1、 Contact:Jeanne Krier,Publicist for The Princeton Review, About the Survey The Princeton Review created its annual College Hopes&Worries Survey in 2003 to collect insights into the perspectives of college applicants and their parents navigating the college application process.Since 2003,more than 21

2、6,000 people have completed the survey which is now in its 21st year.About 70-80%of the respondents have been students applying to colleges:20-30%have been parents of applicants.The survey has about 20 questions,many of which have been asked annually.Topics range from respondents hopes for financial

3、 aid and estimates of college costs to what will matter most in their choice of the college they(their child)will attend.Most of the questions have multiple-choice answers.One question which has been on the survey since the beginning,invites a fill-in-the-blank answer.It asks What is your(your child

4、s)dream college?What college would you most like to attend(or see your child attend)if chance of being accepted or cost were not an issue?The Princeton Review conducts the survey online from January through February.The survey is published in the companys annual Best Colleges guidebook and promoted

5、online to visitors to PrincetonR and users of other the company services.A survey sweepstakes cash prize is awarded to one participant selected at random.The 2023 survey sweepstakes prize was$3,500.The company reports the survey findings in mid-March.Reporter Resources A report on the 2023 survey qu

6、estions,answer choices,and findings follows.A release on the findings,an infographic depicting key findings,and samplers of surveyed students and parents advice for next years applicants and parents are downloadable at the College Hopes&Worries 2023 area on PrincetonR here:https:/ Rob Franek,Editor-