Applying for college is a stressful proposition, both for students and their parents.

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When I (David John Marotta) was applying for college, I was told that hundreds of scholarships, many based on merit, were available.

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More than 200 young people from across 48 states submitted proposals for projects that would take some of the sting out of applying for and paying for college, a process that can be daunting if not flat-out discouraging.

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College Jobs sprang from an idea he had when applying for a summer job at the end of his freshman year.

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In 2006, Barnard College, in New York, started one-on-one counseling for students applying for private loans.

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The UUP's Basil McCrea also gave predictions from Stranmillis College for the year 2011-12 which suggest that almost 2, 000 students will be applying for only 233 places.

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Many college students that go to local universities like the University of Michigan or Michigan State University end up applying for jobs that are out of the state.

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