Dear Ramya

This is to acknowledge receipt of your request for information from
the University of Liverpool.   Your reference number is FOI/2020/421. We
will review and process your request as soon as possible.

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FOI/2020/421

20 October 2020

Name:  Ramya Ganesh

By email to: [1][FOI #696037 email]

Dear Ramya,

Thank you for your email of 3 October requesting information from the
University of Liverpool.  Colleagues have provided the information
requested below.

I am writing to enquire about the Medicine Admission Statistics (UCAS Code
A100) for the previous cycles (2017/18, 18/19 and 19/20)

How many international students were applied to this course and how many
of these applicants were interviewed and were given an offer?

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|  |2018 entry|2019 entry| 2020 entry |
|-----------------------------------+----------+----------+--------------|
|Total international applications | 280 | 369 | |
|-----------------------------------+----------+----------| |
|Total international invited for | 118 | 105 | |
|interview | | |Not available*|
|-----------------------------------+----------+----------| |
|Total offers made to international | 40 | 35 | |
|applicants | | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

*2020 statistics are not yet collated.

What was the lowest and highest UCAT score of these international
applicants?

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|International applicants invited for interview|Lowest UCAT |Highest UCAT|
|----------------------------------------------+------------+------------|
|2018 entry | 2230 | 3150 |
|----------------------------------------------+------------+------------|
|2019 entry | 2400 | 3220 |
|----------------------------------------------+-------------------------|
|2020 entry | *Not available |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

*2020 statistics are not yet collated.

What was the mean UCAT score of international applicants who were invited
for an interview?

If possible, can you mention how the interviews would be carried out for
international students for the 2021 cycle amidst the pandemic.

Is the personal statement assessed/given points or is it used as a part of
the interview?

Our website contains this information. Under Section 21 of the Freedom of
Information Act, the University is not required to provide information in
response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you. See
the Guidelines for International applicants link in the document called
Frequently Asked Questions Admissions Information Entry 2021 on our
website
[2]https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/medicine/stu...

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Yours sincerely,

Kirsty Rothwell
Freedom of Information Officer  / Data Protection Co-ordinator
Legal & Governance

University of Liverpool, Foundation Building, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool L69
7ZX

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Hi Ramya

Colleagues have advised that we should have the information collated by the end of this week so if you would like to submit a new request, please do so.

Thanks, Kirsty

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