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Parents want what’s best for their children and while it’s normal to help students navigate the college application process, but there’s a fine line between aiding a child and taking over completely. Kaplan Test Prep’s 2010 Test Prep and Admission Survey, which includes admission officers at 387 of the nation’s top colleges and universities, found that 77% of officers believe parental involvement is on the rise in the college admissions process. (http://www.kaptest.com/) As a result, 61% admitted to developing new initiatives to keep parents informed, including social media outreach, separate tours of the school for students only and students with parents, and [...]

Applying to college can be an intimidating and challenging process. Students worry about how they will measure up against their peers and if they will stand out from the crowd of thousands of other applicants. Yet, they often forget one of the most basic truths: We are all individuals with unique experiences, personalities and education goals. College admissions officials want students to express this individuality and authenticity because it helps them identify the best candidates for their schools. While SAT/ACT test scores and GPAs are a baseline measurement of academic aptitude, there are other ways students can showcase their talents, [...]

SAN FRANCISCO Salesforce.com on Wednesday rolled out a new version of its cloud-based sales application with enhanced mobile computing features. At a company event in San Francisco, where Salesforce.com is also based, the company said Salesforce Touch allows a business customer’s sales representatives and executives to communicate and “collaborate on deals anytime, anywhere,” using mobile devices. Shares of Salesforce.com were last trading up 1%.

Applications for home mortgages tumbled last week, with demand for new loans down for the fifth week in a row as interest rates held steady, an industry group said on Wednesday. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted index of mortgage application activity, which includes both refinancing and home purchase demand, fell 4.5% in the week ended Aug 10. The gauge of loan requests for home purchases, a leading indicator of home sales, dropped 2.0%. The measure of applications for refinancing fared even worse and was down 5.1%. The refinance share of total mortgage activity eased to about 81% [...]

NY – The state of illinois Software Functions Incorporation settled on Sunday which will a fourth-quarter gain became to be means to dollar 4222 million, or maybe 3 months centaine a little arrange of share, by dollar 3357 million, or maybe 66 centaine a little arrange of tell in 2009. Profits with a association extended to be means to dollar 432 billion, by dollar 391 million in 2009. Experts polled simply by FactSet Groundwork have expected a organisation to be means to beget 88 centaine a little arrange of tell on income involving dollar 437 million. The provider in addition settled which is awaiting [...]

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