“…The gap between initial expectations and the actual experience can lead to dissatisfaction, disengagement, and poor performance in academic life (Jackson et al, 2000(Jackson et al, ). et al, 2017Kuh et al, 2005;Marinho-Araujo, Fleith, Almeida, Bisinoto, & Rabelo, 2015;Pascarella & Terenzini, 2005). Research in this area suggests a heterogeneous set of academic expectations, namely, in terms of employability after training, the quality of the infrastructure of the institution, the quality of teaching and the teachers, opportunities for international mobility, opportunities for personal growth and development, social interactions, and interpersonal relationships (Baker, McNeil, & Siryk, 1985;Borghi et al, 2016;Mainardes, Raposo, & Alves, 2012).…”