09.2.2010
Back To School
While going off to a college or university can be very exciting for a new college freshman, the anticipation of what this new experience will have in store can also cause a great deal of anxiety; while attending a new school is difficult enough, having to live away from home for the first time in order to do so can certainly be additionally nerve-racking. Of the many questions and concerns an incoming college freshmen may have about the upcoming four years, one of the most common by far involves keeping in touch with family members and dear friends from high school. Thankfully, today there exist more ways than ever to communicate with family and friends, no matter how far you may be from home. Through the use of various social media outlets, incoming college freshmen can post blog discussions and upload photos and videos in order to show their family and friends what they are doing at college. Although college freshmen understandably may elect to share a video or two with friends only and not mom and dad, the use of social media serves as an easy and fun way to keep and touch with your family and friends from school. Let Social Mavens help you start your college experience off right by using social media to keep in touch with the ones who matter most.
08.17.2010
College Freshman & Social Media
With the summer coming to a close, students all over the world are preparing to return to their respective schools for another semester. A small percentage of these students are incoming freshmen at colleges and universities around the world who are eager to begin their upcoming college experiences. As these students will soon discover, attending a college or university is a unique experience unlike any other in their academic career. Seeing that most incoming freshmen have no idea what to expect from the coming four years, many feel comforted by learning as much as they can about student life at the college or university they have chosen before they arrive. With young people relying more and more on social media, colleges and universities now have a tremendous opportunity to reach out to their incoming freshmen class through social media outlets such as Twitter and Facebook. What will Freshmen Orientation be like? How can incoming freshmen get in touch with their roommates? What type of extracurricular activities will be available? What is there to do in the city surrounding the given college or university? By creating blogs and updating photos and videos, colleges and universities can prepare their incoming freshmen class for college like never before, and Social Mavens can help.
