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Fiona Hyseni
By email only
to: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
31st August 2023
Dear Fiona Hyseni,
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“the Act”)
Further to your recent request for information held by King’s College London, I am
writing to confirm that the requested information is held by the university.
Your request
We received your information request on 3rd August 2023 and have treated it as a request
for information made under section 1(1) of the Act.
You requested the following information:
I am writing to obtain some statistics on your A-level entry BDS course. Please can you compile a document
of the following information from the past 3 application cycles:
1. Number of applications, number of interviews and number of offers given out (per year)
2. Lowest, Highest and average UCAT scores of those invited to interviews (per year)
3. What does the selection process consist of and how are GCSEs, UCAT scores, A-levels, personal
statements etc, weighed
4. Also, are A-level resits accepted and if so, are there any restrictions - e.g. a particular grade must
be achieved in the first sitting or only a set number of subjects resat will be accepted etc.
Our response
Number of applications, number of interviews and number of offers given out (per year)
UCAS
Invited to
Applications
Offers
cycle
Interview
2020
867
356
257
2021
938
408
181
2022
1132
299
183
Lowest, Highest and average UCAT scores of those invited to interviews (per year)
Lowest of
Average of
Highest of
UCAS
UCAT Total
UCAT Total
UCAT Total
cycle
Score
Score
Score
2020
2070
2,683.79
3150
2021
1990
2,725.13
3210
2022
1930
2,806.85
3360
What does the selection process consist of and how are GCSEs, UCAT scores, A-levels, personal statements
etc, weighed
Also, are A-level resits accepted and if so, are there any restrictions - e.g. a particular grade must be
achieved in the first sitting or only a set number of subjects resat will be accepted etc.
For the 2023 cycle, applicants who had already met or meet the entry requirements, as per
those listed on our website under ‘Entry requirements
’ Dentistry - King's College London
(kcl.ac.uk), had their personal statement and reference reviewed for suitability. It was
expected that the personal statement demonstrated an interest in studying Dentistry.
Neither the personal statement nor reference were scored.
Applications demonstrating suitability against the entry requirements and in relation to
their personal statement and reference were then ranked according to their UCAT score
(total score and SJT band) compared to other applicants, with improvement given for
GCSE results (number of A*s) as well as an improvement on ranking if considered a
Widening Participation (WP) applicant.
For the 2023 cycle, A-level resits were acceptable if an applicant’s final A-level grades
provided were from a second sitting and rather than a third or higher order sitting,
Applicants providing grades from a third sitting were usually only considered where there
were mitigating circumstances and would usually have asked for further information and
then referred them for a case-by-case review with our Admissions Tutor.
This completes the university’s response to your information request.
Your right to complain
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your information
request or feel that it has not been properly handled you have the right to complain or
request a review of our decision by contacting the Director of Information Governance &
Data Protection Officer within 60 days of the date of this letter.
Further information about our internal complaints procedure is available at the link below:
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/college/policyzone/assets/files/governance_and_legal/Freedom_of
_Information_Policy_updated_Oct_%202011.pdf In the event that you are not content with the outcome of your complaint you may apply
to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the Information Commissioner
cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the internal complaints procedure
provided by King’s College London.
The Information Commissioner can be contacted at the following address:
The Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Yours sincerely,
Lakeisha Dowsey-Magog
Information Compliance