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Application Statistics
James Carter made this Freedom of Information request to University of Essex
The request was refused by University of Essex.
From: James Carter
30 December 2011
Dear University of Essex,
Under the Freedom of Information Act, please could you provide me
with the following information:
For each course that the University currently or previously has
offered from the 1994 application cycle (with deferred entry in
1995) until the 2011 application cycle (with deferred entry in
2012) and for each application cycle from the 1994 cycle until the
2011 cycle:
1. a) The number of applications received by the university through
UCAS by the standard deadline for consideration in accordance with
the deadline of the relevant course for entrance in that particular
application cycle (including deferred applications from the
previous application cycle, but not including deferred applications
for entrance in the next application cycle).
b) The number of direct applications received by the university by
the standard deadline for consideration in accordance with the
deadline of the relevant course for entrance in that particular
application cycle (including deferred applications from the
previous application cycle, but not including deferred applications
for entrance in the next application cycle).
c) The total number of applications received by the university for
consideration in accordance with the deadline of the relevant
course for entrance in that particular application cycle (including
deferred applications from the previous application cycle, but not
including deferred applications for entrance in the next
application cycle).
d) The number of applications received by the university through
UCAS after the standard deadline for the course in question that
were considered for entrance in that particular application cycle
(including deferred applications from the previous application
cycle, but not including deferred applications for entrance in the
next application cycle).
e) The number of direct applications received by the university
after the standard deadline for the course in question that were
considered for entrance in that particular application cycle
(including deferred applications from the previous application
cycle, but not including deferred applications for entrance in the
next application cycle).
f) The total number of applications received by the university for
consideration after the standard deadline for the course in
question that were considered for entrance in that particular
application cycle (including deferred applications from the
previous application cycle, but not including deferred applications
for entrance in the next application cycle).
g) The number of applications received by the university through
UCAS after the standard deadline for the course in question that
were not considered for entrance in that particular application
cycle (including deferred applications from the previous
application cycle, but not including deferred applications for
entrance in the next application cycle).
h) The number of direct applications received by the university
after the standard deadline for the course in question that were
not considered for entrance in that particular application cycle
(including deferred applications from the previous application
cycle, but not including deferred applications for entrance in the
next application cycle).
i) The total number of applications received by the university for
consideration after the standard deadline for the course in
question that were not considered for entrance in that particular
application cycle (including deferred applications from the
previous application cycle, but not including deferred applications
for entrance in the next application cycle).
g) The total number of applications received by the university that
were considered regardless of the date of recipiency for entrance
in that particular application cycle (including deferred
applications from the previous application cycle, but not including
deferred applications for entrance in the next application cycle).
h) The total number of applications received by the university
regardless of whether they were considered or not for entrance in
that particular application cycle (including deferred applications
from the previous application cycle, but not including deferred
applications for entrance in the next application cycle).
2. a) The number of offers made by the university to applicants who
applied through UCAS by the standard deadline for the course in
question for entrance in that particular application cycle
(including deferred applications from the previous application
cycle, but not including deferred applications for entrance in the
next application cycle).
b) The number of offers made by the university to direct applicants
who applied by the standard deadline for the course in question for
entrance in that particular application cycle (including deferred
applications from the previous application cycle, but not including
deferred applications for entrance in the next application cycle).
c) The total number of offers made by the university to all
applicants who applied by the standard deadline for the course in
question for entrance in that particular application cycle
(including deferred applications from the previous application
cycle, but not including deferred applications for entrance in the
next application cycle).
d) The number of offers made by the university to applicants who
applied through UCAS after the standard deadline for the course in
question for entrance in that particular application cycle
(including deferred applications from the previous application
cycle, but not including deferred applications for entrance in the
next application cycle).
e) The number of offers made by the university to direct applicants
who applied after the standard deadline for the course in question
for entrance in that particular application cycle (including
deferred applications from the previous application cycle, but not
including deferred applications for entrance in the next
application cycle).
f) The total number of offers made by the university to all
applicants who applied after the standard deadline for the course
in question for entrance in that particular application cycle
(including deferred applications from the previous application
cycle, but not including deferred applications for entrance in the
next application cycle).
g) The total number of offers made by the university to all
applicants who applied for entrance in that particular application
cycle (including deferred applications from the previous
application cycle, but not including deferred applications for
entrance in the next application cycle).
h) The number of deferred offers made by the university to
applicants who applied for entry in that particular application
cycle.
i) The number of offers for entry in the current cycle made to
applicants who applied for deferred entry in that particular
application cycle.
