college attendance by household income or parents' education persist but decline by 20-30 percent. Notably, the effect of … among lower-income and non-college households. We also elicit respondents' intended likelihood of their pre-college age …

. We conducted a survey of high-ability currently enrolled college students and elicited beliefs about how their choice of … earnings, employment, marriage prospects, potential spousal characteristics, and fertility. We find that students perceive …

information intervention, gaps in intended college attendance by household income or parents' education persist but decline by 20 … evidence of larger biases among lower-income and non-college households. We also elicit respondents' intended likelihood of … their pre-college-age children attending college, and the likelihood of respondents recommending college for a friend …

expectations and preferences, I use a unique data set of Northwestern University sophomores that contains the students’ subjective … coursework, finding fulfillment in potential jobs, and gaining the approval of parents are the most important determinants in the …

, we provide students with information on the true population distribution of these characteristics, and observe how this …