Statistics regarding the "graduate" &”alternative” category for BDS entry
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From: Laura Black
Dear University of Otago,
I am requesting information regarding entry into the BDS programme through the “graduate” category for 2024 (i.e "2024" refers to the applicants submitting their application in 2023 and starting their degree in 2024)
Please provide statistics on the following:
1) How many people applied through the “graduate” category (excluding sub-categories) for Dentistry?
2) Lowest GPA for successful graduate applicants (excluding sub-categories) for Dentistry.
3) Highest GPA for unsuccessful graduate applicants (excluding sub-categories) for Dentistry.
4) Of those individuals who applied, how many received an interview invite?
5) Of those individuals who received an interview invite, how many received an offer?
And please provide statistics for “alternative” category entry to BDS for 2023&2024 cohort. (i.e "2024" refers to the applicants submitting their application in 2023 and starting their degree in 2024)
1) How many people applied through the “alternative” category (excluding sub-categories)?
2) Of those individuals who applied, how many received an interview invite?
3) Of those individuals who received an interview invite, how many received an offer?
Yours faithfully,
Laura Black
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Ngā mihi
Joey
Joey Lin
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]
From: UoO - Official Information Act
University of Otago
Tēnā koe Laura
Please see attached the University of Otago's response to your Official Information Act request dated 6 March 2024.
Ngā mihi
Joey
Joey L.
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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