Dear Ushil Patel

I refer to your request of 4 August 2020 for information about 2019 and
2020 admissions in the RRAS category to the University's MBChB programme.
The University's response follows:

"1. Minimum number of seats available each year (for both first year and
graduate)"

Available RRAS seats for 2019: 52

Available RRAS seats for 2020: 52

*Note that RRAS category available places are not divided into first year
places and graduate places.

"2. Number of applicants each year (for both first year and graduate)"

FY RRAS applicants for 2019: 42

FY RRAS applicants for 2020: 41

Grad RRAS applicants for 2019: 41

Grad RRAS applicants for 2020: 41

"3. Number of applicants offered interviews each year (for both first year
and graduate)"

FY RRAS applicants for 2019 offered interviews: 33

FY RRAS applicants for 2020 offered interviews: 34

Grad RRAS applicants for 2019 offered interviews: 31

Grad RRAS applicants for 2020 offered interviews: 38

"4. Number of seats filled each year (for both first year and graduate)"

Seats filled by FY RRAS applicants for 2019: 26

Seats filled by FY RRAS applicants for 2020: 25

Seats filled by Grad RRAS applicants for 2019: 23

Seats filled by Grad RRAS applicants for 2020: 26

"5. Lowest GPA for successful applicants* (for both first year and
graduate)"

Lowest core GPA for successful FY RRAS applicant for 2019: 6.75

Lowest core GPA for successful FY RRAS applicant for 2020: 6.25

Lowest GPA for successful Grad RRAS applicant for 2019:** 6.750 ˜ x ˜
6.999

Lowest GPA for successful Grad RRAS applicant for 2020:** 6.750 ˜ x ˜
6.999

*Note: a “successful applicant” is an applicant who received an offer of
place.

**Note: these statistics have been provided in a range under section
9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act to protect the privacy of the
applicant.

"6. Lower quartile GPA for successful applicants (for both first year and
graduate)"

Lower quartile core GPA for successful First Year RRAS applicants for
2019: 7.5

Lower quartile core GPA for successful First Year RRAS applicants for
2020: 7.75

Lower quartile GPA for successful Graduate RRAS applicants for 2019: 7.125

Lower quartile GPA for successful Graduate RRAS applicants for 2020: 7.366

"7. Median GPA for successful applicants (for both first year and
graduate)"

Median core GPA for successful First Year RRAS applicants for 2019: 7.875

Median core GPA for successful First Year RRAS applicants for 2020: 8

Median GPA for successful Graduate RRAS applicants for 2019: 7.813

Median GPA for successful Graduate RRAS applicants for 2020: 7.847

"8. Upper quartile GPA for successful applicants (for both first year and
graduate)"

Upper quartile core GPA for successful First Year RRAS applicants for
2019: 8.5

Upper quartile core GPA for successful First Year RRAS applicants for
2020: 8.75

Upper quartile GPA for successful Graduate RRAS applicants for 2019: 8.188

Upper quartile GPA for successful Graduate RRAS applicants for 2020: 8.196

"9. Highest GPA for unsuccessful applicants (for both first year and
graduate)"

Highest core GPA for unsuccessful FY RRAS applicant for 2019: 7.25

Highest core GPA for unsuccessful FY RRAS applicant for 2020: 7.5

Highest GPA for unsuccessful Grad RRAS applicant for 2019:* 8.500 ˜ x ˜
9.000

Highest GPA for unsuccessful Grad RRAS applicant for 2020: N/A

*Note: these statistics have been provided in a range under section
9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act to protect the privacy of the
applicant.

