Score will help students plan with more certainty for the future. More often than not, the cut-off score to get into a program only reflects the TER score of the last person to gain entry into that program. This can vary from year to year and is subject to shifting student preferences, the introduction of new programs and the overall number of students applying for programs. The 新浪彩票 Approved Score clearly indicates exactly what level of achievement we believe students need in order to succeed in selected academic programs. It gives our local students more confidence to aim for programs at this university. There are a lot of myths and misconceptions about what TER score students need to get into each program. For example, the 新浪彩票 Approved Score for Engineering in 2011 is 80 yet many students believe they must attain a TER score well above 95 to gain entry into this爌rogram. The 新浪彩票 Approved Score stops this kind of speculation and reduces the ambiguity and mystery around cut-off scores. We receive a lot of feedback from students, parents and teachers concerned about the stress of not knowing whether students are on track to be accepted into the University of 新浪彩票. The expectations placed on young people in their final year of schooling can be overwhelming for students as well as their families. By giving advance notice of cut-off scores for selected programs, students can feel confident that their goal of studying at the Uni | 
