Upper Saddle River, NJ - September 12, 2005 --Let’s face it: college can be a scary place. The transition from high school to college is often an intimidating and frustrating process..but it doesn’t have to be.

e-tips for A grades, a new, free website from Pearson Higher Education, (www.etipsforagrades.com), takes some of the stress out of the "college experience" to help students not only succeed but also enjoy the ride.

In-depth site topics include, "Navigating Your Freshman Year," "Make Your Textbook Work for You," "Tackling The College Paper," "Fishing For A Major," "Getting Through College Without Going Broke," and "Have No Career Fear." The majority of topics are based on the Students Helping Students series of books published by Prentice Hall Press, a division of Penguin Group (USA). These titles, available for purchase through the e-tips site, are all written and edited by top students and recent graduates from colleges and universities throughout the U.S.

Other e-tips features include the interactive X-Change, through which students can submit their own tips, and view short video clips of other students discussing their own specific suggestions.

e-tips is the latest part of Pearson Higher Education’s "First Days of Class" program, which was created four years ago to help students succeed in their college course work. As part of this program, representatives from Pearson Higher Education are teaming up with bookstores and professors around the country to help students get the most out of their new learning resources, and to demystify the process of textbook selection.

Sessions will be held to explain why assigned texts and other course material were chosen; to review the most effective ways to use textbooks for maximum gain; to train students on the use of any digital media or course technologies assigned with the text; and to answer questions that students might have about their textbook purchases.

Pearson’s goal is to reach over 2 million students throughout the U.S. during the 2005-06 school year.

"College is an important investment for students and we want to do whatever we can to help make the experience as positive and successful as possible," said Sandi Kirshner, Chief Marketing Officer of Pearson’s Higher Education, International and Professional Publishing Group.

"We’re very pleased to forge this partnership with Pearson Education and provide two unbeatable information sources in one: the Students Helping Students series and Pearson’s undeniable expertise in education and study skills," said Nancy Perlman, Vice President/Director of Intergroup Business Development for Penguin Group (USA). "This site establishes a new resource that reaches college kids directly and offers help in a fun and dynamic way."

About Pearson Education
Educating 100 million people worldwide, Pearson Education (www.pearsoned.com) is the global leader in educational publishing, providing research-based print and digital programs to help students of all ages learn at their own pace, in their own way. While virtually all students in America learn from a Pearson program at some point in their educational career, about three million college students are currently pursuing their courses online using Pearson Higher Education’s products. Nearly 25,000 schools use Pearson technology to help instruct preK-12 students and manage how they are doing. Pearson provides schools customizable services to create, deliver, score and report educational assessments, both in print and online. The company is home to such renowned publishing brands as Pearson Prentice Hall, Pearson Longman, Pearson Scott Foresman, Pearson Early Learning, Pearson Learning Group, Pearson Digital Learning, and Pearson Addison Wesley. Pearson Education is part of Pearson (NYSE: PSO), the international media company. In addition to Pearson Education, Pearson’s primary operations include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group.

About Pearson School Systems
Penguin Group (USA) Inc. is the U.S. member of the internationally renowned Penguin Group. Penguin Group (USA) is one of the leading U.S. adult and children’s trade book publishers, owning a wide range of imprints and trademarks, including Berkley Books, Dutton, Frederick Warne, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, Grosset & Dunlap, New American Library, Penguin Books, The Penguin Press, Philomel, Plume, Puffin, Riverhead Books and Viking, among others. The Penguin Group (www.penguin.com) is part of Pearson plc, the international media. company.

Contact:
Rod Granger
Pearson Education
212-782-3486
rod.granger@pearsoned.com