The Role of Time Perspective, Motivation, Attitude, and Preparation in Educational Choice and Study Progress

Table 10

The relation between the intention to switch to the university and the types of preparation ().

	University Study Perspective
	No ambition	Ambition	total
LS	8 (40%)	12 (60%)	20 (100%)
FE	8 (73%)	3 (27%)	11 (100%)
MH	11 (100%)	0 (0%)	11 (100%)
OR	10 (53%)	9 (47%)	19 (100%)
PK	9 (69%)	4 (31%)	13 (100%)
WO	9 (60%)	6 (40%)	15 (100%)
Total	55	34	89
	Value	df	Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-square	12.383	5	0.03

Group LS—Law Summer School: an intensive preparation program of two weeks.
Group FE: students who switch to the Law School in the winter semester, so-called February students, who generally have followed another higher education course in the first semester.
Group MH, Mbo-Hbo trajectory: two days especially for graduates from senior secondary vocational education (MBO).
Group OR, preparation: different short preparations such as open day, “one day a student,” or a combination.
Group PK, prior knowledge: students who did not prepare by organized activities but their knowledge is based on previous studies (at a lower level or at a different university).
Group WO, without: students started without any official, organized preparation.