Long Ridge Writers Group - Writing for Adults

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <i><font SIZE="4"> <table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="665" bordercolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr> <td> </font></i> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellspacing="1" width="500"> <tr> <td width="168"> <h2> <img border="0" src="images/LRWG-Logo-4color.gif" width="160" height="47"></h2> </td> <td> <b><font face="Georgia" size="5" color="#000080">Our Credentials</font></b></td> <td width="12%"><a href="" onclick="Pcertify();return false;"> <img src="images/PrivacySeal1.gif" alt="BBBOnLine Privacy Seal" WIDTH=85 HEIGHT=130 BORDER=0></a></td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" width="500"> <tr> <td> <p class="MsoPlainText"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">Before you consider the possibility of putting your writing aspirations, and some cherished hopes and dreams, into the hands of a writing school, it is advisable to determine that the school</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">’</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">s credentials are solid. This advice applies to any school, including ours: It</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">’</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">s important to have clear evidence that the school you select is professionally qualified and approved by official educational and business organizations, and that it has the good will of its students and graduates.  </font></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">Following are credentials that Long Ridge Writers Group and our program, <i> Breaking into Print</i>, have established over the years since our founding in 1989.</font></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"> <font color="#009573"><b>Official State Educational Approval</b></font> Our course, as well as our organization, its business practices, and our educational program, is approved by the Connecticut Commissioner of Higher Education, which is the authority that licenses all proprietary schools, technical institutes, junior colleges, colleges, and universities in the state of Connecticut, including Yale and the University of Connecticut.</font></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"> <font color="#009573"><b>High Satisfaction Ratings</b></font>  Of 1,400 colleges and universities surveyed over several years by <i>U.S. News & World Report</i> magazine, the highest-ranking institution, in terms of student satisfaction, scored 73%. By comparison, 89.7% of those who recently completed our program report that they were </font> <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">“</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">very satisfied</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">”</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">; 98% </font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">“</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">would do it all over again</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">”</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">; and 97.7% </font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">“</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">would recommend our program to a good friend.</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">”</span></p> <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia"><font color="#009573"><b> 100% Money-back Satisfaction Guarantee </b></font> We are dedicated to your complete satisfaction; however, if you are not satisfied that you have become a better writer and learned how to market your writing to editors and publishers, as a result of completing our program, simply request a refund within 60 days of the date on your diploma and you will get back every penny you’ve paid.</span></td> </tr> </table> </div> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">  </p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" width="500"> <tr> <td> <a href="" onclick="Rcertify();return false;"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"> <br> </font><font size="4"><a href="javascript:Certify('http://www.bbbonline.org/cks.asp?ID=111001200');"> <img border="1" src="images/reli2.gif" align="left" hspace="5" width="85" height="130"></a> <font color="#009573"><b>Better Business Bureau </b></font> Long Ridge Writers Group adheres to the guiding principles of the Better Business Bureau. For a free report on our student satisfaction record, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week:</font><div align="center"> <table border="0" width="400"> <tr> <td valign="top" width="4%"> <p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">1. </font></td> <td colspan="2"> <p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">Visit <a target="_blank" href="http://www.connecticut.bbb.org/"> <span style="text-decoration: none">www.Connecticut.BBB.org</span></a> and follow these prompts:</font></p> <p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">• select <b>Company Reports</b> on the home page</font></p> <p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">• enter <i>Long Ridge</i> on the <b>Company Name</b> line</font></p> <p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">• click on <b> Search</b> button for a current report </font></p> <p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">• click on <b>Long Ridge Writers Group</b> to view report.</font><p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">  </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="4%"> <p align="left"><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">2.</font></td> <td colspan="2"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">Or, to obtain a free report by telephone or fax, call the Better Business Bureau at (203)-269-2700, extension 2. Follow the recorded instructions for your report.</font><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="4%"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">3.</font></td> <td valign="top" width="21%"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">Or, write:  </font></td> <td width="72%"> <p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">Better Business Bureau </font></p> <p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">94 South Turnpike Road</font></p> <p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">Wallingford, CT 06492</font></td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">  </p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" width="500"> <tr> <td> <p class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"><b> <font color="#009573"> <img border="0" src="images/Charter-Oak.gif" width="93" height="130" align="right" hspace="5">You Earn College Credits</font></b>  The Connecticut Board for State Academic Awards recommends that students who complete our program be awarded seven college credits.  No matter where you live, these credits may be obtained from Charter Oak State College, which functions under the degree-granting authority of the Connecticut Board. You can have these credits submitted on a Charter Oak transcript to any college or university. (If you are a teacher, your transcript will be sent to your school board, at your request.)</font></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"> <font color="#009573"><b>Professional Faculty</b></font>  All of our instructors are highly professional published writers or editors whom we have trained to teach our program. They have written more than 20,000 stories and articles that have appeared in a wide range of national magazines and newspapers, and on the Internet. They have also published over 900 books.</font></p> <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia"><font color="#009573"><b> Personal One-on-One Instruction</b></font> Each student is assigned to his or her own personal instructor and they work together, one-on-one, for the duration of the course. This tutorial technique has been used exclusively because it has proved to be the most effective method ever developed to teach people how to write for publication.</span><p class="MsoPlainText"> <font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"><font color="#009573"><b> Verification from Our Students</b></font>  Hundreds of current and former students in the U.S. and Canada have volunteered to give new applicants the benefit of their experience in the program. If you pass our test, call our Information Services toll-free at 800-624-1476 for the names and addresses of students in your area you may contact.</font></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"> <font color="#009573"><b>Student Success</b></font>  On average, more than 300 of our students, including those who have completed our course, are published every year.</font></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"> <font color="#009573"><b>Expert Consultation</b></font>  Our Student Counselors are available five days a week to answer your questions about any aspect of the program, the textbooks and teaching materials, and your assignments. Call weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern time.</font></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"> <font color="#009573"><b>Admission Eligibility  </b></font>Since our founding in 1989, we have followed the U.S. Federal Trade Commission Guides for Private Vocational and Home Study Schools without exception: Only those applicants who pass our Writing Test are eligible to enroll in our course.  </font> </p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><i><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">You may wish to keep this </font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">“</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt">checklist</font><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">”</span><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt"> handy until you</font><font SIZE="4"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia">’</span></font></i><font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-style: italic">re ready to select a writing program. 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