Careerbuilder.com and The Princeton Review Partner to Offer Best of Breed Scholarship Search Tool at PRINCETONREVIEW.COM
CHICAGO, October 12, 2004 - CareerBuilder.com, the largest online job network with more than 17 million unique visitors* and over 500,000 jobs, announced its leading scholarship search site, FindTuition.com, will be used as the exclusive online scholarship search provider for The Princeton Review, a top provider of test preparation, educational support and college admissions services.
More than one million users visit PrincetonReview.com each month to research colleges and universities, potential majors, admission requirements, tuition costs, financial aid and more. Through the new partnership, students will be able to access comprehensive scholarship information from FindTuition.com, the nation’s largest consolidated database of national, state and college-specific scholarships and grants totaling $24.3 billion.
"The Princeton Review holds itself to the highest standards in providing insights and information to college-bound students and their families," said Young Shin, General Manager of Princeton Review’s Admissions Services Division. "Naturally, we wanted a partner with the same high standards. With over 15 years of experience, FindTuition.com is a trusted resource that helps students to quickly target and manage scholarship opportunities. Working together, we will bring students closer to reaching their academic goals within their financial means."
"With tuition costs rising 10 to 11 percent annually, the price tag for a higher education is top of mind for college-bound students and may even deter them from applying to certain schools they’ve deemed unaffordable," said Dave Smith, General Manager of FindTuition.com. "Our partnership with The Princeton Review helps students to expand their college options by delivering the expertise of two leading institutions that specialize in providing information about higher education. Students will be able to instantly view national and state awards as well as college-specific scholarships that are directly related to the schools they are researching on PrincetonReview.com. This eases the process and creates a one-stop shop."
According to a recent Careerbuilder.com survey, more than 25 percent of parents assumed their college-bound child would not be eligible for a scholarship, and an additional 38 percent said they were unsure whether their child would qualify for an award.
FindTuition.com helps students take advantage of all opportunities available to them through simple online tools and step-by-step instructions that guide and speed the search process. Students visiting FindTuition.com can conduct a Quick Scholarship Search by state, nationality, gender and year in school. There is also a special Athletic Search option that includes everything from Alpine Skiing to Water Polo.
Students can also create a confidential profile with relevant academic and personal information. FindTuition automatically matches the profile with scholarships in its database. Users can then store desired scholarships, submit letters to scholarship sponsors, monitor deadlines and track the scholarship process.
There are various membership packages students can choose from for their specific needs and registration is quick and easy.
*comScore Media Metrix, June 2004. The CareerBuilder Network is a custom aggregation of CareerBuilder.com traffic as well as job search traffic to career centers CareerBuilder powers for partner sites such as Tribune Company, Gannett, Knight Ridder and Others.
About The Princeton Review
The Princeton Review is a pioneer in the world of education. Founded in 1981 and headquartered in New York City, the Company offers private tutoring and classroom and online test preparation to help students improve their scores in college and graduate school admissions tests. The Company's free website, http://www.princetonreview.com/, helps over half of university-bound students research, apply to, prepare for, and learn how to pay for their higher education, and helps hundreds of colleges and universities streamline their admissions and recruiting activities. Using PrincetonReview.com, which serves more than 1.2 million users each month, students can extensively research colleges and universities, prepare for admissions tests, manage the college and grad school application process, learn about college majors and their associated careers, and navigate the financial aid process. In addition, The Princeton Review works with school districts around the U.S. to measurably strengthen students' academic skills by connecting ongoing assessment with professional development and instruction and by providing districts with college and career resources for both students and guidance counselors. The Company also authors more than 190 print and software titles on test preparation, college and graduate school selection and admissions, and related topics.
About FindTuition.com
FindTuition is a division of CareerBuilder, Inc., providing trusted, centralized information on $24.3 billion in scholarships and grants. Leveraging 15 years of experience in financial aid research, FindTuition enables individuals to find, prioritize and track scholarship opportunities based on their needs.Information at FindTuition.com includes national scholarships, state scholarships and scholarships sponsored by individual colleges. For more information, visit http://www.findtuition.com.
About CareerBuilder.com
CareerBuilder.com is a leading online source for maximizing recruitment dollars and optimizing job searches with superior products, customer service and technology. With a unique combination of national, local and niche audiences, CareerBuilder.com makes it easy for recruiters to reach the most qualified candidates with industry-leading market research data and support. Job seekers can search for the right job from more than 500,000 continuously updated postings, representing more than 30,000 of the top employers in virtually every industry, field and location. Together with Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI), Tribute Company (NYSE:TRB) and Knight Ridder, Inc. (NYSE:KRI), CareerBuilder.com includes the Web’s top newspaper sites " the most trusted employment sources in recruiting. For more information about CareerBuilder.com products and services, call 888-670-TEAM or visit http://www.careerbuilder.com.
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