scholarly journals The effects of financial aid and returns information in selective and less selective schools: Experimental evidence from Chile

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Martinez A. ◽  
Daniela Alvarado ◽  
Keesler Welch
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Financial Aid ◽  
Selective Schools

scholarly journals The effects of financial aid and returns information in selective and less selective schools: Experimental evidence from Chile

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 79-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matias Busso ◽  
Taryn Dinkelman ◽  
A. Claudia Martínez ◽  
Dario Romero
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Financial Aid ◽  
Selective Schools

What High-Achieving Low-Income Students Know About College

2015 ◽  
Vol 105 (5) ◽  
pp. 514-517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline M. Hoxby ◽  
Sarah Turner
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Financial Aid ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Low Income Students ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Selective Colleges ◽  
Selective Schools

Previous work demonstrates that low-income higher achievers fail to apply to selective colleges despite their being admitted at high rates and receiving financial aid so generous that they pay less than at non-selective schools. The Expanding College Opportunities project, a randomized controlled trial, provides individualized information about colleges' net prices, resources, curricula, students, and outcomes. Our prior study shows that the intervention raises students' applications to, admissions at, enrollment, and progress at selective colleges. Here we use survey data to show that it actually changes students' knowledge and decision-making. We highlight topics on which they are misinformed.

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