| Biological science / Science (N = 253) | Health / Allied Health (N = 95) | Humanities / Commerce / Business / Law (N = 35) | Physical Sciences (N = 27) | P value |
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Age at entry (yr) | 24.6 ± 0.3 | 26.7 ± 0.5 ** # | 29.3 ± 1.3 ** | 27.0 ± 1.0 | < 0.001 |
Gender (M/F) | 97 (38.3%) | 46 (48.4%) | 17 (48.6%) | 18 (66.7%) | 0.019 |
Quarantined entry | 36 (14.2%) | 20 (21.1%) | 13 (37.1%) | 6 (22.2%) | 0.008 |
ATAR | 95.12 ± 0.39 (N = 128) | 93.52 ± 0.96 (N = 24) | 91.75 ± 2.60 (N = 10) | 98.23 ± 0.49 # (N = 7) | 0.017 |
GPA at entry | 6.42 ± 0.02 | 6.33 ± 0.04 | 6.26 ± 0.07 | 6.45 ± 0.07 | 0.059 |
Interview score | 27.1 ± 0.3 | 27.7 ± 0.5* | 28.4 ± 1.0 | 25.5 ± 1.2 | 0.146 |
Communication skills score | 4.1 ± 0.1 | 4.3 ± 0.1 | 4.4 ± 0.3 | 3.8 ± 0.3 | 0.166 |
Motivation / Commitment score | 3.9 ± 0.1 | 4.1 ± 0.1 | 4.1 ± 0.2 | 3.7 ± 0.2 | 0.314 |