Dear Younus,

Thank you for your information request received on 23 August 2021, a copy
of which is enclosed, below.

You will receive a response as soon as possible and within the timeframe
prescribed in section 10 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
i.e. no later than 20 September 2021.

Should any clarification be needed to assist in the processing of your
enquiry either a colleague or I will be back in touch at the earliest
opportunity. In the meantime, should you have any queries about your
information request please do not hesitate to contact me quoting reference
number 314-21 in any future correspondence.

Yours sincerely,

Chris

Christopher Milne

Head of Information Assurance and Governance

Office of the Principal

University of St Andrews

Walter Bower House

Main Street, Guardbridge, St Andrews

KY16 0US

T: +44(0)1334464010

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From: Younus <[2][FOI #783996 email]>
Sent: 20 August 2021 23:25
To: Freedom of Information <[3][University of St Andrews request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Medicine Admission Statistics
(A100)

Dear University of St Andrews,

I am writing to make a request for the following statistics for the
previous five admission cycles:

1) Total number of applications

2) Total number of interviews

3) Total number of offers

4) UCAT threshold

5) If there was no threshold: the lowest UCAT score

6) Interview scoring sheet

7) Weighting of each component (such as UCAT, Personal Statement, and
GSCE’s) in offering an interview

Yours faithfully,

Younus Rahman

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Dear Younus,

Please find attached the University’s response to your request below for
information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

Yours sincerely,

June

June Weir

Information Assurance and Governance Officer

Office of the Principal

University of St Andrews

Walter Bower House

Main Street, Guardbridge, St Andrews KY16 0US

Fife, Scotland

Tel: +44 (0)1334 462776

www.st-andrews.ac.uk

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Dear Younus,

I acknowledge receipt of your follow-up queries as noted below. I am liaising with colleagues and I'll be back in touch once I have determined the position.

Kind regards

June

June Weir
Information Assurance and Governance Officer
Office of the Principal

University of St Andrews
Walter Bower House
Main Street, Guardbridge, St Andrews KY16 0US
Fife, Scotland

Tel: +44 (0)1334 462776

www.st-andrews.ac.uk

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Dear Younus,

In answer to your follow-up queries:

1.            Is there any admission statistics (Q1 to Q5) I can obtain
for 2021 entry? If not, when will I be obtain this information?

                The 2021 entry data is not yet available and will be
released in mid-October.

2.            Were international and widening participation applicants
assessed differently in order to obtain an interview? If so, how were they
assessed differently?

                Information on how students are selected for interview can
be found here:
[1]https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/subjects/me...

                Find out more about Standard, Minimum and Gateway entry
requirements using academic entry explained and see which entry
requirements you need to look at using the entry requirements indicator.

                For applicants to Medicine to be considered with the
Minimum entry requirements, they would need to be assessed as:

•             residing in the lowest 40% most deprived areas of the UK

or

•             being looked after as a result of a local authority order.
See information on care experienced applicants.

or

•             being registered as a young carer. See information on young
carers.

‘Widening participation’ applicants who meet (or who are predicted to
meet) the required academic grades and meet any of the above criteria (and
provide appropriate evidence), will be given a 10% increase in their UCAT
score, to be used in the ranking for invitation to interview.

If you have any further questions about this, please email
[2][email address] and my colleagues in Medical
Admissions will be able to advise you accordingly.

Yours sincerely,

June

June Weir

Information Assurance and Governance Officer

Office of the Principal

University of St Andrews

Walter Bower House

Main Street, Guardbridge, St Andrews KY16 0US

Fife, Scotland

Tel: +44 (0)1334 462776

www.st-andrews.ac.uk

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