College Search Plus™ Helps Students Gain Merit Grants, Scholarships; College Funding Service Also Enhances Ability to Graduate in Four Years

College Search Plus™ is a college funding service that helps students find and obtain merit grant and scholarship funding that they might not have known about or even considered. The service, offered by Your College Planner (Grennen Financial, Inc.), also tends to produce happier, more productive students; thereby improving their chances of graduating in four years, rather than the nearly 40% of students who take five to seven years.

BOHEMIA, NY (PRWEB) July 28, 2005 -- College Search Plus™ is a college funding service that helps students find and obtain merit grant and scholarship funding that they might not have known about or even considered. The service, offered by Your College Planner (Grennen Financial, Inc.), also tends to produce happier, more productive students; thereby improving their chances of graduating in four years, rather than the nearly 40% of students who take five to seven years.

College Search Plus™ uses an innovative online education/career planning system. Based on the students likes, dislikes, strengths and weaknesses, College Search Plus™ can recommend potential career paths as well as the steps needed to reach those goals based on the systems assessment. Your College Planner (Grennen Financial, Inc.) recommends that students utilize College Search Plus™ in their mid-sophomore or early junior year of high school. The program better prepares students for their future career paths; helps them improve test-taking ability and areas of weakness; enhances their prospects of being accepted to the college(s) best-suited to their academics, ability to acquire merit grants or scholarships, interests, personality and career aspirations; and increases the likelihood that they will obtain merit grant or scholarship funds.

"Most prospective college students don't optimize the scholarship or merit grant opportunities available to them," said James Grennen, founder and president, Your College Planner (Grennen Financial, Inc.) "College Search Plus™ is a very effective tool for the average to above average student as well as international and talent-driven (student-athlete, artist or musician) students to not only find such funding, but maximize their educational experience overall."

The company provides a comprehensive host of services including financial strategies to address all aspects of your school selection and application process. The company also provides practical student assessments with educational and financial experts as well as offering SAT/PSAT/ACT preparation and essay writing. College Search Plus™ also is offered as a stand alone service.

About Your College Planner (Grennen Financial, Inc.)

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Bohemia, Long Island, New York, Your College Planner (Grennen Financial, Inc.) helps students and their families maximize their educational opportunities, while minimizing the costs. Whether it is college, graduate, business, law or medical school, or a private K-12 school, Your College Planner (Grennen Financial, Inc.) understands that each student has unique educational and financial needs. The companys network of educational and financial consultants, all with experience as former admissions officers, essay consultants, certified public accountants (CPAs) specializing in college planning, certified financial planners (CFPs) and certified college planning specialists, ensure that students have access to the most cost-effective financial programs without compromising the quality of their educations. For more information, please visit http://www.yourcollegeplanner.com.

Media Contact: Julie Johnson
P.O. Box 285
Leesburg, VA 20178-0285
Voice: (703) 443-0243

Corporate Contact: James Grennen
Founder and Principal
Your College Planner (Grennen Financial, Inc.)
80 Orville Drive
Bohemia, Long Island, NY 11716
Voice: (631) 244-1650
Fax: (631) 980-4174
Web site: www.yourcollegeplanner.com

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