Am I qualified for SEAS?

[pleasehelpme123]

Hi all!

I don't know if anyone would have an answer for this but I'm just wondering if I would be qualified for SEAs for the medical condition/ disability category. I have a long term skin condition that covers all of my arms, legs, scalp and a few other places with huge itchy, red scaly, patches. I just don't know if VCAT would see that as a serious enough illness. I have honestly been very affected by it from constantly itching during class and during SACS, plus having this condition just constantly stresses me out especially when I have to wear summer uniform.
so do you think I would be qualified?

[keltingmeith]

First rule of SEAS - bullshitting is your best friend, hahah. Seriously, though, when it comes time for SEAS, your doctor has to write a confirmation thing for VTAC. So, just go talk to your GP/councillor/whoever you about this and get them to fill in the form for SEAS. I'm sure that this is something that is a serious issue for you, but try to make it worse off than it is. When I did mine, I have to help my mum around the house a lot because she has a back injury, so instead we made her out to be a cripple who can't look after herself. Do stuff like that.

The worst thing that VTAC can do is not give you considerations - it's not like they'll make it harder for you to get into courses, so you're not worse off if you apply for SEAS and not considered.

[pleasehelpme123]

First rule of SEAS - bullshitting is your best friend, hahah. Seriously, though, when it comes time for SEAS, your doctor has to write a confirmation thing for VTAC. So, just go talk to your GP/councillor/whoever you about this and get them to fill in the form for SEAS. I'm sure that this is something that is a serious issue for you, but try to make it worse off than it is. When I did mine, I have to help my mum around the house a lot because she has a back injury, so instead we made her out to be a cripple who can't look after herself. Do stuff like that.

The worst thing that VTAC can do is not give you considerations - it's not like they'll make it harder for you to get into courses, so you're not worse off if you apply for SEAS and not considered.

Haha thanks for your quick reply!  that's good advice I'll make sure to do that Were you able to get the special consideration?

[keltingmeith]

Honestly - don't know. I got in under the Monash guarantee due to financial disadvantage, mum was kind of annoyed, because we made her look really bad for nothing, hahah.

[chasej]

When I did mine, I have to help my mum around the house a lot because she has a back injury, so instead we made her out to be a cripple who can't look after herself.

Admitting to serious crimes, like fraud, on the internet isn't really such a great idea.

Hi all!

I don't know if anyone would have an answer for this but I'm just wondering if I would be qualified for SEAs for the medical condition/ disability category. I have a long term skin condition that covers all of my arms, legs, scalp and a few other places with huge itchy, red scaly, patches. I just don't know if VCAT would see that as a serious enough illness. I have honestly been very affected by it from constantly itching during class and during SACS, plus having this condition just constantly stresses me out especially when I have to wear summer uniform.
so do you think I would be qualified?

I'm no expert, but sounds like you could qualify for SEAS, based on the information you have given. When you're applying for uni through VTAC all you need to do is apply for SEAS though their system and obtain the documentation necessary (usually a letter from a doctor describing the condition and commenting on the educational impact i.e. how it could stop you from achieving your best).

[keltingmeith]

To clarify: I did not commit fraud on my SEAS application. We fleshed out the situation, yes, but we did not lie about the situation. As I said, by the end of it she certainly sounded like a cripple, but at no point did I nor her GP say she was one, nor did we lie in anything we sent off to VTAC.

[kinslayer]

I agree with chasej -- the guidelines for SEAS are quite general and the condition you have described seems to qualify.

The application for SEAS is very simple, you just tick a few boxes and attach the supporting documentation from your doctor(s) and wait and see. In terms of your application you've got nothing to lose, so just go for it and see what happens.

[slothpomba]

Apply anyway. The worst that will happen is you will be denied. You have nothing to lose by applying and everything to gain. At worst, if for whatever reason you get rejected (wont preempt the outcome for you), you're certainly no worse off than before at least.

As I said, by the end of it she certainly sounded like a cripple,

but at no point did I nor her GP say she was one, nor did we lie in anything we sent off to VTAC.

So, only technically not a lie by the very dictionary definition? Understand that everyone is grilling you because SEAS exists for people who only really, really need it. Saying things like this is bound to upset some people, including those who did really need it (no judgement on whether you did or didn't). You can certainly imagine how it would make them feel though.

[keltingmeith]

I'm incredibly sorry to anyone I may have upset with what I've said. I can promise you, though, SEAS was necessary in my situation, and anything that was put into the application was only put there to try and help the situation as much as possible.