Abstract:
The paper uses the data of the Hungarian Life Course Survey to analyse the applications for tertiary education by a sample of about 4500 students who began secondary education in the 2006-2007 academic year. The subject of analysis is how self-perceived abilities (self-assessment) moderates the impact of grades in terms of applications for tertiary education. The main findings concern how self-assessment increases the probability of students with lower grades than average submitting such applications.