Find the Fit led to some changes in advising within Upward Bound and in students' actions related to enrolling in a more selective college¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Find the Fit led to some changes in the advising within Upward Bound and in students' actions related to enrolling in a more selective college. → Martinez 2018

Evidence¶

Martinez 2018¶

Martinez, A., Linkow, T., Miller, H., & Parsad, A. (2018). Study of Enhanced College Advising in Upward Bound: Impacts on Steps Toward College (Report). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/study-of-enhanced-college-advising-in-upward-bound-impacts-on-steps-toward-college-report

q2 · i? · causal · r?

Summary statement of the first report from the six-year study of enhanced college advising in Upward Bound: it "determined that Find the Fit led to some changes in the advising within Upward Bound" and in students' college-related actions. No measures are printed.

"This report, the first from a six-year study, determined that Find the Fit led to some changes in the advising within Upward Bound and in students' actions related to enrolling in a more selective college"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Find the Fit led Upward Bound students to apply to more-selective colleges — related
• Find the Fit led about 3 percentage points more students to attend colleges that were at least very competitive immediately after high school — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Find the Fit's selectivity shift came with no higher out-of-pocket cost and no increase in dropping out or transferring down — related
• Find the Fit previously shifted application behavior, increasing applications to four or more colleges and to very competitive colleges — related
• The selectivity impact of Find the Fit persisted through the third fall after high school graduation — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Find the Fit had no impact on the importance students placed on academic quality in choosing a college — related
• Find the Fit increased the share of Upward Bound students who applied to four or more colleges — related
• This report provides the first estimates of Upward Bound's effects on postsecondary completion and updates earlier estimates for enrollment and financial aid — related
• Regular Upward Bound shows no detectable effects on postsecondary enrollment, financial aid application or receipt, or bachelor's or associate's degree completion — related