Medicine Application , 2021

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Dear University of Birmingham,

Under the Freedom of Information Act, could you please provide me with the following details:

1. Average UCAT score for international applicants that were called for interview for past three years

2. Weightage of UCAT, GCSE's and Personal Statement for shortlisting of the interview(International applicants)

3. Do applicants with a Band1/2 get an advantage during shortlisting/distinguishing between equal candidates?

4. How many seats were there for International overseas candidates in the last three years, and how many international seats will be there this year, 2021?

5. How many offers were given to for International overseas candidates in the last three years?

6. What were the average A level results for the medicine program for the last 3 years?

Thanks a lot for your time. Please reply ASAP as the UCAS deadline for medicine is very close.

Yours faithfully,

Dakota

University of Birmingham

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FOI, University of Birmingham

Dear Dakota

 

Many thanks for your email below.

 

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Subject: Freedom of Information request - Medicine Application , 2021
 
Dear University of Birmingham,

Under the Freedom of Information Act, could you please provide me with the
following details:

1. Average UCAT score for international applicants that were called for
interview for past three years

2. Weightage of UCAT, GCSE's and Personal Statement for shortlisting of
the interview(International applicants)

3. Do applicants with a Band1/2 get an advantage during
shortlisting/distinguishing between equal candidates?

4. How many seats were there for International overseas candidates in the
last three years, and how many international seats will be there this
year, 2021?

5. How many offers were given to for International overseas candidates in
the last three years?

6. What were the average A level results for the medicine program for the
last 3 years?

Thanks a lot for your time. Please reply ASAP as the UCAS deadline for
medicine is very close.

Yours faithfully,

Dakota

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Dear FOI,

Requesting information in relation to the A100 undergraduate course, my name is Dakota Brown.

Yours sincerely,
Dakota

FOI, University of Birmingham

Thank you for your email.

Due to the COVID 19 virus the University is on Restricted Opening and
therefore is likely to be slower in responding to Freedom of Information
requests and Subject Access requests.  Please be assured that the
University will respond to you as quickly as it is able to.

Regards

The Data Protection and Freedom of Information Team