3. a) The total number of applicants who made the course their
"firm" choice.
b) The total number of applicants who made the course their
"insurance" choice.
c) The number of applicants in a) who commenced the course in
question.
d) The number of applicants in b) who commenced the course in
question.
4. a) The number of students not included in who commenced the
course through "clearing".
b) The number of students who commenced the course through
"adjustment".
c) The number of students who commenced the course for a reason
other than: a UCAS application, a direct application, "clearing",
"adjustment".
I anticipate that the best way to provide this information is to
have a spreadsheet divided up into the individual years, and each
year in turn being divided up unto the individual courses (which
must have their course code next to them).
I look forward to hearing from you within the 20 day deadline.
Yours faithfully,
James Carter
From: Freedom Of Information Requests
University of Essex
3 January 2012
Dear Mr Carter
Thank you for your request. I am sorry not to have acknowledged it sooner - the University has been closed over the Christmas period and only reopened today.
I will be in touch again as soon as I am able. If you have any further questions in the meantime do please contact me.
Regards
Sara
Mrs Sara Stock
University Records Manager
University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park
Colchester
CO4 3SQ
T +44 (0)1206 874853
E sstock
For general Freedom of Information queries please e-mail: foi
(non-Essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create full e-mail addresses)
www.essex.ac.uk
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From: Stock, Sara
University of Essex
6 January 2012
Dear Mr Carter
I am writing about your Freedom of Information request of 30^th December
in which you asked for a large amount of detailed information around
Admissions. I have spoken to colleagues in our Admissions department and
they tell me that unfortunately the amount of information you have asked
for is such that it is likely to exceed the “appropriate limit” as set out
in section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The Act allows us to
refuse where the costs (in terms of time spent) would exceed a limit which
is set at £450 and is calculated to be equivalent to 18 working hours.
The Information Commissioner (the watchdog for Freedom of Information) has
guidance on fees (“Using the fees regulations”) that explains this
[1]http://www.ico.gov.uk/for_organisations/....
If you are able to limit the amount of information you ask for so that it
falls within the appropriate limit then we will happily supply the data.
You could choose to resubmit a smaller number of questions, or restrict
how far back you want us to look for data. My Admissions colleagues
suggest that the items they could most easily provide for you within the
time limit would answer your questions 1a, 1d, 2a, 2d, h and i (although
only for those applicants who applied through UCAS), 3a, 3c, 4a and 4b.
I am told that we do not hold the data to answer some of your questions.
For 1g we don’t think we hold the data. For 3b and d we don’t keep this
data. Once an applicant who is holding our offer as an insurance offer is
rejected by their firm choice institution a UCAS transaction means our
database is updated to show that applicant as form with us, and we don’t
keep a record of their having held our offer initially as an insurance
offer. I am also told that we probably don’t hold the information to
answer question 4c.
Please have a think about resubmitting your query. You’re welcome to ring
me to discuss your options or we can talk it through via email. The limit
will include us looking to see if we have the data (e.g. for questions 1g
and 4c), as well as actually retrieving it. You should be aware that it’s
not an option to chop your request up into smaller parts and submit them
as several different requests. The Act allows us to aggregate such
requests, if they arrive within 60 working days of each other, which would
mean we could again hit the time limit. Of course, if you’re not in a
hurry to have this information then splitting it up and submitting request
over a period of time would be fine. If you can’t restrict your query then
I am afraid that we do just consider this to be a refusal to provide the
information you’ve request under section 12 of the Act.
I’m sorry to have to disappoint you but I hope that you will be able to
come up with an amended set of questions that we will be happy to answer
for you.
Regards
Sara
Mrs Sara Stock
University Records Manager
University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park
Colchester
CO4 3SQ
T +44 (0)1206 874853
E sstock
For general Freedom of Information queries please e-mail: foi
(non-Essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create full e-mail addresses)
www.essex.ac.uk
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