Use of the personal statement for undergraduate law admissions
Dear University of Oxford,
I would like to request the following data about the admissions process for all of your undergraduate law degrees.
1. Whether a candidate's personal statement (which is submitted through UCAS) is considered by the admissions team when considering whether to give that candidate an offer;
If the personal statement is assessed by the admissions team:
2. A list of the marking criteria/factors that are considered by the admissions team when assessing the candidate's personal statement;
3. Whether a candidate's personal statement is given a score or grade of any kind;
4. The weighting attached to the aforementioned score or grade (e.g. 20%);
5. A list of personal statement scores given to offer holders who had applied for undergraduate study in law at your university in the 2018/2019 admissions cycle (and thus received offers for either 2019 direct entry or 2020 deferred entry).
Yours faithfully,
Samira El Amein
Dear Ms El Amein,
Thank you for your freedom of information request to the University of Oxford.
Subject to any clarification required, the University will reply to your request within the statutory deadline of 20 working days, starting from the day after receipt of your request.
Please note that the University will be closed between Monday 23 December and Wednesday 1 January 2020.
Yours sincerely
Information Compliance Team
Vice-Chancellor’s and Registrar’s Office | University of Oxford
University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1 2JD
Dear Ms El Amein,
Please find attached the University's reply to your request.
Yours sincerely,
Information Compliance Team
Vice-Chancellor’s and Registrar’s Office | University of Oxford
University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1 2JD
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