December 5, 2003

Help With Financial Aid, Free or Not

To the Editor:

Your October 17 article "Pushing the Envelope" illuminates the shady and sometimes illegal practices of for-profit college-assistance organizations. It is a beneficial guide for high-school students and their parents who face the hurdles of financing postsecondary education. ...

As the article mentions, most of the information distributed by companies like the College Funding Center is available elsewhere at no cost. The problem is that the information appears