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"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateThe ethics commission board (Ethik-Kommission der Ärztekammer Hamburg, PV4983) has determined that our research with applicants for medical school does not constitute clinical research with human subjects and therefore is not subject to corresponding requirements. The present study is part of a larger project that has been approved by the dean of the Hamburg medical faculty (statement of ethical considerations development of admission procedures at Hamburg Medical School). We obtained written informed consent from our participants. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsAuthor Wolfgang Hampe is an Associate Editor for BMC Medical Education. He had no editorial role in the handling of this manuscript through peer review and was blinded to the process. All authors declare that they have no competing interests. Competing interests Author Wolfgang Hampe is an Associate Editor for BMC Medical Education. He had no editorial role in the handling of this manuscript through peer review and was blinded to the process. All authors declare that they have no competing interests."

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