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Ben Kaplan
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Ben Kaplan is one of the nation’s leading experts on college admissions, scholarships, financial aid, educational savings and investing, student success, and youth personal empowerment issues.
He serves as the "mayor" of the City of College Dreams and has authored 12 best-selling books and CDs, including How to Go to College Almost for Free (HarperCollins Publishers), the leading book in the genre with more than 350,000 copies in print.
Kaplan also writes the popular Live ‘n’ Learn newspaper column—a weekly education column that shows readers of every age how to maximize both traditional and unexpected learning opportunities at school, home, work, and in everyday life. Ben’s column is syndicated to leading newspapers and magazines nationwide.
Now age 30 and an acclaimed public speaker, Kaplan delivers live presentations to audiences of more than 30,000 each year at high schools, colleges, corporations, and community venues worldwide.
A regular guest expert for leading media outlets, he has been featured on more than 2,000 TV and radio programs, including appearances on Oprah, NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, Fox News Channel, NPR, and the BBC.
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- City of College Dreams resident for:
- 35 weeks 6 days
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Live Event DVD (40% off)
We've decided—for the first time ever—to release a copy of Ben Kaplan's live presentation on video. You'll discover how to win merit scholarships, maximize college financial aid, slash your student loans, and more... with a special emphasis on those strategies most important during the current financial crisis. What a fantastic holiday gift!
Scholarship Success Super Set (30% Off)
Let this essential resource set help you procrastinate less and win more. The standard set includes Ben Kaplan's Scholarship Starter Kit and Essay Boot Camp CD-ROM. The deluxe set adds to the mix his best-selling How to Go to College Almost for Free: 10 Days to Scholarship Success multimedia course. To help you take action today, these sets are priced at 30 percent off until Monday, Jan. 5.