20 March 2023
John Yang
By email:
[FYI request #21451 email]
Dear John
I refer to your request for information dated 18 December 2022 made under the Official Information
Act 1982 (the Act). You have requested information in relation to entry to the 2023 Bachelor of
Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB) programme at the University of Otago via the Graduate
General category.
Further to our email of 22 December 2022, please see below our response to the remaining parts of
your request.
3. The number of Graduate General category applicants to receive a first-round offer, and
the lowest weighted GPA to receive a first-round offer
The minimum weighted GPA score to meet the first-round cut-off for entry to the 2023 MB ChB
programme via the Graduate General category was 9.20. 14 applicants were above this first-round
cut-off.
4. The total number of applicants waitlisted to enter the 2023 MB ChB programme via the
Graduate General category
The total number of applicants waitlisted for the 2023 MB ChB programme via the Graduate General
category was 27. Please note that this figure excludes applicants who declined their offer to be on
the waitlist.
5. The lowest weighted GPA to receive an offer to be on the waitlist to the 2023 MB ChB
programme via the Graduate General category
The minimum weighted GPA score to receive an offer to be on the waitlist to the 2023 MB ChB
programme via the Graduate General category was 8.43.
6. The total number of Graduate General category applicants to be declined entry to the
2023 MB ChB programme
The total number of Graduate General category applicants who received a decline decision in
relation to entry to the 2023 MB ChB programme was 230. Please note that this figure will include
students who, during the application process, were found to be ineligible for entry under the
Graduate category, as well as students who did not meet the required academic thresholds as
outlined in th
e Guidelines for Admission.
7. The highest weighted GPA to not receive an offer to enter the 2023 MB ChB programme
via the Graduate General category
The highest weighted GPA score to not receive an offer to enter the 2023 MB ChB programme via
the Graduate General category was 8.65.
I trust that this information will be helpful.
Ngā mihi
Jenny Shaw
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator
Office of the Registrar