Dear Yash,

 

I am writing to acknowledge your request under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000 received by The University of Manchester on 18 September 2023,
our reference as per the subject line.

 

The University will respond to your request within 20 working days.

 

Regards

 

Kim

 

Kim Britt l Office Administrator

Directorate of Compliance & Risk

The University of Manchester 

Simon Building

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From: Yash Belur <[FOI #1028054 email]>
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2023 11:10 AM
To: MTRS FOIA <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - UCAT Dentistry

 

 

Dear University of Manchester,

I hope you are well.

 

Please can you provide me with the following statistics for the years of
2020 - 2023 entry to the undergraduate Dentistry BDS programme:

1) total number of applications + total number invited to interview +
total made offers + total acceptances (Excluding Contextual and Widening
Participation offers)

2) mean UCAT, highest UCAT and lowest UCAT of those who were invited to
interview (Excluding Contextual and Widening Participation offers) 3)mean
UCAT, highest UCAT and lowest UCAT of those who were made an offer
(Excluding Contextual and Widening Participation offers) 4)mean UCAT,
highest UCAT and lowest UCAT of those who were accepted their offer
(Excluding Contextual and Widening Participation offers)

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Yash Belur

 

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Dear Yash,

 

Thank you for your request for information received by The University of
Manchester on 18 September which was as follows:

 

Please can you provide me with the following statistics for the years of
2020 - 2023 entry to the undergraduate Dentistry BDS programme:

1) total number of applications + total number invited to interview +
total made offers + total acceptances (Excluding Contextual and Widening
Participation offers)

2) mean UCAT, highest UCAT and lowest UCAT of those who were invited to
interview (Excluding Contextual and Widening Participation offers) 3)mean
UCAT, highest UCAT and lowest UCAT of those who were made an offer
(Excluding Contextual and Widening Participation offers) 4)mean UCAT,
highest UCAT and lowest UCAT of those who were accepted their offer
(Excluding Contextual and Widening Participation offers)

 

In response to your request we can advise that this information is already
available on our website and as such is exempt from disclosure under
section 21 (1) of the Freedom of Information Act. Instead, the information
you seek can be accessed via the following link:

[1]Application statistics | Dentistry BDS | University of Manchester

 

I hope you find the information of use. 

 

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Kind Regards,

 

Paula

 

Paula Egerton| Information Officer | Information Governance Office |
Directorate of Compliance and Risk |Professional Services | G.007 Christie
Building | The University of Manchester | Oxford Road | Manchester | M13
9PL | [4]www.manchester.ac.uk

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From: Yash Belur <[FOI #1028054 email]>
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2023 11:10 AM
To: MTRS FOIA <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - UCAT Dentistry

 

 

Dear University of Manchester,

I hope you are well.

 

Please can you provide me with the following statistics for the years of
2020 - 2023 entry to the undergraduate Dentistry BDS programme:

1) total number of applications + total number invited to interview +
total made offers + total acceptances (Excluding Contextual and Widening
Participation offers)

2) mean UCAT, highest UCAT and lowest UCAT of those who were invited to
interview (Excluding Contextual and Widening Participation offers) 3)mean
UCAT, highest UCAT and lowest UCAT of those who were made an offer
(Excluding Contextual and Widening Participation offers) 4)mean UCAT,
highest UCAT and lowest UCAT of those who were accepted their offer
(Excluding Contextual and Widening Participation offers)

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Yash Belur

 

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