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Dear Thanbir

 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request of 8^th August 2022.

 

We have completed the compilation of information in response to your
request for information about admission statistics for UCL’s Medicine A100
programme.

 

Note:  2018/19 application cycle = 2019 entry, 2019/20 application cycle =
2020 entry, 2020/21 application cycle = 2021 entry 

 

We can confirm that we do hold information of the description specified in
your request and this information is provided embedded in your request
below.

 

Your Request:

 

1.                   Number of UK students who applied for A100 for
2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 application cycles

 

2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
1847 1918 2331

 

2.                   Number of International/non-UK students who applied
to A100 for 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 application cycles

 

2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
1003 1092 1208

 

3.                   Number of Graduate students who applied to A100 for
2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 application cycles

 

2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
244 184 251

 

4.                   Number of interviews offered to UK students who
applied for A100 for 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 application cycles

 

2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
895 988 685

 

5.                   Number of interviews offered to International/non-UK
students who applied to A100 for 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 application
cycles

 

2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
71 75 67

 

6.                   Number of interviews offered Graduate students who
applied to A100 for 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 application cycles

 

2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
32 34 22

 

7.                   Number of places offered to UK students who applied
for A100 for 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 application cycles

 

2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
618 697 537

 

8.                   Number of places offered to UK students who applied
for A100 with contextual data for 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 application
cycles

 

2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
51 66 37

 

9.                   Number of places offered to UK students who applied
via WP and not part of Q.1 for 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 application
cycles

 

2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
118 131 79

 

10.               Number of places offered to non-UK students who applied
to A100 for 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 application cycles

 

2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
46 43 35

 

11.               Number of places offered to Graduate students who
applied to A100 for 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 application cycles

 

2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
26 24 19

 

12.               Number of UK students, non-UK/International Students,
Graduates who accepted a place and started the A100 course for 2019, 2020
and 2021 entry

 

2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
UK students 312 359 374
International 24 28 24
Graduates 16 24 15

 

13.               Highest, lowest and mean BMAT scores in each section for
applicants and students offered an interview for UK students who applied
for A100, International/non-UK students A100 applicants and Graduate A100
applicants (for 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 application cycles)

 

• This highest, lowest and mean BMAT scores of applicants and those
invited to interview has been withheld under Section 40(2) of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) by virtue of Section 40(3A)(i)
because these are personal data of third parties, or if linked with
other personal identifier in the public domain, would be likely to
become personal data.

 

Section 40(2) of the FOIA allows a public authority to withhold
information from a response to a request under the FOIA when the
information requested is personal data relating to someone other than the
requester, and its disclosure would breach any of the Data Protection
principles.

 

In this case, the highest and lowest scores are unique to specific
individuals, and the mean scores apply to seven or fewer individuals.  We
believe that, with such low numbers, even providing this information on an
anonymised basis, there is a risk that individuals may be identifiable. 
The disclosure of this information would not be within the reasonable
expectations of the individuals concerned, and as such, would be unfair
and in breach of the first Data Protection principle which requires
personal data to be processed fairly and lawfully.

 

As the Section 40(2) exemption is an absolute one, there is no need to
conduct a public interest test.

 

14.               If BMAT cut offs are implemented for interview or offer
selection, then could you please provide the cut offers for UK students
who applied for A100, non-UK students A100 applicants and Graduate A100
applicants (for 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 application cycles)

 

• Cut off scores were not used in the 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21
application cycles.

 

15.               Are offers completely dependent upon interview
performance/score? If not, then what other factors are taken into account
and what are their weightings/contribution in receiving an offer?

 

• Yes.

 

16.               Are personal statements and work experience scored when
selecting for interview or for receiving an offer?

 

• Yes, in the 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 application cycles.

 

 

 

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