Dear L Kim,

 

I refer to your request of 26 December 2023. The University’s response
follows.

 

“1. How much weight does UCAT, MMI scores, and GPA have when assessing for
the admission to MBChB?”

 

The information requested is publicly available at
[1]https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/stud....
This part of your request is refused under section 18(d) of the OIA.

“2. What is the mean, median, lower and upper quartile, minimum score of
UCAT, MMI scores, and GPA respectively who were successful applicants into
2020-2024 MBChB programme for the general and special category among
Graduates?”

 

As at the date of your request, the University did not hold the requested
information for successful applicants to the 2024 MBChB programme. This
part of your request is refused under section 18(g) of the OIA. The
information requested for 2020-2023 is provided in the attached, subject
to the following:

 

o The information requested for the Students with Refugee Backgrounds,
the Low Socio-Economic Background, and the Students with Disabilities
Undergraduate Targeted Admissions Schemes is withheld under section
9(2)(a), to protect the privacy of the applicants.

 

“3. When an applicant in the graduate category have a double degree
(graduated both degrees at the same time), how will the GPA be calculated?
Will the GPA of the best out of the two degrees be considered, or both?”

 

As stated on the University’s webpage at
[2]https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/stud...,
graduate applicants are ranked based on “cumulative GPA from your
qualifying programme”. Questions about how the MBChB selection methodology
applies to your particular case should be raised with FMHS Admissions.

“4. Are there requisite papers you need to complete before applying for
the MBChB? If so, what are they? (Can you complete similar papers in other
universities?)”

“If an applicant for MBChB programme have not completed those papers,
could he/she complete the papers after being admitted into the MBChB
programme?”

 

The information requested is publicly available at
[3]https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/stud....
This part of your request is refused under section 18(d) of the OIA.

Routine questions about MBChB admissions should be raised directly with
FMHS Admissions rather than made as formal requests under the OIA. You
have the right to make a complaint to an Ombudsman if you are dissatisfied
with the University’s response.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Landon Watt
Legal Advisor
Office of the Vice-Chancellor

Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland  

 

From: L Kim <[4][FOI #25299 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2023 10:01 PM
To: legal <[5][University of Auckland request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Admission to MBChB in a graduate
category with a double degree

 

Dear University of Auckland,

My inquiry is with regard to the graduate category and special categories
(MAPAS, RRAS, SWD, SWRB, LSEB) admission into MBChB programme.

1. How much weight does UCAT, MMI scores, and GPA have when assessing for
the admission to MBChB?

2. What is the mean, median, lower and upper quartile, minimum score of
UCAT, MMI scores, and GPA respectively who were successful applicants into
2020-2024 MBChB programme for the general and special category among
Graduates?

3. When an applicant in the graduate category have a double degree
(graduated both degrees at the same time), how will the GPA be calculated?
Will the GPA of the best out of the two degrees be considered, or both?

4. Are there requisite papers you need to complete before applying for the
MBChB? If so, what are they? (Can you complete similar papers in other
universities?)
If an applicant for MBChB programme have not completed those papers, could
he/she complete the papers after being admitted into the MBChB programme?

Thank you for your time!

Yours faithfully,

L Kim

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