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Dear University of Sheffield,

1. How many applications were received for 2017 and 2016 entry

2. How many applicants were interviewed for 2017 and 2016 entry?

3. How many applicants recieved an offer for 2017 and 2016 entry?

4. Is there any marking scheme used when looking at applicants'
personal statements? If there is could you please disclose this.

5. How does your University look at A2 predictions? Are you at an advantage if you have A*A*A* predictions rather than AAA predictions?

6. What was the cut-off score for UKCAT to gain an interview and what was the minimum average score gained by successful applicants?

7. How does your University look at GCSE and AS results?

Yours faithfully,

Zain Butt

Anne E Cutler, University of Sheffield

Dear Mr Butt

I write in response to your recent Freedom of Information request to
Sheffield University.

Our answers follow:

1. How many applications were received for 2017 and 2016 entry?

1703 (2017 entry) and 2086 (2016 entry)

2. How many applicants were interviewed for 2017 and 2016 entry?

 1574 (2017 entry) and 1976 (2016 entry)

3. How many applicants received an offer for 2017 and 2016 entry?

 535 (2017 entry) and 414 (2016 entry)

Answers to the remaining questions are available from the Medical School's
webpages:
[1]www.sheffield.ac.uk/medicine/prospective_ug/applying/entryrequire and
[2]www.sheffield.ac.uk/medicine/prospective_ug/applying/whathappens .

I am required under the Act to inform you that if you have cause for
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Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Anne Cutler

Corporate Information and Computing Services

University of Sheffield

10-12 Brunswick Street

Sheffield

S10 2FN

On 14 September 2017 at 19:05, Zain Butt <[4][FOI #432162 email]> wrote:

Dear University of Sheffield,

1. How many applications were received for 2017 and 2016 entry

2. How many applicants were interviewed for 2017 and 2016 entry?

3. How many applicants recieved an offer for 2017 and 2016 entry?

4. Is there any marking scheme used when looking at applicants'
personal statements? If there is could you please disclose this.

5. How does your University look at A2 predictions? Are you at an
advantage if you have A*A*A* predictions rather than AAA predictions?

6. What was the cut-off score for UKCAT to gain an interview and what
was the minimum average score gained by successful applicants?

7. How does your University look at GCSE and AS results?

Yours faithfully,

Zain Butt

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