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Question 

Number Question Answer Options Source1

Research 

Question2

Purpose 

of Item3

1 If there were no barriers, how far 

in school would you want to go?

• Less than high school 

completion

• Complete a high school 

diploma, GED or alternative 

high school credential

• Complete a certificate or 

diploma from a school that 

provides occupational training

• Complete an Associate's 

degree

• Complete a Bachelor's 

degree

• Complete a Master's degree

• Complete a Ph.D., M.D., law 

degree, or other high level 

professional degree

• I don't know 

HSLS 

Follow-up 

1 C/D

2 As things stand now, how far in 

school do you think you will 

actually get?

• Less than high school 

completion 

• Complete a high school 

diploma, GED or alternative 

high school credential 

• Complete a certificate or 

diploma from a school that 

provides occupational training 

• Complete an Associate's 

degree 

• Complete a Bachelor's 

degree 

• Complete a Master’s degree 

• Complete a Ph.D., M.D., law 

degree, or other high level 

professional degree 

• You don’t know

HSLS for 

question, 

HSLS followup for answer 

choices 

1 C/D

3 How sure are you that you will go 

on to college to pursue a 

Bachelor's degree after you leave 

high school?

• Very sure you will

• You probably will

• You probably won’t

• Very sure you won’t

HSLS, HSLS 

Follow-up

1 C/D

4 Whatever your plans, do you 

think you have the ability to 

complete a Bachelor's degree?

• Definitely

• Probably

• Probably not

• Definitely not

HSLS 1 C/D
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5 Since you started high school, 

how many times, if any, have 

you: 

a. Attended college fairs

b. Spoken with college 

representatives

c. Visited in-state college 

campuses

d. Visited out-of-state college 

campuses

e. Sat in on a course at college

f. Taken practice ACT/SAT 

exams

g. Took a course to prepare for a 

college admission exam such as 

SAT or ACT

h. Used college guidebooks (online or print) to obtain 

information about colleges

i. Obtained information about 

colleges from their websites

• 0 times

• 1 time

• 2-3 times

• 4-5 times

• 6 or more times

Adapted 

HSLS 

Follow-up

1 C/D

6 Have you already taken the 

following tests? 

a. PSAT or PLAN

b. SAT or ACT 

c. The academic or "placement" 

test required by your local or state 

community college(s) (e.g., 

ACCUPLACER, COMPASS)

• Yes

• No 

• I don't know

Adapted 

HSLS 

Follow-up

2 C/D

7 Do you plan to apply to college 

next year?

• Yes 

• No 

• I Don't Know

Author 

developed

1 C/D

8 How many colleges do you plan 

to apply to?

• Number Author 

developed

1 C/D

9 Which of the following are 

reasons why you do NOT plan to 

continue your education next 

year? (Check all that apply)

a. You don't like school

b. Your grades aren't high enough

c. Your college admission test 

scores weren't high enough

d. You won't need more education 

for the career you want

e. You can't afford to go on to 

school

f. You haven't taken the right 

courses

g. No one in your family has ever 

gone on to school after high 

school

h. You plan to join the military

i. You'd rather work and make 

money than go to school

j. You don't feel that going on to 

• Yes

• No

Adapted ELS 

Follow-Up 

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school is important

k. Your counselor or teachers 

recommend you work rather than 

continue your education

l. You need to help support your 

family

m. Other, please 

explain:______________

10 Has anyone from your Upward 

Bound program provided you 

with guidance on how many 

colleges you should apply to next 

year?

• Yes

• No

• I don't know 

Author 

developed

2 C/D

11 How many colleges did they 

suggest you should apply to?

• Number Author 

developed

2 C/D

12 How important to you 

[will/would] each of the 

following characteristics be when 

choosing a school or college to 

attend after high school? 

a. Academic quality or reputation

b. Cost of attendance 

c. A good record of placing 

graduates in jobs 

d. A good record of placing 

graduates in graduate or 

professional schools 

e. Opportunity to play sports 

f. Recommended by family or 

friends

g. Historically Black college or 

other minority serving institution

h. Where my Upward Bound 

activities are located

i. Visited the campus before 

j. Most of the students are like me

k. Close to home 

l. Far away from home 

m. Offers a particular program of 

study/major 

n. Good social life 

o. Good sports teams or school 

spirit 

p. A family member went there

• Very Important

• Somewhat Important

• Not at all Important

Adapted from 

HSLS 

Follow-up

1 C/D

13 Which of the following is the 

most important characteristic to 

you in choosing a school or 

college to attend after high 

school?

