Admissions Statistics for Undergraduate Biological Sciences

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Chandler Hornsby-Carraway

Dear Sir/Madam,

I would like to make a request regarding admissions statistics for Undergraduate Biological Sciences. Could you please disclose the following information for applicants from the 2018-2019 cycle.

- the average number of GCSE A and A* grades of successful and unsuccessful candidates, if applicable
- the average number of A and A* predictions at A level of successful and unsuccessful candidates, if applicable
- the overall percentage of candidates given offers
- the type of school of applicants and offer-holders (Independent, Grammar, Maintained)
- the proportion of home/international students
- indication of the different types of offers (conditional or unconditional)

Yours faithfully,

Chandler Hornsby-Carraway

Freedom of Information, University of St Andrews

Dear Chandler,

Thank you for your information request dated 10 November 2020 in relation to the Undergraduate admissions to Biological Sciences here at the University of St Andrews.

You will receive a response as soon as possible and within the timeframe prescribed in section 10 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 i.e. no later than 9 December 2020.

Should any clarification be needed to assist in the processing of your enquiry I will be back in touch at the earliest opportunity. In the meantime, should you have any queries about your information request please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely,

June

June Weir
Information Assurance and Governance Officer
Office of the Principal

University of St Andrews
Butts Wynd Building
Butts Wynd
St Andrews KY16 9AJ
Fife, Scotland

Tel: +44 (0)1334 462776

www.st-andrews.ac.uk

-----Original Message-----
From: Chandler Hornsby-Carraway <[FOI #705008 email]>
Sent: 10 November 2020 17:43
To: Freedom of Information <[University of St Andrews request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Admissions Statistics for Undergraduate Biological Sciences

Dear Sir/Madam,

I would like to make a request regarding admissions statistics for Undergraduate Biological Sciences. Could you please disclose the following information for applicants from the 2018-2019 cycle.

- the average number of GCSE A and A* grades of successful and unsuccessful candidates, if applicable
- the average number of A and A* predictions at A level of successful and unsuccessful candidates, if applicable
- the overall percentage of candidates given offers
- the type of school of applicants and offer-holders (Independent, Grammar, Maintained)
- the proportion of home/international students
- indication of the different types of offers (conditional or unconditional)

Yours faithfully,

Chandler Hornsby-Carraway

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Freedom of Information, University of St Andrews

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Dear Chandler,

 

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

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

June

 

 

 

 

June Weir

Information Assurance and Governance Officer

Office of the Principal

 

University of St Andrews

Butts Wynd Building

Butts Wynd

St Andrews KY16 9AJ

Fife, Scotland

 

Tel: +44 (0)1334 462776

 

www.st-andrews.ac.uk

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Chandler Hornsby-Carraway
<[FOI #705008 email]>
Sent: 10 November 2020 17:43
To: Freedom of Information <[University of St Andrews request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Admissions Statistics for
Undergraduate Biological Sciences

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

I would like to make a request regarding admissions statistics for
Undergraduate Biological Sciences. Could you please disclose the following
information for applicants from the 2018-2019 cycle.

 

- the average number of GCSE A and A* grades of successful and
unsuccessful candidates, if applicable

- the average number of A and A* predictions at A level of successful and
unsuccessful candidates, if applicable

- the overall percentage of candidates given offers

- the type of school of applicants and offer-holders (Independent,
Grammar, Maintained)

- the proportion of home/international students

- indication of the different types of offers (conditional or
unconditional)

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Chandler Hornsby-Carraway

 

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