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confidence in their engineering abilities and competencies; in fact among both males and
females the leavers are more confident in their engineering abilities and in their academic
abilities than are the stayers. Similar patterns are found for the fall and the spring, and
for both males and females, leavers lower their confidence that engineering is the right
major for them more than do stayers (as would be expected). About twice the proportion
of male than female leavers lower their confidence that engineering is the right major for
them from fall to spring, suggesting that a higher proportion of the male leavers started
out with unrealistic expectations and change a lot during the year. However, their leaving
is not reflected in changed confidence regarding their mechanical abilities.
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