Freedom of Information Team
Legal & Governance
Our ref: FOI/2324/519
University of Liverpool
Foundation Building
Name: Umar Mussa
765 Brownlow Hil
By email to:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Liverpool
L69 7ZX
12 August 2024
E xxx@xxxxxxxxx.xx.xx
https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/legal/
Dear Umar,
A response to your request for information received on 30 July is provided below. The questions asked are in
italics fol owed by our responses in
bold.
I am writing to inquire about the admission process for the BDS Dentistry course (A200) for the 2025 entry.
Specifically, I would like to understand how the fol owing components are evaluated and weighted in the
selection process:
GCSE results
A-level predicted grades
UCAT result, including the Situational Judgement Test (SJT) Personal statement Additionally, I would
appreciate it if you could clarify whether GCSE results are ranked after ensuring they meet the entry
requirements, and if the same applies to A-level predicted grades.
When shortlisting for interview we would first check that the academic criteria has been met. We do not
rank applicants on grades or use a points-based system. Al applicants who have been predicted the
minimum required grades at A level and meet the minimum GCSE requirement would therefore fulfil that
particular shortlisting criterion. Applicants who fulfil this criterion would then progress to stage two of
our shortlisting, where we would then look at their UCAT scores in conjunction with their non-academic
information questionnaire. We would then interview the top students from this group and an offer would
then be dependent on the applicant’s interview score.
As an applicant’s UCAT scores (including Situational Judgement) are considered along with the non-
academic questionnaire, it is therefore dependent on how strong this whole section of the UCAS form is as
to whether an applicant would progress to interview; a slightly lower than expected UCAT score could be
compensated for by a strong non-academic questionnaire, although a score of Band 4 in the Situational
Judgement would not be deemed a competitive enough score for the applicant to be considered for the
BDS programme. As a result of how we use the UCAT/non-academic questionnaire there isn’t an ‘average’
UCAT score or cut-off score for applicants interviewed.
For further information regarding applying for Dentistry at the University of Liverpool for entry in
September 2025 please see the attached admissions document.
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Yours sincerely
Kirsty Rothwell
Kirsty Rothwell
Freedom of Information Officer / Data Protection Co-ordinator