"10. Interview GPA cut-off (for both first year and graduate)"*

First Year RRAS category Interview core GPA cut-off for 2019: 7.25

First Year RRAS category Interview core GPA cut-off for 2020: 6.8

Graduate General category Interview GPA cut-off for 2019: 6

Graduate General category Interview GPA cut-off for 2020: 6.8

*Note: Interview GPA cut-offs for applicants under First Year category
were based on Core Optimal GPA. At the time of interview selection, MEDSCI
142 grade is not yet available; hence, interview selection is based on the
average of actual grades for CHEM 110, BIOSCI 107 and POPLHLTH 111, and
best possible grade for MEDSCI 142 (A+). Interview GPA cut-offs for
Graduate applicants differ for those who have all their grades at the time
of interview shortlisting, and those who have yet to complete their
programmes of study. The statistics provided are above are for those who
had all their grades at the time of interview shortlisting.

"11. Lowest MMI score for successful applicants (for both first year and
graduate)"*

Lowest score MMI for successful First Year RRAS category applicant for
2019: 125.00 ˜ x ˜ 149.99

Lowest score MMI for successful First Year RRAS category applicant for
2020: 125.00 ˜ x ˜ 149.99

Lowest score MMI for successful Graduate RRAS category applicant for 2019:
125.00 ˜ x ˜ 149.99

Lowest score MMI for successful Graduate RRAS category applicant for 2020:
125.00 ˜ x ˜ 149.99

*Note: these statistics have been provided in a range under section
9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act to protect the privacy of the
applicant.

"12. Highest MMI score for unsuccessful applicants (for both first year
and graduate)"*

Highest score MMI for unsuccessful First Year RRAS category applicant for
2019: 175.00 ˜ x ˜ 199.99

Highest score MMI for unsuccessful First Year RRAS category applicant for
2020: 200.00 ˜ x ˜ 224.99

Highest score MMI for unsuccessful Graduate RRAS category applicant for
2019: 200.00 ˜ x ˜ 224.99

Highest score MMI for unsuccessful Graduate RRAS category applicant for
2020: 150.00 ˜ x ˜ 174.99

*Note: these statistics have been provided in a range under section
9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act to protect the privacy of the
applicant.

You have the right to make a complaint to an Ombudsman if you are
dissatisfied with this response.

Yours sincerely,

Rebecca Ewert

University of Auckland

-----Original Message-----

From: Ushil Patel <[1][FOI #13455 email]>

Sent: Tuesday, 4 August 2020 7:12 PM

To: legal <[2][email address]>

Subject: Official Information request - RRAS med entry

 

Dear University of Auckland,

 

Please provide information for RRAS entry into the medical programme at
University of Auckland for the last two years (2019 - 2020)

 

1. Minimum number of seats available each year (for both first year and
graduate)

 

2. Number of applicants each year (for both first year and graduate)

 

3. Number of applicants offered interviews each year (for both first year
and graduate)

 

4. Number of seats filled each year (for both first year and graduate)

 

5. Lowest GPA for successful applicants (for both first year and graduate)

 

6. Lower quartile GPA for successful applicants (for both first year and
graduate)

 

7. Median GPA for successful applicants (for both first year and graduate)

 

8. Upper quartile GPA for successful applicants (for both first year and
graduate)

 

9. Highest GPA for unsuccessful applicants (for both first year and
graduate)

 

10. Interview GPA cut-off (for both first year and graduate)

 

11. Lowest MMI score for successful applicants (for both first year and
graduate)

 

12. Highest MMI score for unsuccessful applicants (for both first year and
graduate)

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Ushil Patel

 

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Dear Ushil Patel,

I refer to your request of 22 August 2020. Please clarify whether you are requesting, in relation to the 23 Grad RRAS students who took up places in the 2019 MBChB programme and the 26 Grad RRAS students who took up places in the 2020 MBChB programme, statistics about what programmes of study they had previously completed and their majors for those programmes. You should note that the University does not have these statistics on hand, so to make the requested information available to you we would need a staff member to manually go through each of these student's transcript and create the requested statistics. Please advise whether you would be willing to pay a charge for the supply of this information, in accordance with the Official Information Act charging guidelines. If so, we will make enquiries and respond to advise you of our estimate of the charge and any other issues associated with your request.

