Kaarme.com A New Website Takes the Pain out of the College Admissions Process
At new website Kaarme.com high school students and athletes take a proactive approach to the college admissions process.
New York City, NY (PRWEB) May 5, 2009 -- Kaarme.com, a new web service, provides networking, search and workflow features to facilitate the college admissions process. Every year over one million high school seniors make the transition from high school to college. This challenging task can be a time of uncertainty, confusion and anxiety for both students and their parents. Kaarme helps with the college search and application process by providing a platform whereby students and colleges can connect and communicate with one another.
Like social networking sites, Kaarme makes it easy for students to proactively communicate. But at Kaarme, students are connecting with schools, and their social-site "profile" goes much deeper than those on Facebook or MySpace. Students can enter more than 1,000 categories of information to build a comprehensive personal profile that can include anything from their grades to their sports achievements to their 4H club accomplishments. This is the calling card they send to any of the 3,000 U.S. colleges with accounts on the Kaarme system.
CEO and founder Mark North says, "Kaarme gives students the ability to market their talents and aspirations directly to top U.S. colleges and gauge a college's interest before they apply. Kaarme gets students and athletes the exposure they need, while reducing per student acquisition costs for colleges and universities."
In contrast to the rising cost of higher education, Kaarme is free for all users: admissions officers, academic departments, coaches, counselors, scholarships and students all can register at no cost. The publicly available college directory pages provide links to all U.S. colleges for users to learn more about potential schools. "With the increasingly competitive college admissions market, the free services provided by Kaarme are extremely helpful to inner-city students who might not otherwise have access to resources such as these to assist with their college search," said Kathy Glowski, college placement counselor at St. Anthony's High School in Jersey City, NJ.
Kaarme students showcase their talents by proactively sending their comprehensive profile to schools. With more than 1,000 categories of information, students can spotlight specific interests and highlight their individual achievements and skills. With the greater reach of an online network, students can discover opportunities they were previously unaware of. Justin Saranovic, a high school senior from Bergen Academies in Hackensack, NJ says, "Schools I didn't even know about offered me scholarships based upon my Kaarme profile. With the college search and communication features, Kaarme makes reaching out to colleges easy. My Kaarme profile created educational opportunities I didn't have before."
For additional information regarding Kaarme.com's enhanced search and communications features, please visit Kaarme.com or contact Sean McDonald (sean.mcdonald(at)kaarme.com) at (646) 414-0987.
About Kaarme:
Kaarme is a free networking and information site where high-school students connect with higher education. Students, athletes and parents use Kaarme's tools to reach out to prospective schools and scholarships, engaging in two-way communication with college admissions officers, coaches and counselors. Using Kaarme profile and search tools, students promote their academic, artistic, and athletic talents to all U.S. colleges, universities and scholarships searching for student prospects.
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