The College Board, the institution that controls the destinies of college-bound students with tests like the SAT, just made applying to schools a lot easier. With its new ExPAN Guidance and Application Network, high school students can research listings on hundreds of accredited US universities, compare financial-aid information, estimate how much they will have to contribute in tuition, and file applications electronically. Five hundred high schools and 200 colleges are hooked up - including the New York State university system, Stanford, Harvard, and Yale.
Michael Gibbs, a counselor at Scarsdale High School in Scarsdale, New York, already sees a change. "The students, starting in freshman year, can begin compiling all their biographical data. By the time they're seniors, most of their applications will be done." ExPAN: US$750. (800) 223 9726, +1 (212) 529 1840 ext. 151.
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