Offers and widening participation BDS DENTISTRY

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Dear University of Liverpool,
I am emailing this request in accordance with the FOI act,
1) For the past 3 admissions cycles, what was the lowest offer given out to a person for the BDS dental surgery course?
2) Do you offer any widening participation schemes for students living outside of Liverpool at the moment and if so, how do you apply for it?

Yours faithfully,

Ghaus Sohail

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FOI/2020/251

14 July 2020

 

Name:  Ghaus Sohail

By email to: [FOI #671472 email]

 

Dear Ghaus,

 

Thank you for your email of 18 June requesting information from the
University of Liverpool.  Colleagues have provided the information
requested below.

 

For the past 3 admissions cycles, what was the lowest offer given out to a
person for the BDS dental surgery course?

The lowest offer made to an applicant, who would have been on a recognised
widening participation scheme was ABB.

 

Do you offer any widening participation schemes for students living
outside of Liverpool at the moment and if so, how do you apply for it?

The University do not offer any widening participation schemes for
students living outside of Liverpool but we do recognise and support
students on the Realising Opportunities scheme
[1]http://www.realisingopportunities.ac.uk/

 

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