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Virtual College Tour - A Real Time Saver!

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

FastWeb, announced the inaugural EducationXpo ( http://www.educationxpo.com). This 12-hour online forum brought the traditional college fair to the virtual world, allowing prospective college students and their parents to interact with colleges, universities and higher education experts from across the U.S.

How cool is this? In the comfort of your home, no travel involved you can gather important information for informed decision making!
EducationXpo, which was live on Thursday, November 6th at 10:00 a.m. EST, featured a comprehensive interactive online forum for future college students and their parents seeking information about higher education.

For a complete list of colleges, universities and higher education contributors that participated in EducationXpo, as well as to register for a replay, visit www.educationxpo.com.

Visitors to the site will have access the comprehensive set of information fo 90 days — following the live event on November 6th.

“The College Solution”

Friday, October 10th, 2008

The College Solution: A Guide for Finding the Right School at the Right Price: by Lynn O’Shaughnessy

These are just four of the golden nuggets you will learn from this book.

1. Bachelor degrees are priced like airline tickets. Passengers routinely pay different prices for plane tickets and so do families paying for college. Price tags are meaningless. Learn how to find the best prices for wonderful schools.

2. Pinpoint academic and financial matches. Some schools are extremely generous with financial aid for needy families, while others shower money on affluent students. Learn how to find the most generous schools for your child.

3. Answering the financial aid question is critical. It’s extremely important to figure out if you’ve got a shot at financial aid before looking at ANY schools. You’ll find out why in Chapter 3.

4. College rankings are flawed. There’s no reason to rely heavily on U.S. News & World Report’s flawed college rankings. Learn how to research academic majors, as well as evaluate individual departments within colleges and universities.

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