This report notes results of a survey of high-ability students who graduated from a Maryland high school in the spring of 1996. Survey respondents, 56 percent of whom were women, were asked what postsecondary institution they planned to attend; what reasons were most important to their decision; what was their intended academic major; and what financial aid package they were seeking. In text and tables the report summarizes demographic characteristics of respondents; presents data on college choice, noting that nearly 30 percent of students chose a Maryland campus; 54 percent selected an independent out-of-state institution; campuses chosen most frequently include Duke University, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Princeton University, and Williams College; provides data on intended major for public and private out-of-state and public and private in-state attendees; notes percentage of cost covered by financial aid package by type of institution; and lists, by type of institution, factor ratings for choice of school. Appended to the report is a copy of the survey questionnaire used. (CH)