Undergraduate A100 medicine statistics
Dear University of Liverpool,
Please can you provide me with:
1) The lowest/minimum UCAT score accepted into the A100 course for the previous 3 cycles
2) How the personal statement is used to differentiate between applicants. If a scale is used, can you please release this
3) How work experience is used to invite applicants to interviews
4) Whether AS grades are going to be a factor into inviting applicants for interviews for 2021 entry
Yours faithfully,
Miss Al-Helu
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FOI/2020/344
21 September 2020
Name: Miss Al-Helu
By email to: [1] [FOI #686758 email]
Dear Miss Al-Helu,
Thank you for your email of 22 August requesting information from the
University of Liverpool. Colleagues have provided the information
requested below.
The lowest/minimum UCAT score accepted into the A100 course for the
previous 3 cycles
+--------------------------------------+
|Entry year|Cut off score|Highest score|
|----------+-------------+-------------|
|2019 | 2420 | 3210 |
|----------+-------------+-------------|
|2018 | 2460 | 3430 |
|----------+-------------+-------------|
|2017 | 1930 | 2420 |
+--------------------------------------+
How the personal statement is used to differentiate between applicants. If
a scale is used, can you please release this.
How work experience is used to invite applicants to interview?
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 following documents on our website
[2]https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/medicine/stu...
a. Liverpool Departmental Supplement Entry 2021
b. Frequently Asked Questions Entry 2021
Whether AS grades are going to be a factor into inviting applicants for
interviews for 2021 entry
No, the University will not be considering AS grades for 2021 entry
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Kirsty Rothwell
Freedom of Information Officer / Data Protection Co-ordinator
Legal & Governance
University of Liverpool, Foundation Building, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool L69
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