Table 2 Pre-admission characteristics and mean course marks
Pre-admission characteristics | Themes A&B average | Themes C&D average | Part II average | Clinical Knowledge average | Clinical Skills average | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
Gender | Male | 61.9 | 6.9 | 63.9 | 5.2 | 65.5 | 4.9 | 59.6 | 5.5 | 65.2 | 6.4 |
| Â | Female | 61.5 | 6.1 | 66.2** | 4.8 | 66.0 | 4.3 | 60.8 | 5.3 | 67.6* | 6.3 |
Ethnicity | White | 61.2 | 6.6 | 65.8* | 4.6 | 65.8 | 4.6 | 60.4 | 5.6 | 67.2* | 6.6 |
| Â | Non-White | 62.9 | 6.1 | 63.8 | 5.9 | 65.7 | 4.4 | 59.9 | 5.0 | 64.9 | 5.8 |
Age group | 19 or under (Younger) | 61.3 | 6.2 | 65.3 | 5.1 | 65.7 | 4.5 | 60.3 | 5.5 | 66.6 | 6.6 |
| Â | Over 19 (Older) | 65.2 ** | 7.5 | 64.5 | 5.2 | 66.8 | 4.5 | 60.4 | 4.6 | 65.9 | 5.6 |
Fee status | Home/EU | 61.5 | 6.7 | 65.6* | 5.1 | 65.9 | 4.6 | 60.6* | 5.6 | 67.2** | 6.3 |
| Â | Overseas | 62.6 | 4.3 | 62.5 | 4.6 | 65.1 | 4.1 | 58.3 | 3.7 | 62.4 | 6.2 |
Non-Science A level | Non-science A level | 61.9 | 7.3 | 65.7 | 4.5 | 66.8 | 4.3 | 61.4 | 5.5 | 68.0 | 5.9 |
| Â | All science A levels | 61.6 | 6.1 | 65.0 | 5.3 | 65.4 | 4.6 | 59.9 | 5.3 | 66.0 | 6.6 |
Number of A levels | 4 A levels | 62.2 | 5.8 | 65.5 | 5.4 | 66.1 | 4.8 | 61.3 | 4.5 | 67.1 | 6.8 |
| Â | 3 A levels | 61.3 | 6.8 | 65.0 | 4.9 | 65.6 | 4.4 | 59.7 | 5.8 | 66.2 | 6.3 |
Average tariff point score | Higher (110 or above) | 63.1*** | 5.9 | 65.9** | 5.1 | 66.2* | 4.4 | 61.1*** | 5.2 | 66.9 | 6.7 |
| Â | Lower (<110) | 56.3 | 5.7 | 63.1 | 4.2 | 64.1 | 4.5 | 57.1 | 5.0 | 65.5 | 5.8 |