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CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2014
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What the different statuses mean
We use specific terms to indicate what progress
the institution has made in considering your
application.
Waiting for a decision:
the institution has not
yet considered your application.
Awaiting Results:
the institution is waiting for
further results (eg. June or Trial results) before
making a decision on your application.
Short-listed, Standby and Waitlisted:
the
institution is considering your application but
has not yet decided whether they will be able
to offer you a place.
Entrance Test and Interview:
the programme
has special selection procedures. Institutions
should contact you with details of the date,
time and venue. You may need to follow up
with the institution directly.
Firm Offer:
you are offered a place by the
institution. This may be withdrawn if you do not
indicate that you want to accept the place or if
your final results are not as good as your earlier
results.
Conditional Offer:
the institution will accept
you provided that you meet the requirements.
Where space is limited these may be higher than
the minimum requirements for the programme
published in this handbook. Some programmes
may conduct assessment tests at registration.
Please supply HESA/SAQA Evaluation:
the
institution requires a HESA/SAQA evaluation of
the foreign exam results you may have written.
Please supplyAcademic Record:
the institution
requires a copy of your academic record from
your previous study at tertiary level.
Late Application:
your application was
received after the closing date for the
programme. Each institution deals with late
applications in different ways. Refer to the
institution’s prospectus for further information.
Has not met Programme Ranking Criteria:
you do not meet the institution's specific
criteria. Refer to the institution’s prospectus for
further information.
Regret Unsuccessful:
the institution has
decided not to offer you a place for whatever
reason according to their selection processes.
Unsuccessful Following Placement Test /
Interview:
the institution has decided not to
offer you a place following the entrance test
you wrote or the interview you attended.
There are also a number of messages the
institution can use to tell you that they are
unable to offer you a place. See pages 155-159
for
‘Other options’
.
Accepting an offer
You must tell the institution and
NOT
the CAO
whether you wish to accept the place. They
should send you a letter or message detailing
the procedures you must follow. If they give
you a deadline to accept a place, it is important
that you reply within that time or the place will
be offered to someone else.
Most institutions will ask you to pay a non-
refundable Acceptance of Offer fee to secure
the place. This fee will usually count towards
your first semester’s fees.
Please do NOT
pay this money to the CAO. Wait until the
institution tells you how they want you to pay it.
Declining an offer
If you have decided that you really do not
want the place you have been offered, let the
institution know.
What happens after you have been
accepted?
Once you have accepted a place and paid any
deposit requested, the institution should send you
details of registration. First semester registration
takes place between the second week of
January and the beginning of February. Second
semester registration takes place between June
and August. See the calendar on page 3 for dates
or check the institutions' websites.