HELP: Access to Leeds Form

How do you gain eligibility for Access to Leeds?

Reply 3

OP

Thanks! I got an offer..need BBB now instead of AAB :smile:

To be eligible students need to meet two or more of the following criteria:

* Be in receipt of an Educational Maintenance Allowance (EMA) of £20 or £30 a week
* Be in the first generation of immediate family to apply to Higher Education
* Attend a school which achieved less than 45% 5 A to C passes (including English & Maths) at GCSE in 2006
* Only option is to attend one of their local universities
* Studies disrupted by circumstances in their personal, social or domestic lives
* In Public Care

> from http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ace/access/leeds.htm

Reply 4

mozfadz

Thanks! I got an offer..need BBB now instead of AAB :smile:

To be eligible students need to meet two or more of the following criteria:

* Be in receipt of an Educational Maintenance Allowance (EMA) of £20 or £30 a week
* Be in the first generation of immediate family to apply to Higher Education
* Attend a school which achieved less than 45% 5 A to C passes (including English & Maths) at GCSE in 2006
* Only option is to attend one of their local universities
* Studies disrupted by circumstances in their personal, social or domestic lives
* In Public Care

> from http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ace/access/leeds.htm

Mmmm, I'm the first in my family to go to higher education,
I used to get EMA in year 12, but my mums back in full time work now.
Would disrupted circumstances count as me not currently having a biology teacher? Started with two, but one is gone for like 4 months getting married, and the other has gone "travelling" and therefore I will be without one for the majority of the year

Reply 5

OP

^ maybe..don't you have a careers adviser in college/6th form that can help? they know all the details.

there's a bit you have to get written from your referee..s/he could include that.

Reply 6

mozfadz

^ maybe..don't you have a careers adviser in college/6th form that can help? they know all the details.

there's a bit you have to get written from your referee..s/he could include that.

Yeah I'm going to her tommorow.
Does it need to be in by the 15th even if I've already recieved my offer, but just want it lowered?

Reply 7

OP

Escorcio

Yeah I'm going to her tommorow.
Does it need to be in by the 15th even if I've already recieved my offer, but just want it lowered?

Sorry I don't know..I have no idea.

Reply 8

Alright cool, I applied for access to leeds, how long did it take for them to get back to you? and how did you know if you were accepted for it, how do they contact you? or do you just check track and the offer changed?
(I already had my offer, but wanted it lowered)

Reply 9

OP

Well they got back to me quite quick, I applied just before Christmas holidays and I got a letter in the first week of the new year. And yeah, also my track said that the conditions of my offer has changed and refer to the letter sent by the uni. I also had an offer and just wanted it lowered.
I just rang them and they told me I'll get another letter telling me when I have to attend their 2 day course. It'll be later around March/April I think.

Cheers!

Ha, it worked :biggrin:

I applied for the access to leeds scheme on January 15th (after having already recieved an offer). Got the letter in the post today, lowered to BBC with a 'pass in the access to leeds scheme'.
Cheers mozfadz :biggrin:

Reply 12

peterofile

Why didn't i hear about this! Was the dealine 15th of jan?? arghhhh

Reply 13

It says that the deadline was 15th January, though my head of year said that as I already had my offer, it was just an additional thing and wouldn't matter if it reachered there a day or 2 late.
On the site it says if you wish to apply after the deadline to contact Richard Kemp, so I guess it is possible

Reply 14

OP