Dear Miss Begum

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Our Ref: 415-18

Thank you for your email below, dated 23 August 2020.

The University will endeavour to respond to your request as quickly as
possible. In any event you will receive a response within the time set for
compliance, as prescribed in section 10 of the Freedom of Information
(Scotland) Act 2002 i.e. no later than 21 September 2020.

It may prove necessary for the University to seek further clarification
from you, to assist it in identifying and locating the information
requested. If this is the case either I or one of my colleagues will write
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the earliest opportunity.

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request please do not hesitate to contact me. Please quote Ref number
267-20 in any future correspondence in this connection.

Yours sincerely,

Chris

Christopher Milne

Head of Information Assurance and Governance

Office of the Principal

University of St Andrews

St Andrews, Fife KY169AJ

Scotland

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From: Miss Begum <[2][FOI #686856 email]>
Sent: 23 August 2020 16:52
To: Freedom of Information <[3][University of St Andrews request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - 2021 Medicine application
requirements

Dear University of St Andrews,

Please can you provide me with:
1) The lowest/minimum UCAT score accepted into the A100 course for the
previous 3 cycles
2) How the personal statement is used to differentiate between applicants
and if a scale is used, can you please explain this
3) How work experience is used to invite applicants to interviews
4) Whether AS grades are going to be a factor into inviting applicants for
interviews for 2021 entry as due to COVID19 they was not able to sit their
exams.

Yours faithfully,

Miss Begum

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Dear Miss Begum,

Please find attached the University’s response to your request below for
information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

Yours sincerely,

June

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June Weir

Information Assurance and Governance Officer

Office of the Principal

University of St Andrews

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St Andrews KY16 9AJ

Fife, Scotland

Tel: +44 (0)1334 462776

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From: Miss Begum <[3][FOI #686856 email]>
Sent: 23 August 2020 16:52
To: Freedom of Information <[4][University of St Andrews request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - 2021 Medicine application
requirements

Dear University of St Andrews,

Please can you provide me with:
1) The lowest/minimum UCAT score accepted into the A100 course for the
previous 3 cycles
2) How the personal statement is used to differentiate between applicants
and if a scale is used, can you please explain this
3) How work experience is used to invite applicants to interviews
4) Whether AS grades are going to be a factor into inviting applicants for
interviews for 2021 entry as due to COVID19 they was not able to sit their
exams.

Yours faithfully,

Miss Begum

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