Find the Fit

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Evidence · 7 claims (5 for, 2 mixed) · 3 studies (3 causal), q2–q3 · 0 of 3 report an effect size · 6 claims rest on one study

Description

Find the Fit is an enhanced college-advising programme used within Upward Bound that combines personalized planning materials and student text messaging with advisor training webinars.

Components

Claims

• Find the Fit led to some changes in advising within Upward Bound and in students' actions related to enrolling in a more selective college [+W]
• Find the Fit had no impact on the importance students placed on academic quality in choosing a college [~W]
• Find the Fit led Upward Bound students to apply to more-selective colleges [+M]
• Find the Fit's selectivity shift came with no higher out-of-pocket cost and no increase in dropping out or transferring down [+M]
• Find the Fit increased the share of Upward Bound students who applied to four or more colleges [+M]
• Find the Fit did not affect the share of students completing the FAFSA early [~M]
• Find the Fit previously shifted application behavior, increasing applications to four or more colleges and to very competitive colleges [+M]

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Key Sources

• 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
• Alina Martinez, Tamara Linkow, Hannah Miller, Amanda Parsad. (2018). Study Snapshot: Study of Enhanced College Advising in Upward Bound: Impacts on Steps Toward College. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/study-snapshot-study-of-enhanced-college-advising-in-upward-bound-impacts-on-steps-toward-college

Page metadata

Field	Value
type	product
id	find-the-fit
title	Find the Fit
description	Find the Fit is an enhanced college-advising programme used within Upward Bound that combines personalized planning materials and student text messaging with advisor training webinars.
status	review
moved_from	element/find-the-fit-program-element, element/find-the-fit-upward-bound-advising-program
product_kind	programme
generated	by process:sweep-kinds on 2026-10-10
trust	unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
sources	2 — martinez-2018, alina-martinez-2018

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