Printed from https://fyi.org.nz/request/24544-bds-2024-ucat-threshold-enquiry on December 22, 2024 15:56

BDS 2024 UCAT threshold enquiry

Mar made this Official Information request to University of Otago

The request was successful.

From: Mar

Dear University of Otago,

I am wondering why the Decision-Making UCAT threshold for BDS 2024 entry under the HSFY General Category, has been set at a score of 630, when the median for this years score increased to a score of 640.

There are numerous cases this year where BDS applicants under the HSFY General Category have not been offered to interview with meeting the Verbal Reasoning threshold of 22nd percentile, but have achieved a Decision-Making score of precisely 630, thus not correlating with the apparent Decision-Making threshold of '630'.

I would appreciate clarification of this matter.

(This information comes from a previous FYI request under the name of 'Olivia': https://fyi.org.nz/request/24251-ucat-th...)

Yours faithfully,

Mar

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From: UoO - Official Information Act
University of Otago

Tēnā koe Mar

I acknowledge receipt of your emails dated 24 October 2023 and 27 October 2023 seeking clarification of the UCAT thresholds for entry to the 2024 Bachelor of Dentistry (BDS) programme. As both of these requests are for the same information, we have combined them together and will treat them as one request.

If we have any questions or need to seek clarification on any points we will be in touch soon. Otherwise, we will seek to respond to your request as soon as practicable and no later than 20 working days after the date your request was received (21 November 2023). If we are unable to respond by this date, we will notify you of an extension of this timeframe.

Ngā mihi
Kelsey

Kelsey Kennard
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator | Kaituitui Pārongo Ōkawa me te Tautukunga

Office of the Registrar | Te Tari o Te Pouroki
University of Otago | Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo
New Zealand | Aotearoa
Email | Īmera [University of Otago request email]

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From: UoO - Official Information Act
University of Otago

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Tēnā koe Mar

Please see attached the University of Otago's response to your Official Information Act requests dated 24 October 2023 and 27 October 2023.

Ngā mihi
Kelsey

Kelsey Kennard
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator | Kaituitui Pārongo Ōkawa me te Tautukunga

Office of the Registrar | Te Tari o Te Pouroki
University of Otago | Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo
New Zealand | Aotearoa
Email | Īmera [University of Otago request email]

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