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306<a href="https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/applying/articles/postponing-college-heres-what-to-do-next" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Postponing College? Here’s What to Do Next</u></a></p> 307<p>Students can delay college and make productive use of their time while keeping future enrollment options open.</p> 308<p><a href="https://thecollegeinvestor.com/43281/how-college-refunds-work/?srsltid=AU7gw4Wl0roLdhs2iPWYgY6qjtkTFuyVgzDw3J8nOOZOVbXlvt71wXjf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>How College Refunds Work And How To Find A Refund Policy</u></a></p> 309<p>Before making a final commitment, make sure you understand the college’s refund policy.</p> 310<p><a href="https://seattlemag.com/elite-partners/uprep-5-tips-for-finding-a-best-fit-college/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>5 Tips for Finding a Best Fit College</u></a></p> 311<p>With nearly 3,000 four-year colleges and universities in the United States, how do you find the ones that suit your child academically, socially, culturally, and financially?</p> 312<p><a href="https://www.nerdwallet.com/student-loans/learn/know-college-financial-aid-applications" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>CSS Profile vs. FAFSA: How Are They Different?</u></a></p> 313<p>To get federal financial aid for college, you must submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. But your school may also want you to submit the CSS Profile, an additional application that determines state and institutional financial aid.</p> 314<p><a href="https://hscw-counselorscorner.blogspot.com/2026/09/making-most-of-college-fair.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>Making the Most of a College Fair</u></a></p> 315<p>A college counselor shares important advice for getting everything you can out of a college fair. Donât be intimidated!</p> 316<p><em>Find these articles from around the web interesting and useful? Sign up for our mailing list (below) and receive a new list in your inbox each month. The more you know, the more you can help your student.</em></p> 317<p> </p> 318<div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing"><h3 class="sd-title">Share this article:</h3><div class="sd-content"><ul><li class="share-facebook"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 319 data-shared="sharing-facebook-16795" 320 class="share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text" 321 href="https://www.collegeparentcentral.com/2026/09/college-parent-news-views-september-2026/?share=facebook" 322 target="_blank" 323 aria-labelledby="sharing-facebook-16795" 324 > 325 <span id="sharing-facebook-16795" hidden>Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span> 326 <span>Facebook</span> 327 </a></li><li class="share-linkedin"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 328 data-shared="sharing-linkedin-16795" 329 class="share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text" 330 href="https://www.collegeparentcentral.com/2026/09/college-parent-news-views-september-2026/?share=linkedin" 331 target="_blank" 332 aria-labelledby="sharing-linkedin-16795" 333 > 334 <span id="sharing-linkedin-16795" hidden>Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span> 335 <span>LinkedIn</span> 336 </a></li><li class="share-twitter"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 337 data-shared="sharing-twitter-16795" 338 class="share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text" 339 href="https://www.collegeparentcentral.com/2026/09/college-parent-news-views-september-2026/?share=twitter" 340 target="_blank" 341 aria-labelledby="sharing-twitter-16795" 342 > 343 <span id="sharing-twitter-16795" hidden>Share on X (Opens in new window)</span> 344 <span>X</span> 345 </a></li><li class="share-end"></li></ul></div></div></div><div class='sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded' id='like-post-wrapper-7238982-16795-6abfddf719f04' data-src='https://widgets.wp.com/likes/?ver=16.2#blog_id=7238982&post_id=16795&origin=www.collegeparentcentral.com&obj_id=7238982-16795-6abfddf719f04' data-name='like-post-frame-7238982-16795-6abfddf719f04' data-title='Like