Table 4. Regression models of the relationship between cumulative GPA and predictor variables by admission type
Variables Early-EXAM* （n = 415） Later-EXAM† （n = 192） AO-EXAM‡ （n = 363） REC-EXAM （n = 87）
β SE p β SE p β SE p β SE p
National Center Test
Japanese 0.04 0.002 0.437 0.01 0.002 0.857 0.06 0.002 0.227 0.03 0.004 0.793
GHC 0.13 0.002 0.005** 0.19 0.003 0.003** 0.10 0.002 0.037* 0.16 0.004 0.146
Mathematics -0.04 0.002 0.413 -0.08 0.003 0.252 0.03 0.002 0.546 0.03 0.004 0.795
Science -0.08 0.003 0.096 0.14 0.004 0.043* 0.13 0.002 0.012* 0.10 0.005 0.407
Foreign language 0.09 0.003 0.052 -0.15 0.004 0.027* 0.07 0.003 0.165 -0.08 0.005 0.463
University-specific examinations
Mathematics -0.10 0.001 0.028* - - - - - - - - -
Science - - - -0.08 0.002 0.221 - - - - - -
English 0.01 0.001 0.758 - - - - - - - - -
Group interview -0.15 0.001 0.002** -0.11 0.002 0.106 0.10 0.001 0.036* 0.01 0.002 0.894
Individual interview - - - - - - 0.12 0.001 0.021* 0.07 0.003 0.562
Essay - - - - - - 0.04 0.001 0.417 0.03 0.002 0.739
High School GPA 0.30 0.033 <0.001*** 0.44 0.046 <0.001*** 0.22 0.064 <0.001*** 0.39 0.186 0.001**
Gender (Female) 0.17 0.019 <0.001*** 0.27 0.024 <0.001*** 0.27 0.017 <0.001*** 0.12 0.039 0.286
Adjusted R2 0.183 0.283 0.187 0.160

Note: The symbols *, **, and *** denote p-values significant at < .05, < .01, and < .001, respectively.

*1st round general admission; †2nd round general admission; ‡admission office examination; recommendation examination; GHC, Geography, History, and Civics.

 Int J Med Educ. 2022; 13:307-314; doi: 10.5116/ijme.6372.1fce