StudentEdge Summer Academy Helps Families Make Progress in College Planning Process While School is Out

Experts advise taking small steps over the summer (without sacrificing vacation fun) to prepare for life after high school

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The Summer Academy does not require students to give up any part of their summer fun

Lawrenceville, NJ (Vocus) June 18, 2009

Peterson's StudentEdge, one of the fastest growing online college planning resource centers, announces its free Summer Academy designed to provide a roadmap for students so that they can make progress in their college planning process while still enjoying their summer vacation.

StudentEdge is a free online college planning resource powered by Peterson's, a renowned education content provider in the United States. It includes interactive tools to aid the college search and selection process by helping users systematically narrow down their choices based on criteria that are most important to them academically, socially, and financially. In addition, the resource center offers world-class online test preparation courses with diagnostic tools, games, and quizzes for the PSAT, SAT, ACT, AP, and more.

"The Summer Academy does not require students to give up any part of their summer fun," said Stephen Clemente, president of Peterson's. "The Academy, powered by Peterson's StudentEdge, combines e-mail reminders, Web-casts and online tools to provide a plan for how students can establish and strengthen their credentials over the summer to help them stand out in the college admissions process. Students and parents can participate at a pace and with a time commitment that fits their summer schedule. Best of all, the Academy is offered for free."

The StudentEdge Summer Academy Program focuses on developing students' credentials in five areas that are important in the college admissions process: test scores, community service, life skills, college research, and scholarship search. In each area, the program identifies goals students may set, how they can pursue those goals, and how they can present measurable results.

For more information about the Summer Academy and how to get StudentEdge into your school free of charge, write to studentedge @ petersons.com. For individual user accounts, and to see an interactive demo of StudentEdge, visit http://www.StudentEdge.com.

About Peterson's, a Nelnet company
Peterson's Nelnet, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nelnet Inc., is a leading provider of college planning solutions in print and online for students, families, schools, and educators in the areas of test preparation, admissions, and financial aid.

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