YASS

The Open University's Young Applicants in Schools and Colleges Scheme enables academically gifted students in Years 12 and 13 to study a wide range of undergraduate modules at first-year level alongside their AS and A levels. This highly successful and respected scheme is now offered in over 300 schools and has proved very popular with students and teachers alike.

For students
The scheme gives them the opportunity to study at university level, encourages independent learning, builds confidence and has the added bonus of differentiating them from other students when it comes to applying to traditional universities.

Benefits

There are early indications that students who have studied with The Open University are more likely to succeed at university studies;
Their OU study differentiates them from other candidates on their UCAS application and admissions officers view such study very positively - particularly for the more competitive subjects such as medicine.