Yours sincerely,
Rebecca Ewert
University of Auckland

-----Original Message-----
From: Ushil Patel <[FOI #13455 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 22 August 2020 6:09 PM
To: Rebecca Ewert <[email address]>
Subject: Re: FW: Official Information request - RRAS med entry

Dear Rebecca Ewert,

What was the breakdown of degrees done, in postgraduate entry for successful students? For example, how many of the students did physiology, psychology etc.

Yours sincerely,

Ushil Patel

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Dear Ushil Patel,

 

I refer to your request in your email of 22 August 2020 and your further
requests for information in your emails of 25 and 26 August 2020.

 

22 August 2020 request:

The University has decided to make the requested information available to
you without imposing a charge (see attached).

 

25 August 2020 request:

"With regards to the Highest unsuccessful grad applicant for 2019 (with a
GPA of between 8.5 and 9). Given that this is quite a high GPA, so would
this person have an interview score under the minimum score for entry
(125-150) and a subpar UMAT result?"

 

We can make the following general points about the statistical information
already provided to you and the University's admissions process:

1. "Unsuccessful" RRAS applicants here refers to applicants who were
attended the interview but did not receive an offer of place.

2. When RRAS applicants are considered for an offer of admission,
successful applicants will have a higher final ranking scores than
unsuccessful applicants.  The ranking score is based on GPA, MMI and
UMAT/UCAT.

3. If, for whatever reason, an applicant attended an interview but is not
considered for an offer of place, they would appear in the statistics for
unsuccessful applicants but not be given a final ranking score. For
example, if an applicant withdrew their application after attending the
interview, they would be counted in these statistics as an unsuccessful
applicant.

 

We cannot provide you with the requested information about this particular
applicant's academic results for privacy reasons. This part of your
request is refused under section 9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act.

 

26 August 2020 request:

"Also, I can see that 38 graduate students received an interview offer,
and 26 was successful in getting a final offer. No students who got an
interview didn't get accepted through graduate. Does that mean those 12
students declined their interview offer or declined their final offer?"

 

Applicants who received an offer of an interview but did not take up
places in the MBChB programme either (a) were not offered a place in the
MBChB programme or (b) were offered a place in the MBChB programme but did
not accept the offer. Declining the interview offer, failing to attend the
interview, or attending the interview but not meeting the performance
threshold to receive an offer, are all reasons why an RRAS applicant who
received an interview would not be offered a place in the programme.

 

You have the right to make a complaint to an Ombudsman if you are
dissatisfied with this response.

 

Yours sincerely,

Rebecca Ewert

University of Auckland

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Ushil Patel <[1][FOI #13455 email]>

Sent: Tuesday, 25 August 2020 11:54 PM

To: Rebecca Ewert <[2][email address]>

Subject: Re: FW: Official Information request - RRAS med entry

 

Dear Rebecca Ewert,

 

That is fine. With regards to the Highest unsuccessful grad applicant for
2019 (with a GPA of between 8.5 and 9). Given that this is quite a high
GPA, so would this person have an interview score under the minimum score
for entry (125-150) and a subpar UMAT result?

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Ushil Patel

 

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Dear Ushil Patel,

 

I refer to your request of 22 August 2020. Please clarify whether you are
requesting, in relation to the 23 Grad RRAS students who took up places in
the 2019 MBChB programme and the 26 Grad RRAS students who took up places
in the 2020 MBChB programme, statistics about what programmes of study
they had previously completed and their majors for those programmes. You
should note that the University does not have these statistics on hand, so
to make the requested information available to you we would need a staff
member to manually go through each of these student's transcript and
create the requested statistics. Please advise whether you would be
willing to pay a charge for the supply of this information, in accordance
with the Official Information Act charging guidelines. If so, we will make
enquiries and respond to advise you of our estimate of the charge and any
other issues associated with your request.

 

Yours sincerely,

Rebecca Ewert

University of Auckland

 

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