or Reblog'><h3 class="sd-title">Like this:</h3><div class='likes-widget-placeholder post-likes-widget-placeholder' style='height: 55px;'><span class='button'><span>Like</span></span> <span class="loading"><svg class="jetpack-spinner" width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 100 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false"><circle cx="50" cy="50" r="46" fill="none" stroke="#ddd" stroke-width="8"/><path d="M 50 4 A 46 46 0 0 1 96 50" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="8" stroke-linecap="round"><animateTransform attributeName="transform" type="rotate" dur="1.4s" from="0 50 50" to="360 50 50" repeatCount="indef
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620 <span class="only_student_fields"> 621 <label for="main_sign_up_class" class="float_l">Class</label> 622 <span id="reg-student-grad-year-error" class="campus-posting-error-message"></span> 623 <div class="clear"></div> 624 <select id="reg-student-grad-year"> 625 <option value="0">Select Grad Year</option> 626 <!--REGISTER_GRAD_YEAR_OPTIONS--> 627 </select> 628 629 <label for="main_sign_up_major" class="float_l">Major</label> 630 <span id="reg-student-major-error" class="campus-posting-error-message"></span> 631 <div class="clear"></div> 632 <select id="reg-student-major"> 633 <option value="0">Select Major</option> 634 <!--REGISTER_MAJORS_OPTIONS--> 635 </select> 636 </span> 637 638 <span class="only_up"> 639 <label for="sign_up_describes" class="float_l">What best describes you? (optional)</label> 640 <span id="sign_up_describes-error" class="campus-posting-error-message"></span> 641 <select id="sign_up_describes"> 642 <option value="0"></option> 643 <option value="1">Student</option> 644 <option value="2">Parent</option> 645 <option value="3">School</option> 646 <option value="4">Business</option> 647 </select> 648 </span> 649 650 <input type="submit" value="Sign Up" class="orange_button_h_44" onclick="if (!window.__cfRLUnblockHandlers) return false; return Campus_AJAX_Submit_Reg_Student_Form(event);" data-cf-modified-fa92ba5a496abfdfe355118d-="" /> 651 <a href="#" class="already log_in" rel="sgn_in_popup">Already have an account?</a> 652 <div class="clear"></div> 653 </div> 654</form> 655 656 </div> 657 </div> 658 <!-- End Sign UP --> 659<!--Start search by college form--> 660<div class="super_popup" id="search_popup_high_level"> 661 <div class="search_popup"> 662 663 <div class="search_popup_left"> 664 <h2>Enter College Name to See Local Results</h2> 665 <div class="find-your-school"> 666 <form class="find-your-school-form"> 667 <input type="hidden" class="find-your-school-slug" value=""> 668 <input type="text" class="find-your-school-input" value="Enter College Name (i.e. NYU or New York University)"> 669 <input type="submit" value="Go" class="orange_button_h_36"> 670 </form> 671 </div> 672 </div> 673 674 <div class="wrap_search_popup_right"></div> 675 676 <div class="clear"></div> 677 678 </div> 679</div> 680<!--End search by college form--> 681<!--Start login form for posting--> 682<div class="super_popup" id="sgn_in_posting_popup"> 683 <div class="sgn_in_popup"> 684 <h3 class="float_l">Log In</h3> 685 <div class="clear"></div> 686 <form name="loginPosingForm" action="" method="post" class="popup_form" onsubmit="if (!window.__cfRLUnblockHandlers) return false; return Campus_Ajax_Submit_Posting_Login(event)" data-cf-modified-fa92ba5a496abfdfe355118d-=""> 687 688 <input type="hidden" id="globalLoginRedirect" name="redirect" value=""> 689 <input type="hidden" id="globalCurrentDomain" name="currentDomain" value="https://www.uloop.com"> 690 <input type="hidden" name="action" value="650"> 691 692 <div> 693 <div class="title float_l">Email Address</div> 694 <span id="global-post-login-user-error" class="campus-posting-error-message float_l" style="margin: 3px 0px 0px 5px"></span> 695 <div class="clear"></div> 696 <input type="text" id="login-posting-user" name="user" class="popup_input" size="25" value="" /> 697 <input name="rememberme" type="hidden" value="on" id="login-rememberme" class="float_l" /> <label class="display_none" for="login-rememberme">Remember my email address on this computer</label><div class="clear"></div> 698 <br /> 699 700 <div class="title float_l">Password</div>
