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From: SM <[3][FOI #660395 email]>
Sent: 24 April 2020 11:28
To: Information Compliance
Subject: Freedom of Information request - MBBS Medicine A100 Admission

Dear King's College London, I would like to make a humble request
regarding statistics for the medicine UCAS cycle. Please can you answer
these questions to help me with my application.
1.     Is the interview score the sole factor when deciding to give out
offers?/ Do you take into account the UCAT score and achieved examination
results (A-levels, GCSEs) holistically with the interview score when
deciding to give out offer?
2.     Due to students getting calculated a level grades because of the
coronavirus outbreak, would the university look at students applying with
these achieved/weighted a level grades differently/ would the calculated
achieved a level grade be weighted less than previous years or be given
same weighting as predicted grades?
3.     Would a high set of achieved a level grades (e.g 3 A* ) compensate
for a low gcse/ucat result?/ Would getting 3 A* at a level (biology,
chemistry, maths) give a high chance of gaining an interview even with an
average/low ucat?
4.     How many A* at gcse is competitive for Kings/ what is the mean
number of gcse A* grades at kings?
5.     Is a 9/8 gcse grade both equivalent to an A* grade?
6.     Does king’s consider every gcse subject grade? / Do you accept gcse
short courses?
7.     For each applicant who was successful in obtaining an interview, 
can I get a list of their UKCAT score and their GCSE’s?
8.     For the interview, how many stations are there?
9.     How long is each station?
10.  Is role play assessed in the interview?
11.  Is there a personal statement station at the interview?
12.  What % of students who were invited to an interview were given an
offer
13.   Am I allowed to see how the interview is assessed/ can I access the
interviewer assessment score sheet?
14.  What are the common mistakes students make at the interview?
15.  How do you think students can improve their interview score/ key
advice?
16. Is there an interview cut off score and if so may I know the cut off
score for past cycles, else do you rank and select the top scoring
applicants at the interview when allocating offers?
17. Would King's consider that it would be more difficult to get work
experience due to the coronavirus lockdown/ outbreak?

Thank you for taking your time in answering these questions,

Yours faithfully,

SM

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Dear Shaji,

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Kind regards,

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