• Populate list with all 

answers selected as “very 

important” in Q12

Adapted from 

HSLS 

Follow-up

1 C/D

14 As of right now, what do you 

think is most likely to be your 

college major or area of study?

• Auto-fillable based on the 

universe of College Board 

majors

• Check box: I could not find 

my most likely major. Please 

write out the major/area of 

Adapted from 

College 

Board

1 C/D
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study:__________

• Undecided

15 How certain are you about your 

most likely college major or area 

of study?

• Very certain

• Fairly certain

• Not certain

College 

Board

1 C/D

16 As of right now, would you like 

to attend a school that provides 

occupational training, a 2-year 

college, a 4-year college, or are 

you undecided?

• A school that provides 

occupational training (usually 

less than 2 years)

• 2-year college

• 4-year college

• Undecided

Adapted from 

HSLS 12

1 C/D

17 As of right now, would you like 

to attend a public or private 

[school that provides occupational 

training/2-year college/4-year 

college], or are you undecided?

• Public

• Private

• Undecided

Adapted from 

HSLS 12

1 C/D

18 What college or school setting(s) 

do you prefer? (You may check 

more than one.)

• Large city or a metropolitan 

area

• Medium-size city

• Small city or town

• Suburban community

• Rural

• Undecided

Adapted from 

College 

Board

1 C/D

19 Where would you like to go to 

college or school after high 

school? (You may check more 

than one.)

• Close to home

• In my home state

• In a state bordering mine

• Beyond states bordering 

mine

• Outside the United States

• Undecided

Adapted from 

College 

Board

1 C/D

20 What type(s) of college or school 

are you considering? (You may 

check more than one.)

• All women or all men

• Coeducational

• Historically Black or 

minority serving college or 

university

• Undecided

Adapted from 

College 

Board

1 C/D

21 What size school or college are 

you thinking of attending after 

high school? (You may check 

more than one.)

• Fewer than 2,000 students

• About 2,000 to 5,000 

students

• About 5,000 to 10,000 

students

• About 10,000 to 15,000 

students

• About 15,000 to 20,000 

students

• More than 20,000 students

• Undecided

Adapted from 

College 

Board

1 C/D

22 As of right now, what college are 

you most likely to attend?

• Auto-fillable based on the 

universe of schools in IPEDS

• Check-box: I could not find 

my college. Please write out 

the college 

name:____________

• I don't think I will attend 

college or school after high 

Author 

developed 

based on 

HSLS 12

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school

23 Have you talked one-on-one with 

an Upward Bound counselor or 

advisor about planning for or 

applying to college?

• Yes

• No

Adapted from 

Westat 

Student 

Survey.

2 FD

24 How many times have you talked 

one-on-one with an Upward 

Bound counselor or advisor about 

planning for or applying to 

college?

• Number of times Author 

developed, 

based on 

Westat 

Student 

Survey

2 FD

25 Have you participated in an 

Upward Bound group session that 

provides advice about planning 

for or applying to college?

• Yes

• No 

Adapted from 

Westat 

Student 

Survey.

2 FD

26 How many Upward Bound group 

college advising sessions have 

you participated in?

• Number of sessions Author 

developed, 

based on 

Westat 

Student 

Survey

2 FD

27 How many times, if any, has 

someone from your Upward 

Bound program discussed the 

following with you:

a. How to choose colleges to 

apply to

b. Your chances of being 

accepted at different types of 

colleges

c. How colleges have different 

student outcomes (for example, 

different graduation rates and 

employment rates)

d. Admissions requirements (such 

as SAT/ACT scores, transcripts, 

recommendations) for different 

types of colleges

e. Timelines for applying to 

college

f. The possibility of going to 

college outside of your local area

g. Ways to prepare for the 

SAT/ACT

h. How to complete the Common 

Application

i. Your options for paying for 

college

j. How much you will have to pay 

for college if you get financial aid

k. How to complete the FAFSA 

(Free Application for Federal 

Student Aid) form

l. How many colleges you should 

• 0 times

• 1 time

• 2-3 times

• 4-5 times

• 6 or more times

Author 

developed

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apply to

28 What is your best estimate of the 

cost of one year’s tuition and 

required fees at a public 2-year 

community college in your state?

