Prior research finds that low‐income students are less likely to apply to and enroll in four‐year colleges or more selective colleges, even after controlling for academic preparation and other background characteristics. The College Board sought to reduce barriers in the college application process through a targeted campaign of brochures and e‐mails. These materials were sent to students two to three times between the end of eleventh grade and the middle of twelfth grade, and aimed to provide an impetus to start the college search process, minimize the costs of aggregating data, and encourage a broader college application portfolio. Some students were offered additional encouragements, such as text message reminders or college application fee waivers. In a randomized control trial with 785,000 low‐ and middle‐income students in the top 50 percent of the PSAT and SAT distributions, we find no changes in college enrollment patterns.

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国家级信息实验，以促进选择大学的入学率

先前的研究发现，即使在控制了学业准备和其他背景特征之后，低收入学生也不太可能申请并入读四年制大学或更多选择的大学。大学委员会试图通过有针对性的宣传册和电子邮件运动来减少大学申请过程中的障碍。这些材料在十一年级末到十二年级中旬之间被发送给了学生两到三次，目的是为启动大学搜索过程提供动力，最大程度地减少汇总数据的成本，并鼓励扩大大学申请范围。一些学生获得了额外的鼓励，例如短信提醒或大学申请费豁免。在785个随机对照试验中，