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This paper investigates possible correlations between the academic performance of students at the end of high school with their achievements at the end of first year university. Data for students in the Integrated Master in Mechanical Engineering (MIEM) program within the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Porto are analysed for the period 2016\/2017 to 2019\/2020. The students\u2019 performance is measured by two metrics and the students are structured as a whole and by groups, according to their gender (Male\/Female), type of secondary school (Public\/Private), living place (Away\/Home) and the rank of MIEM in their application list of options (Option 1\/Option 2\u20136). The information is organized statistically and possible correlations between the data are investigated. The analysis reveals limited correlation between the two metrics, meaning that all students may exhibit good or poor results at the end of first year in MIEM, independent of their status at entrance. 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