• Record verbatim response 

• I don’t know

HSLS 1 C/D

29 What is your best estimate of the 

cost of one year’s tuition and 

required fees at a public 4-year 

college in your state?

• Record verbatim response 

• I don’t know

HSLS 1 C/D

30 What is your best estimate of the 

cost to you of one year’s tuition 

and required fees at the college 

that you are most likely to attend?

• Record verbatim response 

• I don’t know

Author 

developed, 

modified 

from HSLS 

1 C/D

31 Have you researched college 

costs on the internet?

• Yes 

• No 

• I don't know

Author 

developed

1 C/D

32 Have you used an online cost 

calculator to determine the likely 

cost of college for you once 

scholarships and grants are taken 

into consideration (e.g. used a net 

price calculator)?

• Yes 

• No 

• I don't know

Author 

developed

1 C/D

33 For each statement listed below 

about paying for college, please 

indicate whether you think the 

statement is true or false.

a. Scholarships and grants lower 

colleges’ advertised prices.

b. There are many scholarships, 

grants, and financial aid packages 

available at most colleges. 

c. Filling out a FAFSA is not 

necessary to receive financial aid 

from the federal government.

d. Most Upward Bound 

participants qualify for federal 

financial aid. 

e. Loans are forms of financial aid 

that do not have to be paid back.

f. The FAFSA calculates a 

family’s financial need to 

determine what financial aid a 

student is able to receive.

• True 

• False 

• I don't know

Author 

developed

1 C/D

34 Considering all sources of funds 

including scholarships, grants, 

loans and savings, do you think 

your family [will/would] be able 

to afford to send you to...?

a. a school that provides 

occupational training?

b. a 2-year community college? 

c. a 4-year public college in your 

state? 

d. a 4-year public college out of 

• Yes 

• No 

• I don't know

HSLS 

Follow-up

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state? 

e. a typical 4-year private 

college? 

f. a highly selective 4-year private 

college such as Harvard?

35 What grade were you in when 

you took Algebra I? (If you have 

taken it more than once, answer 

for the most recent time you took 

it. If you are currently taking 

Algebra I, choose your current 

grade)

• 8th grade or earlier

• 9th grade

• 10th grade

• 11th grade

• You have not taken Algebra 

I yet

HSLS 

Follow-up

1 C/D

36 Have you taken any Advanced 

Placement (AP) OR International 

Baccalaureate (IB) courses? 

(Include any courses you are 

taking now.)

• Yes 

• No 

• I don't know what an AP 

course is 

Adapted from 

HSLS 

Follow-up

1 C/D

37 Have you received college credit 

for any of these courses?

• Yes

• No

• I don't know

HSLS 

Follow-up

1 C/D

38 Have you already taken either of 

the following tests? 

a. Any Advanced Placement (AP) 

test

b. Any International 

Baccalaureate (IB) test

• Yes

• No

• I don't know

Adapted from 

HSLS 

Follow-up

1 C/D

39 Thinking about the courses you 

took last year, please mark the 

average grade you received in 

each subject.

a. Mathematics

b. English and Language Arts

c. Natural Sciences

d. Social Sciences and History

e. Foreign and Classical 

Languages

f. Arts and Music

• A or excellent (usually 90-

100)

• B or good (usually 80-89)

• C or fair (usually 70-79)

• D or passing (usually 60-69)

• F or failing (usually 59 or 

below)

Adapted from 

College 

Board

1 C

40 Indicate your cumulative grade 

point average for all academic 

subjects as of the end of your 

sophomore year high school (last 

year).

• A+ (97-100) 

• A (93-96) 

• A– (90-92) 

• B+ (87-89) 

• B (83-86) 

• B– (80-82) 

• C+ (77-79)

• C (73-76)

• C– (70-72)

• D+ (67-69)

• D (65-66)

• F (below 65)

Adapted from 

College 

Board

1 C

41 What is your gender? • Male 

• Female

HSLS Parent 

Survey

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42 Are you Hispanic or 

Latino/Latina?

• Yes 

• No

HSLS 1 C

43 What is your race? (Please check 

all that apply).

• White 

• Black or African American 

• Asian 

• Native Hawaiian or other 

Pacific Islander 

• American Indian or Alaska 

Native

HSLS 1 C

44 What was the first language you 

learned to speak when you were a 

child? Was it...

