The selectivity impact of Find the Fit persisted through the third fall after high school graduation¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? Through the fall of the third year after graduation, Find the Fit students remained about 3 percentage points more likely than regular advising students to attend colleges that were at least very competitive, a statistically significant difference. → Linkow 2021

Evidence¶

Linkow 2021¶

Linkow, T., Parsad, A., Martinez, A., & Miller, H. (2021). Study of Enhanced College Advising in Upward Bound: Impacts on Where and How Long Students Attend College (NCEE 2021-2022-002r). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. http://ies.ed.gov/ncee

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RCT follow-up of the same sample (2,336 vs. 2,107 students) on selectivity each fall after graduation (Exhibit 9). Exhibit 9's note states the difference "meets the study's bar for statistical significance at the .05 level"; no standardized effect size is printed.

"Through the fall of the third year after high-school graduation, students in Find the Fit projects were still about 3 percentage points more likely than those in regular UB advising projects to attend colleges that were at least very competitive (Exhibit 9, below)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Find the Fit led about 3 percentage points more students to attend colleges that were at least very competitive immediately after high school — related
• 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 made no significant difference in college persistence into the third year after high school — related
• Find the Fit previously shifted application behavior, increasing applications to four or more colleges and to very competitive colleges — related
• Find the Fit led to some changes in advising within Upward Bound and in students' actions related to enrolling in a more selective college — a broader claim this one bears on
• Find the Fit led Upward Bound students to apply to more-selective colleges — related