$36K for one little word: yes

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The private admissions consulting industry in the US is growing and since 1996, membership of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA), professional body for private admissions consultants, has grown to 550 from 150. An IECA poll in November 2005 found that of the 1.2 million US students enrolled at four-year degree granting institutions, 84,000 had hired a consultant.

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Are you a 7ft left-hander called Zolp? It could be your ticket to college

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An overview of the variety of different scholarships available to students attending university in the United States. On of the stranger scholarships identified is the Zolp scholarship at Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois, to qualify for which you must have the surname Zolp.

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A high-risk gamble on highbrow consumers

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Columbia University is offering a wide range of classes for fees on Fathom.com. The courses are targeted toward intellectuals rather than workers, and some wonder if the e-learning venture will survive as a viable business once Columbia's $28 million funding runs out.

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