MBBS (UCAS code: A100) Admission Statistics

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Dear Imperial College London,

Could you please let me know the following details for the MBBS (UCAS code: A100) degree at Imperial College
1) Number of UK students with an IB HL score of 666 offered a place under non-contextual admissions in the years 2021, 2020 and 2019
2) Average IB score in the lower quartile (first quartile) for UK students with an offer under non-contextual admissions in the years 2021, 2020 and 2019

Yours faithfully,

Manasi Rao

IMPFOI, Imperial College London

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Dear Mansai Rao,

Thank you for you Freedom of Information Act request, regarding admissions to Medicine (A100).

We are writing to you further to our duty, contained at Section 16 of the Freedom of Information Act, to provide advice and assistance to requesters. Imperial College has compiled an information sheet which addresses the most frequently asked questions we receive regarding admissions to Medicine (A100), please find attached.

We hope that the attached information along with the course admissions information published on our website will sufficiently address your queries.

Admission enquiries can be directed to: [email address]

Yours,

Freedom of Information Team
Imperial College London 

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Dear IMPFOI,

The attached FAQ unfortunately does not have the details I have requested. I have also checked the statistics for past 5 years published on your website. That too doesn't have the details I am looking for. Essentially I would like to know the minimum IB HLL (Higher Level Subject ) scores for the non-contextual candidates with who have received an an offer. I would very much appreciate if you could share these details.

Yours sincerely,

Manasi Rao

IMPFOI, Imperial College London

Dear Mansai Rao,

The Freedom of Information Act created a right to access information in order to enable scrutiny of public authorities in the public interest. Section 14(1) of the Act aims to protect public authorities by allowing them to refuse any requests which have the potential to cause a disproportionate or unjustified level of disruption. It provides that a public authority need not comply with a request for information if the request is vexatious. While we appreciate that your request was made in good faith and there was no intention to cause disruption, a request can be regarded as vexatious if it is an inappropriate or improper use of the right to access information. Public authorities are entitled to consider whether a request has a value or serious purpose in terms of the objective public interest in the information sought and to weigh that against the burden that would be placed on the organisation by having to produce that information. The public interest being the public good, not what is of interest to groups of or individual members of the public.

In this case there is no apparent objective public interest value in the information you have requested that would justify the College devoting resources to producing the information you have requested. The College’s view is that any legitimate public interest in admissions figures to our MBBS programme is met by the extensive information already in the public domain set out above. We are therefore refusing this request in reliance on Section 14 of the Act. 

Yours,

Freedom of Information Team
Imperial College London 

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