SEAS poll, how many people are applying for it?

[daniel99]

just wondering how many ppl apply for SEAS!!!

[AppleXY]

hahahaha, I am! UNDER-REP SCHOOLS FTW. (gotta exhaust all your opportunities for entry )

[jess3254]

Category 9: Personal disability or long-term medical condition in SEAS

and also year 12 special consideration.

woooohoo

[Collin Li]

I was wondering whether I would vote "Yes" and "No," or just "No." Why is the poll tickbox enabled?

[daniel99]

does it really matter? I'm sure you would know what you voted

[droodles]

what is SEAS?

[cara.mel]

I was wondering whether I would vote "Yes" and "No," or just "No." Why is the poll tickbox enabled?

Haha thats what I thought when I read it, but you beat me to it

[daniel99]

SEAS is special entry access scheme. If you have been affected during your school life by problems e.g. a parent with a drug problem etc, and you could not perform to your full ability at school, uni's take it into account. It has to be over a long period, otherwise you apply for special consideration if it is only during year 12, the problem that you are dealing with. So if you apply for a course and dont meet the course stanrds, but you have an approved SEAS category, you can still be accepted for the course.

[Toothpaste]

what is SEAS?

More info:
http://www.vtac.edu.au/seas/index.html

      Category 1: Mature age entry    
   
        Category 2: Non-English speaking background    
   
        Category 3: Recognition as an Indigenous Australian    
   
        Category 4: Difficult family circumstances    
   
        Category 5: Disadvantaged socio-economic background    
   
        Category 6: Rural or isolated applicants    
   
        Category 7: Under-represented schools    
   
        Category 8: Women in non-traditional courses    
   
        Category 9: Personal disability or long-term medical condition

... etc

[squance]

heheh!
Last year I applied for it...
Under three categories
-Underrepresented School
-Difficult Socioeconomic Circumstances
-Difficult Family Circumstances

I was about to apply for Women in Non Traditional Courses as well but that didn't apply to Melbourne Uni...

[memka]

I'm thinking of applying for rural/isolated applicants.
Not that I'm really that isolated but yay for inner regional australia

[costargh]

CAT 7 - Underepped school =)

Also my suburb is listed for one of the cat's but I don't know which one its for. Socio economic?

[Mao]

yay:
        Category 2: Non-English speaking background

even though i speak English all the time

[sxcalexc]

Monash don't accept SEAS do they?

EDIT: Oh, it appears CAT7 they don't

[millstone]

hmm for Category 2: Non-English speaking background
it says
    * have arrived in Australia on, or after, 1 January 1998*
    * have been born outside Australia in a non-English speaking country
      OR
      speak a language other than English at home
so is it both or one of these dot points?
cos i wasn't born here but i came here pretty much straight after i was born and my parents speak chinese at home