Her self-confidence may be already shaken by her abrupt reduction in status. The consequence for some women is confusion, anxiety, and a strong sense of abandonment. And it was all because, as hard as we tried, we just could not seem to please the professors. I used to get nauseated before exams. Eventually, I learned not to take it to heart.
Men just blow it off.
Some of the nonswitching seniors described how difficult it had been to forego the high level of interaction and support to which they had been accustomed throughout their earlier school years. Learning to develop an independent sense of their own ability and progress had been vital to their survival. One reason I did well in high school is because I cared about what the teachers thought about me. I knew I was doing well when people were pleased with me. I used to get very upset because, here, the teacher doesn t know who you are.