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A short choice exercise. In each task, pick the hypothetical college your family would actually enroll in. We then work backwards to estimate what is really driving the decision — your , which often differ from what we say matters.
is a decision-science technique for uncovering how someone actually weighs competing factors. Instead of asking “how important is cost?” — where almost everyone answers “very” — it shows you realistic colleges that force trade-offs, and infers your priorities from the choices you make.
That gap is the whole point. Your are what you say matters; your are what your choices show matters. Surfacing the difference leads to a more honest family conversation about fit.
Some tasks let you pick “neither — a gap year” when no option appeals, and a couple are quietly held back to check how well your choices predict each other. From your picks we fit a model that reports and .
This is a short exercise tuned for a quick read, not a research-grade survey — see the methodology for limitations.
If these were the only options, which would you choose?
Revealed preferences are estimated from a small set of trade-offs — a directional guide for discussion, not a definitive verdict.