Dear Amrou

I refer to your email of 11September 2017 and, on behalf of the University, I acknowledge receipt of your request.

We will handle your request in terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 if you would confirm your full name to us: it is a requirement for an applicant to provide their name in order for the request to be valid. Once we have your reply, a response will be sent to you within 20 working days.

Yours sincerely,

Christina Muir
Administration Assistant
Library, Administration and Planning
University of Aberdeen
Email: [email address] Tel: 01224 273079

Core working hours: Monday - Friday: 9.00am - 1.00pm
The Sir Duncan Rice Library, LSC&M, Aberdeen University, Bedford Road, Aberdeen AB24 3AA

Dear Amrou Farag

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST FOI 2017-242

I refer to your email of 10 September 2017 requesting information relating to A100 course at the University of Aberdeen.

Your request has now been considered under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, ‘the Act’.

Q1. Statistics regarding the number of international students offering American qualifications (Advanced Placement exams) that have been accepted to A100 in 2017
A1. 1

Q2. The maximum number of international seats available for A100 in 2018 entry
A2. Whilst we anticipate that the number will be 16, confirmation will be received from the Scottish Funding Council only in February 2018. Please accept this message as a notice under section 17(1)(b) of the Act that the information you have requested is not held by the University.

Q3. The lowest UKCAT score accepted to year 1 in 2016 and 2017 entries.
A3. 2016 entry - 2230. 2017 entry - 1740.

Should you be dissatisfied with this response, you have the right under the Act, to request a review. A request for review must be made within 40 working days of the date of this reply. It must include your name and address for correspondence and specify the request for information and the grounds for dissatisfaction with the decision. Please send your request for review to our mailbox, [University of Aberdeen request email]. The University will respond to your request for a review within 20 working days of receipt of your request.

If you are unhappy with the outcome of the University’s internal review process, you have the right to appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner within 6 months from the date of receipt of the University’s review notice. Details on how to make an appeal to the Commissioner are available at www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal. Should you remain dissatisfied with the Commissioner’s decision, you have a right of appeal to the Court of Session on a point of law.

Yours sincerely,

Christina Muir
Administration Assistant
Library, Administration and Planning
University of Aberdeen
Email: [email address] Tel: 01224 273079

Core working hours: Monday - Friday: 9.00am - 1.00pm
The Sir Duncan Rice Library, LSC&M, Aberdeen University, Bedford Road, Aberdeen AB24 3AA