701 <span id="global-post-login-password-error" class="campus-posting-error-message float_l" style="margin: 3px 0px 0px 5px"></span> 702 <input name="pass" id="login-posting-pass" type="password" class="popup_input" value="" size="25" /> 703 704 705 <a id="global-forgot-link" class="small_link" onclick="if (!window.__cfRLUnblockHandlers) return false; return ForgotPasswordForm();" data-cf-modified-fa92ba5a496abfdfe355118d-="">Forgot your password?</a> 706 707 <div class="clear"></div> 708 <input type="submit" name="Input" class="orange_button_h_36" value="Sign In" /> 709 710 <div class="clear"></div> 711 </div> 712 </form> 713 </div> 714</div> 715<!--End login form for posting--> 716 717 718<!--Start contact form--> 719<div class="super_popup" id="contact_us_popup"> 720 <div class="contact_us_wrap"> 721 <h3>Contact Us</h3> 722 723 <form action="" method="post" name="contactForm" class="popup_form" onsubmit="if (!window.__cfRLUnblockHandlers) return false; return sendContactUs(this);" data-cf-modified-fa92ba5a496abfdfe355118d-=""> 724 <input type="hidden" name="action" value="contact_as"> 725 726 <div class="title float_l">Nameââ¬â¹</div> 727 <span id="name-error" class="campus-posting-error-message" style="visibility:hidden;margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px"> 728 Please enter your Name 729 </span> 730 <div class="clear"></div> 731 <input type="text" name="name" class="popup_input" value=""> 732 733 734 <div class="title float_l">Your Email</div> 735 <span id="email-error" class="campus-posting-error-message" style="visibility:hidden;margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px"> 736 Please enter your Email 737 </span> 738 <div class="clear"></div> 739 <input type="text" name="email" class="popup_input" value=""> 740 741 742 <div class="title float_l">Message</div> 743 <span id="message-error" class="campus-posting-error-message" style="visibility:hidden;margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px"> 744 Please enter your Message 745 </span> 746 <div class="clear"></div> 747 <textarea name="message" class="popup_text_area"></textarea> 748 749 750 <div class="title float_l">Verification #'s</div> 751 <span id="validation-error" class="campus-posting-error-message" style="visibility:hidden;margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px"> 752 Please enter correct Validation Code 753 </span> 754 <div class="clear"></div> 755 <div id="captcha_img" style="width:90px !important;float:left;margin-right: 5px;height:24px !important;background-image:url(http://www.uloop.com/confirm.img.php?);background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:top left;border:1px solid #bfc8d7"></div> 756 <input type="text" name="contactCheck" style="width:90px !important" id="contact-check" size="16" value="" class="campus-posting-input"> 757 758 <div class="clear"></div> 759 <input type="submit" class="email_submit" value="Contact Us!"> 760 <div class="clear"></div> 761 </form> 762 763 <div class="popup_small_info"> 764 <div class="float_l"> 765 <p> 766 <b>Mailing Address:</b><br /> 767 Uloop Inc.<br /> 768 306 S. Washington Ave<br /> 769 Suite 400<br /> 770 Royal Oak, MI 48067 771 </p> 772 </div> 773 <div class="float_l"> 774 <p class="title_contact_info"><b>Telephone Support:</b></p> 775 <p>312.854.7605</p> 776 </div> 777 <div class="float_l"> 778 <p class="title_contact_info"><b>Email Support:</b></p> 779 <p><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9ae9efeaeaf5e8eedaeff6f5f5eab4f9f5f7">[email protected]</a></p> 780 </div> 781 </div> 782 783 <div class="clear"></div> 784 785 </div> 786</div> 787<!--End Start contact form--> 788 789 790<!--Start forgot form--> 791<div class="super_popup" id="forgot_form"> 792 <div class="sgn_in_popup"> 793 <h2>Forgot your password?</h2> 794 <form name="forgotForm" class="popup_form" id="forgot_form" action="" method="post" onsubmit="if (!window.__cfRLUnblockHandlers) return false; return submitForgot()" data-cf-modified-fa92ba5a496abfdfe355118d-=""> 795 <div> 796 <div>Email Address</div>
