Table 7. Robustness Checks
All GradesWinter GradesFall GradesAll Grades (Zero if Missing)Winter Grades (Zero if Missing)Fall Grades (Zero if Missing)
Main Param. (1)Alt. Param. (2)Main Param. (3)Alt. Param. (4)Main Param. (5)Alt. Param. (6)Main Param. (7)Alt. Param. (8)Main Param. (9)Alt. Param. (10)Main Param. (11)Alt. Param. (12)
Online0.390 [0.491]0.390 [0.491]0.476 [0.636]0.476 [0.636]−0.018 [0.598]−0.018 [0.598]0.063 [0.579]0.063 [0.579]0.045 [0.770]0.045 [0.770]0.325 [0.716]0.325 [0.716]
Text Messaging−0.253 [0.439]−0.644 [0.480]−0.271 [0.572]−0.747 [0.609]−0.001 [0.520]0.018 [0.593]−0.496 [0.504]−0.559 [0.568]−0.762 [0.673]−0.807 [0.754]−0.133 [0.622]−0.457 [0.707]
Coaching4.228** [1.966]3.838* [1.972]5.532** [2.190]5.055** [2.193]3.852** [1.828]3.870** [1.848]7.248*** [2.560]7.185*** [2.571]8.785*** [3.212]8.740*** [3.223]4.713 [3.153]4.388 [3.164]
Control Mean [Standard Deviation]68.905 [16.166]68.826 [16.820]69.428 [15.744]68.905 [16.166]68.826 [16.820]69.428 [15.744]
Observations27,33327,3339,7449,7449,3119,31129,56329,56310,26210,2629,7889,788
R-squared0.0330.0330.0250.0250.0480.0480.0220.0220.0310.0310.0390.039
F-stat2.1592.1592.6852.6851.5231.5233.3023.3023.2923.2920.8820.882
Prob > p0.09080.09080.04500.04500.2070.2070.01950.01950.01970.01970.4500.450
  • Notes: All regressions control for campus fixed effects, first-year fixed effects, age in first year, gender, an indicator for whether a student lives on residence, an indicator for whether a student is first generation, and a variable indicating (on a seven-point scale) the difficulty of transitioning to university. Standard errors clustered at the student level are reported in brackets. Significant at *p<0.10, **p<0.05, ***p<0.01.