Indiana, Oklahoma, and Washington have programs designed to address college enrollment and completion gaps by offering a promise of state-based college financial aid to lowincome middle school students in exchange for making a pledge to do well in high school, be a good citizen, not be convicted of a felony, and apply for financial aid to college. Using a tripledifference specification, we find that Washington's College Bound Scholarship shifted enrollment from out-of-state to in-state colleges at which the scholarship could be used. While we find suggestive evidence that the program increased the likelihood of attending a postsecondary institution and attaining a bachelor's degree within five years of high school, we discuss why the program might be more successful if it did not require students to sign a pledge.

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华盛顿大学的大学奖学金计划及其对大学入学，执业和结业的影响

印第安纳州，俄克拉荷马州和华盛顿州制定了旨在解决大学入学率和完成率差距的计划，向低收入的中学生承诺提供州立大学的经济资助，以换取保证在高中取得好成绩，成为好公民，不被判重罪，并申请大学经济资助。使用三重差异规范，我们发现华盛顿的大学绑定奖学金将入学率从州外大学转变为可以使用该奖学金的州内大学。虽然我们发现该计划增加了在高中五年内就读高等教育机构并获得学士学位的可能性的证据，但我们讨论了如果不要求学生签署保证书，为什么该计划可能会更成功。