I am mature age and had no problems - is it because you are being considered on other things other than your school grades?
I applied through UAC put my high school and college qualifications in and clicked save . . .
I've got a completed AQF Diploma so I'm not going in with nothing. Just that the courses I picked that I really want are towards the top end of the scale for ATAR.
Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Journalism) and in International Studies - full time at University of Technology, Sydney, City campus (95.65)
Bachelor of Arts in Comm (Writing & Cultural Studies) and International Studies - full time at University of Technology, Sydney, City campus (94.7)
Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Journalism)- full time at University of Technology, Sydney, City campus (95.45)
Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Writing and Cultural Studies) - full time at University of Technology, Sydney, City campus (90.25)
Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications) - full or part time at University of Sydney (98.55)
Bachelor of Media (Communication and Journalism) - full or part time at UNSW (87.25)
That's my top 6 as it stands for Main Round offers with the ATAR. But any of them would just about be my first choice. I group my first two preferences as my equal first choice, and the rest are virtually all second choice with the UTS one's just in front.