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We acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 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 (by 2 March 2022). If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of this timeframe.

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Kelsey

Kelsey Kennard
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator

Official Information Requests, Office of the Registrar | University of Otago | Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo | New Zealand | Aotearoa | Email/Īmera [email address]

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I refer to your Official Information Act request dated 1 February 2022.
You have requested information regarding entry to the 2022 Bachelor of
Dental Surgery (BDS) programme via the Alternative category.

 

Please see our responses to each of your questions below.

 

What was the 2021 lowest successful UCATANZ score for the alternative
category applicants for the BDS programme (“2021” refers to the applicants
submitting their application in 2021 and starting their degree in 2022)

 

For entry to the 2022 BDS programme, UCAT thresholds were not applied to
the Alternative category of admission, therefore there is no lowest
successful UCAT score for applicants to the 2022 BDS programme via the
Alternative category.

 

How many people have applied and received an interview offer in the
alternative category for dentistry at Otago in 2021 (these are students
starting their degree in 2022)

 

8 applicants to the 2022 BDS programme via the Alternative category were
invited to interview.

 

How many alternative category applicants have been accepted into the
dental programme in 2021?

 

5 applicants to the 2022 BDS programme via the Alternative category
accepted offers to enter to the programme.

 

For the alternative category applicants who passed the interview
threshold, is the GPA weighted in the selection process of applicants who
receive an offer into the dental programme? Or only UCATANZ score and the
interview are weighted?

 

The selection of applicants who meet the criteria to be considered for
entry to the BDS programme via the Alternative category is based on
academic merit and an interview. Application for entry to the BDS
programme via the Alternative category requires the submission of a
personal statement, CV, and academic record. These are used by the Dental
Admissions Committee to select whether an applicant is offered an
interview. Once an interview score is calculated it is considered
alongside the remainder of the applicant’s application to determine
whether the applicant will receive an offer for entry to the programme.

 

Further information regarding entry to the University of Otago’s BDS
programme via the Alternative category can be found at the [1]Guidelines
for Admission or [2]Regulations for the Degree of Bachelor of Dental
Surgery (BDS).

 

What was the UCAT cutoff for 2022 alternative category applicants?

 

As noted above, for entry to the 2022 BDS programme, UCAT thresholds were
not applied to the Alternative category of admission.

 

UCAT thresholds for entry to the BDS programme are set annually by the
Dental Admissions Committee. The UCAT threshold for entry to the 2023 BDS
programme (applying in 2022) is expected to be set in September 2022.

 

 

We trust you will find this information helpful.

 

Ngâ mihi

Kelsey

 

 

Kelsey Kennard

Official Information and Compliance Coordinator

 

Office of the Registrar | Te Tari o Te Pouroki me te Kaituhi ki te
Kaunihera

University of Otago | Te Whare Wânanga o Otâgo

New Zealand | Aotearoa

Email | Îmera [3][University of Otago request email]

 

 

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