• English

• Spanish

• Another language

• English and Spanish equally 

• English and another 

language equally

HSLS 1 C

45 Do you have any siblings? • Yes 

• No 

Author 

developed

1 C

46 Have any of your siblings:

a. Earned a high school diploma?

b. Earned a GED?

c. Applied to college?

d. Enrolled in college?

e. Completed education at a 

college?

• Yes

• No 

• I don't know

Adapted from 

HSLS Parent 

Survey

1 C

47 What is this parent’s or 

guardian’s relationship to you?

• Biological mother 

• Biological father 

• Adoptive mother 

• Adoptive father 

• Stepmother 

• Stepfather 

• Other female guardian 

• Other male guardian

Adapted from 

HSLS

1 C

48 What is the highest level of 

education [he/she] has 

completed?

•Less than high school 

• High school diploma or GED 

• Completed a certificate or 

diploma from a school that 

provides occupational training

• Completed some college but 

no degree

• Associate’s degree 

• Bachelor’s degree 

• Master’s degree 

• Educational Specialist 

diploma 

• Ph.D., M.D., law degree, or 

other high level professional 

degree 

• I don’t know

Adapted from 

HSLS

1 C

49 Does [he/she] currently hold a job 

for pay?

• Yes

• No 

• I don't know 

HSLS 1 C
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50 Is his/her current job full-time or 

part-time?

• Full-time

• Part-time

• I don’t know

Author 

developed

1 C

51 Do you have another parent or 

guardian in the same household as 

you?

• Yes

• No

HSLS 1 C

52 What is this parent’s or 

guardian’s relationship to you?

• Biological mother 

• Biological father 

• Adoptive mother 

• Adoptive father 

• Stepmother 

• Stepfather 

• Other female guardian 

• Other male guardian

Adapted from 

HSLS

1 C

53 What is the highest level of 

education [he/she] has 

completed?

• Less than high school 

• High school diploma or GED 

• Completed a certificate or 

diploma from a school that 

provides occupational training

• Completed some college but 

no degree

• Associate’s degree 

• Bachelor’s degree 

• Master’s degree 

• Educational Specialist 

diploma 

• Ph.D., M.D., law degree, or 

other high level professional 

degree 

• I don’t know

Adapted from 

HSLS

1 C

54 Does [he/she] currently hold a job 

for pay?

• Yes

• No 

• I don't know 

HSLS 1 C

55 Is his/her current job full-time or 

part-time?

• Full-time

• Part-time

• I don’t know

Author 

developed

1 C

56 Please provide up-to-date contact 

information for yourself for the 

following items:

a. Home phone 

b. Cell phone 

c. Primary Email 

d. Alternate Email 

e. Street Address 

f. Zip Code 

g. City 

h. State 

Enter text HSLS N/A C

57 Please provide the name, address, 

and telephone number of a 

relative or close friend who does 

not live with you, but will always 

know how to get in touch with 

you.

Enter text HSLS N/A C
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1

Sources

College Board, Completing the SAT Questionnaire 

ELS Follow-Up: Education Longitudinal Study of 2002, First Follow-Up 

HSLS: High School Longitudinal Survey of 2009, Student Baseline

HSLS Follow-Up: High School Longitudinal Survey of 2009, Student First Follow-up

HSLS: High School Longitudinal Survey of 2009, Parent Survey

Westat Student Survey: Westat GEAR UP Student Survey, 2000

2Research Questions 

1. To what extent does the professional development package and tools have an effect— above and beyond the 

services Upward Bound grantees already provides—on important student outcomes?

2. How fully was the intervention implemented (e.g., in terms of staff participation in training and staff implementation 

of the intervention model)? And to what extent did the intervention produce a difference in the Upward Bound college 

advising provided to treatment and control group students?

3. Is there variation in the impacts of the enhanced college advising intervention on student outcomes and to what 

extent is the variation associated with other project features or characteristics of participating students? For example, 

do impacts vary between projects hosted by two-year institutions and projects hosted by four-year institutions? Are 

differences in the implementation of the enhanced college advising associated with differences in impacts?

3Purpose of Item

C: indicates that the variable from this item will be used as a control variable in the impact analysis

D: indicates that the variable from this item will be used in the descriptive analysis

FD: indicates that the variable from this item will be used to describe features or characteristics of the UB college 

advising related to impact

a. First Name 

b. Last Name 

c. Relationship 

d. Home Phone 

e. Cell phone 

f. Primary Email 

g. Alternate Email 

h. Street Address 

i. Zip Code 

j. City 

k. State