797 <span class="campus-posting-error-message float_l" style="margin: 5px 0px 0px 5px;display:none" id="forgot_error"> Please enter valid Email Address!</span> 798 <div class="clear"></div> 799 <input type="text" class="popup_input" id="forgot_email" size="35" /> 800 <div class="clear"></div> 801 <input type="submit" name="Input" value="Submit" class="orange_button_h_36" /> 802 <br /> 803 <br /> 804 </div> 805 </form> 806 </div> 807</div> 808<!--End forgot form--> 809 810<!--Start success forgot form--> 811<div class="super_popup" id="forgot_success"> 812 <div class="sgn_in_popup"> 813 <h2>Your new password has been sent to your email!</h2> 814 </div> 815</div> 816<!--End success forgot form--> 817 818<!--Start confirm msg info--> 819<div class="super_popup" id="send_confirm_msg_info"> 820 <div class="sgn_in_popup"> 821 </div> 822</div> 823<!--End confirm msg info--> 824 825<!--Start Logout info--> 826<div class="super_popup" id="logout_info"> 827 <div> 828 <h2>Logout Successful!</h2> 829 </div> 830</div> 831<!--End Logout info--> 832 833<!--Start select college form--> 834<div class="super_popup" id="register_user_and_choise_school"> 835 <div class="sgn_in_popup"> 836 <div class="find-your-school"> 837 <div class="find-your-school-title">Find Your School</div> 838 <form class="find-your-school-form"> 839 <input type="hidden" class="find-your-school-slug" value=""> 840 <input type="text" class="find-your-school-input" value="Enter College Name"> 841 <input type="submit" value="Go" class="find-your-school-submit"> 842 <input type="hidden" name="verification" value="1"> 843 </form> 844 </div> 845 </div> 846</div> 847<!--End select college form--> 848 849<!--Start confirm msg info--> 850<div class="super_popup" id="ListingFilled"> 851 <div class="wrap"> 852 <div class="b1 float_l"> 853 <h2>You just missed it! This listing has been filled.</h2> 854 <p>Post your own housing listing on Uloop and have students reach out to you!</p> 855 </div> 856 <div class="b2"> 857 <a href="/student/post-listing" class="orange_button_h_36 main_page_orange_button" onclick="if (!window.__cfRLUnblockHandlers) return false; return CampusQuickPostAds(this,event);" data-cf-modified-fa92ba5a496abfdfe355118d-="">Post Classifieds</a> 858 </div> 859 <div class="clear"></div> 860 </div> 861</div> 862<!--End confirm msg info--> 863 864<!-- start iphone preloader --> 865<div class="loading" style="display: none"></div> 866<!-- end iphone preloader --> 867 868<!--Start preloader--> 869<div class="super_popup" id="custom_preloader" style="background: none;border: none;box-shadow: none"> 870 <img src="http://www.uloop.com/img/preloader.gif" /> 871</div> 872<!--End preloader--> 873 874<div id="campus-custom-tooltip" style="display:none"> 875 <div id="campus-custom-tooltip-html"></div> 876</div> 877 878<div id="campus-image-popup" style="display:none"> 879</div> 880 881<div id="campus-image-upload" class="super_popup"> 882 <div id="campus-image-upload-html" class="image_upload_popup overflow"> 883 <h2>Upload An Image</h2> 884 <span id="error_upload_posting_img" class="campus-posting-error-message" style="min-height: 15px;font-size: 12px;margin: -7px 0px 6px;display: block;visibility: hidden"></span> 885 <div class="column"> 886 Please select an image to upload <BR> 887 <span class="fsize_12 display_block" style="display: block;margin: 0 0 40px 0">Note: must be in .png, .gif or .jpg format</span> 888 <div id="campus-posting-upload-image-progress-bar" style="visibility:hidden"> 889 </div> 890 <div id="campus-posting-upload-image-button" style="color:#FFF"></div> 891 <input type="button" class="grey_submit" value="Remove Image" onclick="if (!window.__cfRLUnblockHandlers) return false; Campus_Posting_RemovePhoto(document.getElementById('campus-image-upload').imageIndex);" data-cf-modified-fa92ba5a496abfdfe355118d-=""> 892 </div> 893 <div class="or"> 894 <b>OR</b><BR>
