HSFY MBchB categoric results
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From: Aimee
Dear University of Otago,
I would like to be provided with the admission statistics for your MB ChB programme offered at the University.
Could you please provide the following information:
1) A breakdown of the number of applicants who applied across the different admission categories - HSFY, Alternative and Graduate - to MB Chb Programme
2) The total number of accepted applicants into the programme and the accepted number of applicants under each admission categories
3) Breakdown of HSFY applicants to MB ChB by the following admission categories:
General Entry HSFY
International HSFY
Maori HSFY
Pasifika HSFY
Rural HSFY
Refugee HSFY
Socioeconomic HSFY
4) What was the minimum average academic mark (HSFY 2023) to receive an offer into the MB ChB programme.
5) What was the median academic mark (HSFY 2023) of those students who accepted offers to study in the MB ChB programme in 2023.
6) Lowest successful first-round offer (average academic mark HSFY 2023) in each HSFY category as in
General Entry HSFY
International HSFY
Maori HSFY
Pasifika HSFY
Rural HSFY
Refugee HSFY
Socioeconomic HSFY.
7) What was the median GPA (university 9 point scale) of those students in the graduate category who accepted offers to study in the MB ChB programme in 2024.
8) Breakdown of how many of the total applicants to the MB ChB programme met the UCAT threshold by the same HSFY categories as in 3).
Yours faithfully,
Aimee
From: Aimee
Dear University of Otago,
Just adding to the previous questions
Can you supply the number of applicants who were offered placements within each of the categories supplied in question 3.
Yours faithfully,
Aimee
Aimee
From: UoO - Official Information Act
University of Otago
Tēnā koe Aimee
I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request and subsequent email clarification dated 19 July 2024.
We have interpreted your request to be for the following information:
1) Number of applicants to the 2024 MB ChB programme via the HSFY, Graduate and Alternative categories
2) The total number of applicants to receive offers to the 2024 MB ChB programme via the HSFY, Graduate and Alternative categories
3) Number of applicants and the number of applicants to receive offers to the 2024 MB ChB programme via the HSFY category, broken down by Equity Group (General, International, Māori etc.)
4) Minimum average academic score to receive an offer overall to the 2024 MB ChB programme via the HSFY category, broken down by Equity Group (General, International, Māori etc.)
5) Median average academic score to accept an offer to the 2024 MB ChB programme via the HSFY category, broken down by Equity Group (General, International, Māori etc.)
6) Minimum average academic score to receive a first-round offer to the 2024 MB ChB programme via the HSFY category, broken down by Equity Group (General, International, Māori etc.)
7) Median weighted GPA score to accept an offer to the 2024 MB ChB programme via the Graduate category, broken down by Equity Group (General, International, Māori etc.)
8) Number of applicants who met the UCAT thresholds for entry to the 2024 MB ChB programme via the HSFY category, broken down by Equity Group (General, International, Māori etc.)
Please let us know as soon as possible if we have misinterpreted. 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 16 August 2024). If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of this timeframe.
Ngā mihi
Kelsey
Kelsey Kennard (she/her)
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator | Kaituitui Pārongo Ōkawa me te Tautukunga
University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka
Office of the Registrar and Secretary to the Council | Te Tari o Te Pouroki me te Kaituhi ki te Kaunihera
From: UoO - Official Information Act
University of Otago
Tēnā koe Aimee
I refer to your request for information dated 19 July 2024 made under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
The Act requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no later than 20 working days after the date your request was received. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet that time limit. We are therefore writing to notify you, pursuant to section 15A of the Act, of an extension of the time to make our decision in respect of your request, by a further five working days - to Friday 23 August 2024.
This extension is necessary because your request is for a large quantity of information and meeting the original time limit would unreasonably interfere with our operations. We thank you for your patience - we will endeavour to provide the information sooner if possible.
If you are not satisfied with our extension of time, you have the right to make a complaint to the Ombudsman under section 28(3) of the Act. However, we would welcome the opportunity to discuss any concerns with you first.
Ngā mihi
Kelsey
Kelsey Kennard (she/her)
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator | Kaituitui Pārongo Ōkawa me te Tautukunga
University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka
Office of the Registrar and Secretary to the Council | Te Tari o Te Pouroki me te Kaituhi ki te Kaunihera
From: UoO - Official Information Act
University of Otago
Tēnā koe Aimee
Thank you for your patience. Please see attached the University of Otago's response to your Official Information Act request dated 19 July 2024.
Ngā mihi
Kelsey
Kelsey Kennard (she/her)
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator | Kaituitui Pārongo Ōkawa me te Tautukunga
University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka
Office of the Registrar and Secretary to the Council | Te Tari o Te Pouroki me te Kaituhi ki te Kaunihera
From: Aimee
Dear UoO - Official Information Act,
Can you please confirm the numbers in the first table.
Some stats seem to have more offers than applicants
Yours sincerely,
Aimee
From: UoO - Official Information Act
University of Otago
Kia ora Aimee
Thank you for your follow up email, and apologies for the mistake - this was due to a transcribing error.
Please see re-attached our response to your request with the mistakes corrected, in case it is helpful, I have highlighted the changes in yellow.
Ngā mihi
Kelsey
Kelsey Kennard (she/her)
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator | Kaituitui Pārongo Ōkawa me te Tautukunga
University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka
Office of the Registrar and Secretary to the Council | Te Tari o Te Pouroki me te Kaituhi ki te Kaunihera
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