Social media is mostly considered a bad habit. Not quite as detrimental as smoking or alcohol, but also not carrots and jogging.  It is true that regular social media usage can have detrimental effects. It is also true that these effects are seen more significantly in young populations. That doesn’t mean that teenagers can’t benefit Read More

Stories abound of students and even teachers sharing inappropriate items on social media. You would think students who are about to apply to colleges and be evaluated by admissions officers would know better. The truth is that obviously, the vast majority of high school students are very responsible about their social media presence but we Read More

Things have changed since I was young. At that time there were no social media platforms. No telling what I might have posted as a 16 or 17 year old high school student. I’m sure many Counselors that came up before Social Media became prevalent are in the same boat. Today, we are seeing many Read More

College-bound high school sophomores and juniors should now be dedicating time to work on optimizing their social media profiles to create compelling content accurately reflecting their activities, service, interests, and accomplishments for the college admissions process. Here are 5 reasons why:   Reason #1: Admissions Officers Are Looking at Applicant Social Media Whether it’s Kaplan Read More

Did you know that teens spend an average of nine hours a day using media outlets. As a Counselor, you can help your students use their social media platforms to better prepare for college. Try these three strategies: Follow Colleges and Universities on Instagram   Through visually appealing Instagram posts, teens can get a flavor Read More

Instagram. Snapchat. Twitter. Facebook. I’m sure I’m missing several. Most of us use social media to some extent, but teens and young adults are obsessed. In fact, a 2016 study estimated that teens spend an average of nine – yes nine! – hours per day in front of screens. Much of that time is spent Read More

Here are some tips from Jade McDermott, a social media specialist at Bearly Marketing published on Her Campus that your students can use to clean up their social media pages before college: 1. Make sure your pictures say something positive We know how tempting it can be to post anything and everything on social media. Read More

We have written before about cases where teenagers posted inappropriate items on their social media and it came back to haunt them years later. We had another incident where this happened last week. Josh Allen, who was one of the top quarterbacks in last weeks NFL draft had some Twitter postings resurrected that he had Read More

We have posted blogs before with examples of students that posted something inappropriate on Social Media and it came back to cost them big time. Colleges are now scouring social media to vet students and one wrong post can cost your student that chance to attend their dream school. Recently a student at Plainfield High Read More

Applying for admission to many American colleges already has high school students jumping through hoops. School transcript? Check. Recommendations? Check. Personal statement? Standardized test scores? List of accomplishments? Check. Check. Check. Now some social media experts are advising high school seniors to go even further. They are coaching students to take control of their online Read More