Dear James,

 

I refer to your request of 15 August 2024 seeking information about
admissions to the University's MBChB Part II programme commencing in 2025.
We apologise for delay in our response.  The University's response
follows:

 

Please provide the following information regarding applicants to the MBChB
programme for 2025 entry.

 

For each entry scheme (General, RRAS, UTAS, MAPAS, International), please
provide the following data, where applicable. Please provide the FY and
Graduate data separately where possible. "GPA" refers to the GPA score
used in the final ranking of applicants.

 

1. Number of applicants (both FY and Graduate)

2. Number of applicants offered interviews (both FY and Graduate)

3. GPA cutoff for interview offer (both FY and Graduate)

4. Number of seats available

 

The information that you have requested is attached.

 

5. Number of seats filled (both FY and Graduate)

6. Median GPA for successful applicants (both FY and Graduate)

7. Lower quartile GPA for successful applicants (both FY and Graduate)

8. Upper quartile GPA for successful applicants (both FY and Graduate)

9. Lowest GPA for successful applicants (both FY and Graduate)

10. Highest GPA for unsuccessful applicants (both FY and Graduate)

11. Lowest UCAT score for successful applicants (both FY and Graduate)

12. Highest UCAT score for unsuccessful applicants (both FY and Graduate)

13. Highest successful UCAT score for successful applicants (both FY and
graduates)

14. Lowest MMI score for successful applicants (both FY and Graduate)

15. Highest MMI score for unsuccessful applicants (both FY and Graduate)

16. Highest MMI score for successful applicants (both FY and Graduate)

 

For the following three data points, please provide the 'ranking score' as
outlined by :{(applicant's GPA-mean GPA)/Std Dev GPA} X 0.6 +
{(applicant's MMI score-mean MMI score)/ Std Dev MMI score} X 0.25 +
{(applicant's average UCAT score-mean average UCAT score)/ Std Dev average
UCAT score} X 0.15

 

17. The lowest ranking score for a successful applicant

18. The highest ranking score for an unsuccessful applicant

19. The median ranking score for a successful applicant

 

In addition to the above, could the university please provide the
following information for applicants interviewed for the MBChB Programme
(both FY and Graduate)

20. The mean GPA

21. The standard deviation in GPA

22. The mean MMI Score (/210)

23. The standard deviation in MMI Score

24. The mean UCAT score

25. The standard deviation in UCAT score.

 

The information requested from question 5 onwards was not held on the date
of your request. Your request for this information is refused under
section 18(g) of the OIA. You have the right to make a complaint to an
Ombudsman if you are dissatisfied with this response.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Landon Watt
Legal Advisor
Office of the Vice-Chancellor

Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland  

 

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