ABSTRACT In this study, the first objective was to identify the personality profiles of 4,483 participants in an early teaching experience program who eventually either continued or discontinued their preparation to become teachers. The second objective was to identify the personality types of 886 students who completed their preparation to teach as a function of their area of certification (elementary, secondary, etc.). Measures on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), augmented in the first analysis by a dichotomous continue/discontinue variable, and in the second analysis by four areas of certification, were subjected to configural frequency analyses (CFA) for the purpose of identifying discernible personality types and antitypes. Results indicated that the S-F-J profile on the MBTI described a significant number of students who continued in education. Also identified were several types and antitypes linked to areas of teacher certification. Implications for education in this decade of reform are discussed.