895 <img src="http://www.uloop.com/img/loading.gif" id="campus-posting-download-image-loader" class="display_none" style="display:none"> 896 </div> 897 <div class="column"> 898 Provide URL where image can be downloaded <BR> 899 <form onsubmit="if (!window.__cfRLUnblockHandlers) return false; Campus_Posting_DownloadPhoto(document.getElementById('campus-image-upload').imageIndex);return false;" data-cf-modified-fa92ba5a496abfdfe355118d-=""><input type="text" name="campus-posting-download-image-url" id="campus-posting-download-image-url" value="https://"></form> 900 <span class="fsize_12">Note: must be in .png, .gif or .jpg format</span><BR> 901 902 <input type="button" class="blue_submit" value="Upload Image" onclick="if (!window.__cfRLUnblockHandlers) return false; Campus_Posting_DownloadPhoto(document.getElementById('campus-image-upload').imageIndex);" data-cf-modified-fa92ba5a496abfdfe355118d-=""> 903 904 </div> 905 <div class="clear"></div> 906 </div> 907</div> 908 909 910<!--Start Reply By Email Popup --> 911<div class="super_popup" id="reply_by_email_popup"> 912 <div id="wrap_reply_popup"> 913 914 <div class="post"></div> 915 916 <form name="reply" action="" class="reply"> 917 <input type="hidden" name="action" value="reply_by_email"> 918 <input type="hidden" name="powered_listing" value="" /> 919 <input type="hidden" name="id_listing" value="" /> 920 <input type="hidden" name="page_from" value="" /> 921 922 <div class="float_l"> 923 <label for="ad-info-first-name">First Name</label> 924 <span id="ad-info-first-name-error" class="campus-posting-error-message" style="visibility:hidden;display:inline"> Please enter First Name</span> 925 <input class="campus-posting-input" id="ad-info-first-name" type="text" name="first_name" value=""> 926 927 <label for="ad-info-last-name">Last Name</label> 928 <span id="ad-info-last-name-error" class="campus-posting-error-message" style="visibility:hidden;display:inline">Please enter Last Name</span> 929 <input class="campus-posting-input" id="ad-info-last-name" type="text" name="last_name"> 930 931 <label for="ad-info-Phone">Phone</label> 932 <span id="ad-info-phone-error" class="campus-posting-error-message" style="visibility:hidden;display:inline"> Please enter Phone</span> 933 <div class="clear"></div> 934 <input class="NumGroup input-phone campus-posting-input" type="text" name="phone1" maxlength="3" size="3"> 935 <input class="NumGroup input-phone campus-posting-input" type="text" name="phone2" maxlength="3" size="3"> 936 <input class="NumGroup input-phone campus-posting-input" type="text" name="phone3" maxlength="4" size="4"> 937 <div class="clear"></div> 938 939 <label for="ad-info-email">Email</label> 940 <span id="ad-info-email-error" class="campus-posting-error-message" style="visibility:hidden;display:inline"> Please enter Email</span> 941 <input class="campus-posting-input" id="ad-info-email" type="text" name="email"> 942 </div> 943 <div class="float_r"> 944 <label for="ad-info-massage">Message</label> 945 <span id="ad-info-message-error" class="campus-posting-error-message" style="visibility:hidden;display:inline"> Please enter Message</span> 946 <textarea cols="40" rows="6" id="ad-info-message" name="message"></textarea> 947 <br> 948 949 <input type="submit" name="send" value="Send" class="orange_button_h_36" onclick="if (!window.__cfRLUnblockHandlers) return false; return ReplyByEmail(this, 3);" data-cf-modified-fa92ba5a496abfdfe355118d-=""> 950 <p class="terms">By clicking this button,<br>you agree to the <a href="/terms.htm" target="_blank">terms of use</a></p> 951 <div class="clear"></div> 952 </div> 953 <div class="clear"></div> 954 </form> 955 </div> 956</div> 957<!--End Reply By Email Popup--> 958 959<!--Start replies detail --> 960<div class="super_popup" id="replies_detail"> 961 962</div> 963<!--End replies detail --> 964 965<!--Start found listing/create alert info popup --> 966<div class="super_popup" id="createAlert"> 967 <div id="wrap_createAlert"> 968 <form name="subscribe" action=""> 969 <input type="hidden" name="action" value="follow_email">
