Dear University of Manchester,

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 via the holistic route?
4. Is role play assessed in the interview?
5. Is there a personal statement/ NAI form station at the interview?
6. What % of students who were invited to an interview were given an offer
7. Am I allowed to see how the interview is assessed/ can I access the interviewer assessment score sheet?
8. What are the common mistakes students make at the interview?
9. How do you think students can improve their interview score/ key advice?
10. 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?
11. Would Manchester 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