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focuses on the creation of comprehensive Internet -based information management
systems relating to secondary and post-secondary education.
Over the last 20 years, college tuition has soared 267 percent, yet the
amount of federal financial aid available per student has remained flat for
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xap.com), a leading provider of Internet-based educational services, has
been awarded a three-year contract renewal by Great Lakes Higher Education
Guaranty Corporation (Great Lakes) to introduce new online tools and continue
providing online student services through the WisconsinMentor system,
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Wisconsin has a long history of supporting education, evidenced by
consistently high test scores recorded by its students.

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In addition to continuing to offer its existing online college
applications and student services, WisconsinMentor is adding additional tools,
resources , and content that will be free to users because of Great Lakes'
sponsorship.
"WisconsinMentor continues to be innovative by adding new functionalities that
benefit our students, parents, counselors , and schools," said WAICU president
Dr. WASHINGTON, Millions of students and their
parents will soon confront one of life's biggest challenges -- how to pay for
college.

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wisconsinmentor. The test preparation module offers tutorials, adaptive
practice sessions, a vocabulary builder, simulated tests, and other tools that
help students prepare for the ACT, SAT, and GRE."
The site is created on behalf of the Wisconsin Association of Independent
Colleges and Universities, whose member schools are active participants. Founded in 1990,
Xap is the leading developer of online student services systems for
associations and statewide groups of colleges and universities across the
United States.com.

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"The online college test preparation tools will help Wisconsin students to
stay at the top of the class of college admission testing," said Richard D. "Free online test preparation will break down barriers and
enable all students, regardless of economic circumstances or family situation,
to ready themselves for higher education.xap.

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The 35-page guide contains comprehensive information on secondary
education financing opportunities, including:

* Private student loans
* Federal student loans
* Financial aid forms and application processes
* Other loan options
* Financial aid planning timelines

The Loan to Learn(TM) Web site also offers a financial aid primer, online
applications for a variety of student loans, and tools to help students
calculate the costs of various colleges and universities.
EduCap Inc. has disbursed billions of dollars in education loans to students
and their families since its founding nearly 20 years ago .

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According to ACT, the
state's college-entrance examination scores consistently rank among the
highest in the 25 states where the ACT is the primary college entrance exam,
and a majority of graduating seniors takes the exam. student loan program,
has released Demystifying Financial Aid: How it Works and How to Get Enough, a
user-friendly toolkit that can be downloaded at http://www.com.C.

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The Spanish
translation module will extend WisconsinMentor services to the growing
Spanish-speaking population . In order to pay for tuition, which is rising at four
times the rate of inflation, students and families need to be aware of all
available financing options. Reynolds, Chairman + CEO of EduCap . to offer unsecured private
loan programs to fund higher education.

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"College can be expensive, but the average return on investment for a
college degree is 20 times the cost of the education," said Reynolds. Loan to Learn(TM) is committed to
providing loan programs that work with the financial rhythms of each family
and cover the complete cost of a college education .

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"Careful planning and the right financial aid can give all students the
opportunity to succeed in higher education without having to worry about
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Since
its launch, WisconsinMentor has handled over 13 ,000 online college admission
applications.
"Xap's comprehensive solution to help today's high school students to become
tomorrow's college successes is a critical piece of our mission in support of
postsecondary access., a Washington, D. non-profit organization, with a mission to
promote an educated citizenry worldwide, pioneered the credit-based loan
industry by creating the very first nationwide privately-funded loan program.

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This system offers a comprehensive free suite
of student tools to prepare for college, information about financial aid,
career assessment and exploration tools, virtual campus tours, and online
applications to many of Wisconsin's private colleges and universities. A new version of the site
will be launched in the second quarter of 2006 that will include bilingual
(English/Spanish) content and financial aid calculators. The integrated financial aid calculators will
provide user-specific information on responsible borrowing practices and
compute expected family contributions.
"Finding the right financial aid among the sea of options is intimidating
and frustrating," said Catherine B."
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