CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md., June 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Sallie Mae, the nation's
leading saving- and paying-for-college company, today announced that
Capitol Heights resident Shameia Green is the most recent winner of the
College Answer Sweepstakes. This program awards a $1,000 scholarship each
month to a registered user of CollegeAnswer.com, the company's planning-
and paying-for- college Web site.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030617/SLMLOGO-a)
Launched in spring 2000, CollegeAnswer.com offers students and parents
the most comprehensive source of free, interactive college-planning tools
-- from preparing for entrance exams to selecting a college to paying for
education. The site contains the largest, free online scholarship database,
with more than 2.4 million scholarships worth in excess of $15 billion.
CollegeAnswer.com has won several awards, including numerous recognitions
as a "Forbes Favorite" by Forbes.com's Best of the Web.
Green is a recent graduate from Suitland High School in Capitol
Heights, Md. She is currently reviewing her higher education options and
would like to pursue a career as a hygienist in the larger DC metro area.
Green accessed CollegeAnswer.com for information on scholarships and other
ways to pay for college.
"When I first got the phone call, I did not believe it. When reality
sunk in, I was so excited!" Green said. "This scholarship means that I have
to put less money towards my higher education."
For more information, visit http://www.CollegeAnswer.com.
SLM Corporation (NYSE: SLM), commonly known as Sallie Mae, is the
nation's leading provider of saving- and paying-for-college programs. The
company manages $150 billion in education loans and serves nearly 10
million student and parent customers. Through its Upromise affiliates, the
company also manages $17 billion in 529 college-savings plans, and over 7.5
million members have joined Upromise to help save for college with rewards
on purchases at nearly 70,000 places. Sallie Mae and its subsidiaries offer
debt management services as well as business and technical products to a
range of business clients, including higher education institutions, student
loan guarantors and state and federal agencies. More information is
available at http://www.salliemae.com. SLM Corporation and its subsidiaries are
not sponsored by or agencies of the United States of America.
SOURCE Sallie Mae
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