Scholarships

[Bozo]

I am posting this on behalf of someone else who has asked for AN"s advice on the matter.


Hi guys,

I'm entering Biomedicine in 2012.

My 2011 ATAR was: 98.15

I described the following in my SEAS application,

-I receive the full amount for Youth Allowance
-My mother receives FTB-Part A
-My mother suffers from depression
-I move houses every weekend between divorced parents yet receive no income from my father
-My friend passed away in year 12

Yet I wasn't offered an Access scholarship. I just don't understand what kind of applicant they were looking for? I've seen people get them with way way less than what I have and a lower ATAR.

Is there anything I can do to appeal/do you have a contact I can enquire about?

I received scholarships to all other universities on my preferences but Melbourne.

Thanks, the money is truly needed for my education.

[Mech]

Depends how well your friend also wrote in response to the application and provided evidence to support those statements. If s/he did this incorrectly, s/he would have been overlooked by the assessing board who hand out the Access Scholarships. Keep in mind, ~160 are awarded a year. Contact the University though and ask.

(I was lucky enough to get one for my own personal reasons.)