If the message is effective in conveying that a U.S. education is a good value, then students will want to know how to access this value. It is essential to develop a user-friendly, comprehensive, sophisticated, Web-based information resource through which international students will be able to understand and assess the higher education options available to them in the United States and identify possible financing options. This online resource should allow students to rank their personal preferences (cost, location, academic program, etc.) and should provide links with institutions that match up with their preferences. Ideally these links would then allow students to apply for admission online.

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