970 <input type="hidden" name="channel" value="0"> 971 <input type="hidden" name="category" value="0"> 972 <input type="hidden" name="s" value=""> 973 <input type="hidden" name="formID" value="4" /> 974 975 <div id="createAlert_info"> 976 <p></p> 977 </div> 978 <p id="static_text"></p> 979 <p id="ad-info-email-error" class="campus-posting-error-message" style="display: inherit;visibility: hidden"> Please enter Email</p> 980 <div style="position: relative"> 981 <input type="text" name="email" placeholder="Enter your email address"> 982 <div class="follow_sm_preload"><img src="http://www.uloop.com/img/small-loading-white.gif"></div> 983 </div> 984 <input type="submit" value="Create Alert" class="orange_button_l_189" onclick="if (!window.__cfRLUnblockHandlers) return false; return Subscribe(this, 4);" data-cf-modified-fa92ba5a496abfdfe355118d-=""> 985 986 <p class="note">By clicking "Create Alert" I agree to the Uloop <a target="_blank" href="/terms.htm">Terms of Use</a>.</p> 987 </form> 988 </div> 989</div> 990<!--End found listing/create alert info popup --> 991 992 993<!--Start view Floorplans popup --> 994<div class="super_popup" id="viewFloorplans"> 995 <div> 996 997 </div> 998</div> 999<!--End view Floorplans popup --> 1000 1001<!--Start view Floorplans popup --> 1002<div class="super_popup" style="width:90%;height: 60%" id="viewFloorplans2"> 1003 <div style="width:100%;height: 100%"> 1004 1005 </div> 1006</div> 1007<!--End view Floorplans popup --> 1008 1009<!--Start view Floorplans popup --> 1010<div class="super_popup" id="errorUploadImg"> 1011 <div> 1012 Image not available. 1013 </div> 1014</div> 1015<!--End view Floorplans popup --> 1016 1017 1018 1019<!--Start Custom Single Map Popup --> 1020<div class="super_popup" id="popup-map-canvas-current-ads"> 1021 <div id="map-canvas-current-ads"> 1022 1023 </div> 1024</div> 1025<!--End Custom Single Map Popup--> 1026 1027<div class="super_popup" id="custom_listing_preview" style="min-height: 487px"> 1028 1029</div> 1030<div class="super_popup" id="register_user"> 1031 <div class="sgn_in_popup" style="width: 675px"> 1032 <div> 1033 <h3>Success, your registration has been submitted</h3> 1034 An email has been sent to you with a link to verify your registration<br /> 1035 </div> 1036 1037 </div> 1038</div> 1039 1040 1041<div class="super_popup" id="viewFloorplans"> 1042 <div></div> 1043</div> 1044<div class="super_popup" id="errorUploadImg"> 1045 <div>Image not available.</div> 1046</div> 1047<div class="popup_overlay" id="popup_overlay"></div> 1048<div class="loading" style="display: none"></div> 1049 1050<!-- Start SignUp Today popup --> 1051<div class="super_popup" id="signup_today_popup"> 1052 <div id="wrap_signup_today_popup"> 1053 1054 <div class="logo"></div> 1055 1056 <div class="h3"></div> 1057 1058 <div class="signup_today_today_popup_form_wrap"> 1059 1060 <div class="left-content"> 1061 <div class="left-content-inner"> 1062 <div class="h2">Log In</div> 1063 <form name="loginForm" id="signup_today_login" method="post" class="popup_form" onsubmit="if (!window.__cfRLUnblockHandlers) return false; return Campus_Ajax_Submit_Login(event, this)" data-cf-modified-fa92ba5a496abfdfe355118d-=""> 1064 1065 <input type="hidden" name="listing_id" value=""> 1066 <input type="hidden" name="listing_title" value=""> 1067 <input type="hidden" name="external_url" value=""> 1068 <input type="hidden" name="page_name" value=""> 1069 <input type="hidden" name="page_url" value=""> 1070 <input type="hidden" name="view_external_link" value=""> 1071 <input type="hidden" name="success_callback" value=""> 1072 <input type="hidden" name="pre_ajax" value="openBlankWindow"> 1073 <input type="hidden" name="sync" value="1"> 1074 1075 <input type="hidden" id="globalLoginRedirect" name="redirect" value=""> 1076 <input type="hidden" id="globalCurrentDomain" name="currentDomain" value="https://www.uloop.com"> 1077 <input type="hidden" name="action" value="650"> 1078 1079 <div> 1080 <div class="field-wrap wrap">
