Birmingham and Newcastle universities allow students at some poorly performing state schools to fill in a second application form, describing their difficult circumstances.
But his friends list appeared to be growing at an alarming rate, he was busy asking questions, playing rock, paper, scissors, and describing his favourite artists using the "ilike" application.
Jonathan Edwards, MP for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, has backed the teenager's bid to stay in the UK, describing it as a "clear moral case to support Ahmer's application for asylum".