Table 1.
Characteristics of volunteers who were involved in the MRVP
| Student characteristics | Number of Students Applied N = 211 | Number of Matches N = 164 | Number of Students Dropped N = 60 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calla | |||
| Summer 2014 | 83 | 75 (45.7 %) | 30 (50.0 %) |
| Fall 2014–2015 | 43 | 26 (15.9 %) | 9 (15.0 %) |
| Spring 2014–2015 | 54 | 30 (18.3 %) | 9 (15.0 %) |
| Summer 2015 | 36 | 33 (20.1 %) | 12 (20.0 %) |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 117 (55.5 %) | 79 (48.2 %) | 28 (46.7 %) |
| Male | 94 (44.5 %) | 85 (51.8 %) | 32 (53.3 %) |
| Major | |||
| Faculty of Arts and Sciences | 175 (82.9 %) | 141 (86.0 %) | 50 (83.3 %) |
| Biology | 138 (78.9 %) | 117 (83.0 %) | 44 (88.0 %) |
| Chemistry | 21 (12.0 %) | 13 (9.2 %) | 4 (8.0 %) |
| Mathematics | 2 (1.1 %) | 0 (0.0 %) | 0 (0.0 %) |
| Philosophy | 1 (0.6 %) | 1 (0.7 %) | 1 (2.0 %) |
| Physics | 3 (1.7 %) | 3 (2.1 %) | 0 (0.0 %) |
| Psychology | 10 (5.7 %) | 7 (5.0 %) | 1 (2.0 %) |
| Faculty of Engineering and Architecture | 1 (0.5 %) | 1 (0.6 %) | 0 (0.0 %) |
| Chemical Engineering | 1 (100 %) | 1 (100.0 %) | 0 (0.0 %) |
| Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences | 5 (2.4 %) | 4 (2.4 %) | 1 (1.7 %) |
| Agriculture | 1 (20.0 %) | 0 (0.0 %) | 0 (0.0 %) |
| Nutrition and Dietetics | 4 (80.0 %) | 4 (100.0 %) | 1 (100.0 %) |
| Faculty of Health Sciences | 29 (13.7 %) | 18 (11.0 %) | 9 (15.0 %) |
| Environmental Health | 7 (24.1 %) | 7 (38.9 %) | 4 (44.4 %) |
| Medical Lab Sciences | 22 (75.9 %) | 11 (61.1 %) | 5 (55.6 %) |
| Hariri School of Nursing | 1 (0.5 %) | 0 (0.0 %) | 0 (0.0 %) |
| Nursing | 1 (100 %) | 0 (0.0 %) | 0 (0.0 %) |
| Class | |||
| Sophomore | 42 (19.9 %) | 31 (18.9 %) | 5 (8.3 %) |
| Junior | 107 (50.7 %) | 87 (53.0 %) | 31 (51.7 %) |
| Senior | 62 (29.4 %) | 46 (28.0 %) | 24 (40.0 %) |
aThe data found in this subsection under “Number of Students Applied” include those who have applied to more than one call. The total number of students in this subsection is thus greater than 211, the total number of students who applied to the program