1081 <span id="global-login-user-error" class="campus-posting-error-message" style="visibility:hidden"></span> 1082 <div class="clear"></div> 1083 <input class="valid email" type="text" id="login-user" name="user" size="25" value="" placeholder="Email Address" /> 1084 </div> 1085 1086 <div class="field-wrap wrap"> 1087 <span id="global-login-password-error" class="campus-posting-error-message" style="visibility:hidden"></span> 1088 <div class="clear"></div> 1089 <input class="valid" name="pass" id="login-pass" type="password" value="" size="25" placeholder="Password" /> 1090 </div> 1091 1092 <div class="clear"></div> 1093 <input type="submit" name="Input" class="orange_button_h_36" value="Sign In" /><span class="preload_box"></span> 1094 </div> 1095 </form> 1096 1097 <div class="clear"></div> 1098 </div> <!-- /left-content-inner --> 1099 </div> <!-- /left-content --> 1100 1101 <div class="right-content"> 1102 <div class="right-content-inner"> 1103 <div class="h2">New to Uloop?</div> 1104 <form name="signup_today" id="signup_today" action="" class="reply"> 1105 <input type="hidden" name="action" value="signup_today"> 1106 <input type="hidden" name="identification" value=""> 1107 <input type="hidden" name="listing_id" value=""> 1108 <input type="hidden" name="listing_title" value=""> 1109 <input type="hidden" name="external_url" value=""> 1110 <input type="hidden" name="page_name" value=""> 1111 <input type="hidden" name="page_url" value=""> 1112 <input type="hidden" name="view_external_link" value=""> 1113 1114 <div class="field-wrap wrap"> 1115 <span id="signup-today-first-name-error" class="campus-posting-error-message" style="visibility:hidden">Please enter First Name</span> 1116 <input class="campus-posting-input valid" id="signup-today-first-name" type="text" name="first_name" value="" placeholder="First Name"> 1117 </div> 1118 1119 <div class="field-wrap wrap"> 1120 <span id="signup-today-last-name-error" class="campus-posting-error-message" style="visibility:hidden">Please enter Last Name</span> 1121 <input class="campus-posting-input valid" id="signup-today-last-name" type="text" name="last_name" value="" placeholder="Last Name"> 1122 </div> 1123 1124 <div class="field-wrap wrap"> 1125 <span id="signup-today-email-error" class="campus-posting-error-message" style="visibility:hidden">Please enter Email Address</span> 1126 <input class="campus-posting-input valid email" id="signup-today-email" type="text" name="email" value="" placeholder="Email Address"> 1127 </div> 1128 1129 <div class="field-wrap wrap"> 1130 <span id="signup-today-grad-year-error" class="campus-posting-error-message" style="visibility:hidden">Please select Grad Year</span> 1131 1132 <select name="grad_year" id="signup-today-grad-year" class="valid"> 1133 <option value="0">Select Grad Year</option> 1134 <option value="2018">2018</option><option value="2019">2019</option><option value="2020">2020</option><option value="2021">2021</option><option value="2022">2022</option><option value="2023">2023</option><option value="2024">2024</option><option value="2025">2025</option> 1135 </select> 1136 </div> 1137 1138 1139 <div class="submit-wrap"> 1140 <input type="submit" name="send" value="Get Started" class="orange_button_h_36"> 1141 </div> 1142 1143 <div class="clear"></div> 1144 </form> 1145 </div> <!-- /right-content-inner --> 1146 </div> <!-- /right-content --> 1147 1148 </div> <!-- /signup_today_today_popup_form_wrap --> 1149 1150 <div class="terms">By clicking Get Started or Sign In you agree to our <a href="http://www.uloop.com/privacy.htm" target="_blank">Privacy Policy</a> and <a href="http://www.uloop.com/terms.htm" target="_blank">Terms of Service</a></div> 1151 1152 <div class="line"></div> 1153 </div> 1154</div> 1155<!-- End SignUp Today popup --> 1156</div> 1157 </div> 1158</div> 1159 1160 1161<div class="site-footer"> 1162 <div id="footer-widgets" class="site footer-widgets"> 1163 <div class="footer-widgets-container grid-container grid-parent"> 1164 <div class="inside-footer-widgets"> 1165 <div class="footer-widget-1 grid-parent grid-33 tablet-gr
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