The article highlights significant changes in minimum selection ranks for university courses in the 2024 VCE offers. For instance, Veterinary Nursing at La Trobe University saw a substantial increase from 68.6 to 95.9, while Creative Arts (Theatre major) at Deakin University decreased from 76.85 to 60.25.
Several courses remain consistently in high demand, including Arts at the University of Melbourne, Science at Monash University, and Nursing at Australian Catholic University's Melbourne campus. These courses receive numerous first-preference applications.
The article features Gisele Hennequin, a student who achieved a 98 ATAR, awaiting her university offers. Her top choice is Biomedicine at Melbourne, but she has backup options including Biomedicine at Monash, Science degrees at both Melbourne and Monash, and Nursing and Midwifery.
Despite the anxiety associated with receiving offers, Hennequin expresses a positive outlook, emphasizing that she is content with her range of options, and that not receiving her first preference would not be a significant setback.