Weapply.com Provides High School Students With a Complete Solution to the College Admissions Process

 

BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apply Technology, the leader in providing high school students and colleges effective tools to aid in the college admissions process, today announced the re-launch of its newly-designed Web site .

Created to help streamline the admissions process for the 2.5 million students expected to apply to college this year, weapply.com offers a wealth of information for the college-bound student, and the opportunity to request a FREE copy of Apply! 98, a CD-ROM (Windows/Macintosh) containing applications to more than 600 colleges and universities.

At weapply.com, students and parents can get the inside scoop on who makes college admissions decisions, and find helpful guidelines on how to best tackle the college admissions process, including tips on interviewing, essay writing, obtaining teacher recommendations, and mastering college interviews. Theres even a glossary of college admissions terms. The site also provides extensive financial aid information and explains how to finance a college education through the APPLY! Education Trust. The APPLY! Education Trusts partnership with Sallie Mae, the leader in the education finance industry, enables it to provide the most comprehensive borrower benefits and the most flexible, lowest cost education loans found anywhere.

In addition, weapply.com goes beyond the admissions process to help students prepare to go off to college. Students will find advice on:

-- Getting in touch with a roommate

-- What to bring including whether or not to bring a car

-- How to handle finances and establish the right bank account

-- How to best go about getting all your belongings there

To help keep students relaxed about this major move in their lives, the site also provides a list of "cool links" to other Web sites of interest, and a list of fun facts that range from the useful to the just plain amusing.

One of the most valuable tools weapply.com offers is a free copy of Apply! 98, a CD-ROM that enables students to quickly and easily complete their college applications using a PC at school or at home. Packed with electronic versions of applications provided by more than 600 colleges and universities, the program saves students time and stress by alleviating the intense pressure of trying to create "perfect" applications. Exact duplicates of each schools application are produced, both on screen and in print, including instructions, student data forms, school reports, recommendations, and financial aid forms.

Apply! 98 is FREE due to the generosity of the participating colleges and the following national sponsors: Discover Card, Microsoft Network (MSN), FedEx, Army R.O.T.C., JamTV, Burton Snowboards, PointCast, and BOLT, an online destination where teens can interact and learn about college, life and each other.

Consumers without Internet access can request a copy of Apply! 98 by sending a postcard with their name and address to: Apply! 98, P.O. Box 8406, New Milford, CT 06776-9848; or by calling 203-740-3504.

Based in Burlington, Massachusetts, Apply Technology, L.L.C. is widely credited for introducing the first software to produce exact electronic duplicates of colleges applications. Founded in 1992, the company develops and markets software that enables both college and graduate school applicants to use todays computer technology to complete their application forms.