Table 4.

Responses to the question about how the research experience influenced the student's plan for postgraduate education

Response	Percentage of respondents	Percentage of follow-up sample
Had a plan for postgraduate education that has not changed	62.2	57.3
Confirmation of postgraduate education consideration	27.1	28.4
Research has changed prior plan; student initiates plan for postgraduate science education	3.7	2.7
Research has changed prior plan; student discontinues plan for postgraduate science education	4.2	6.2
Still no plans for postgraduate education	3.1	2.9