The exact procedure would depend on the rules of the university - at the ANU, you can register majors at any point in 2nd year or later, and if you don't register a major before your graduation, the faculty office will determine it automatically.
I'd suggest starting with the BA/LLB - I assume you'll be able to choose all the same first year Arts courses as in the BIR program, so if you do decide you want to transfer to the BIR you can get full credit.
You seriously don't want to overload every semester. It will drive you insane. You'll pay the same fees, live with 25% more stress than everyone else, and probably suffer in your marks/social life/everything just so you can graduate a semester early. Just remember what everyone always told you...
Of course with the first year guarantee, if you're a first year you will get some form of accommodation. Studentleader was a transfer so he didn't qualify unfortunately :(
Re: Best uni for bachelor of information technology
Indeed. We're totally unbiased. But seriously, ANU *is* awesome.
(COMP1100 with Uwe Zimmer. Muahahaha.)
The ATAR cutoffs you see in the guide for all existing courses are last year's cutoffs, and obviously they change every year. The admissions process for new courses is exactly the same - they just don't have any data from last year that they can publish as an indicative cutoff.
Some (most...
TBH, I dislike 'vocational' degrees in a lot of areas - although that said, I don't know exactly what they're like or how they compare to diploma and other TAFE-level programmes.
I just feel that exams provide a fair assessment - you can get through essays simply by researching your one topic...