Upward Bound to help students with college applications OHIO (WOUB) - High school students who would be the first to attend college in their families often find the college application process daunting.

But a program entering its 40th year at Ohio University has been successful in making this step easier.

It's called Upward Bound and the folks who run it are introducing a new internet-based program to pair prospective students with mentors.

Upward Bound Assistant Director Tiffany Laipply says the program only requires one email exchange a week.

There are about 80 local high schoolers participating and she hopes to have a mentor for each.

Mentors can be either college students or working professionals. © Copyright 2010, WOUB