Table 1.
Students’ gender, age at the beginning of medical study, cohort and pu-GPA by admission group
| Gender (n) | Cohort (n) | Age at start of studies (yrs) | Pu-GPA (1–10)a | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Selected (n = 416) | 149 (36%) | 267 (64%) | 83 | 78 | 132 | 123 | 20.0 | 1.8 | 7.0 | 0.4 |
| Rejected in step 2 (n = 57) | 14 (25%) | 43 (75%) | 5 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 19.4 | 1.4 | 7.1 | 0.5 |
| Rejected in step 1 (n = 169) | 43 (25%) | 126 (75%) | 48 | 49 | 34 | 38 | 19.2 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0.5 |
| Withdrew from step 1 (n = 42) | 21 (50%) | 21 (50%) | 6 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 19.2 | 1.5 | 7.1 | 0.5 |
| Applied to lottery only (n = 366) | 139 (38%) | 227 (62%) | 115 | 99 | 70 | 82 | 19.2 | 1.2 | 7.1 | 0.5 |
| Total (n = 1050) | 366 (35%) | 684 (65%) | 257 | 261 | 273 | 259 | 19.5 | 1.5 | 7.1 | 0.4 |
aPassing grade for pre-university education is ≥5.5