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Russell Schaffer, russell.schaffer@kaplan.com, 212.453.7538
Carina Wong, carina.wong@kaplan.com, 212.453.7571
New York, NY (May 23, 2011) – According to a recent Kaplan PMBR Bar Review survey of third-year law school students*, nearly half (49%) report that they have seen something on someone’s Facebook page that could get the poster in trouble with the law. Surprisingly, 44% of that group said the alleged offender was a law school student or lawyer, begging the question: shouldn’t those who should know the law best know better?
On the plus side: 76% of survey respondents said that what they learned from their legal education has caused them to temper what they post on Facebook.
“The fact that nearly half have seen something illegal posted on Facebook doesn’t mean that we are a society of criminals. Illegal activity can mean minors drinking beer or someone smoking a Cuban cigar. But also given their stage of professional development, law students tend to be particularly aware of the finer points of the law, in the same way that medical students can sometimes be hypochondriacs,” said Steven Marietti, executive director of academic programs, Kaplan PMBR Bar Review. “Regardless, it’s smart to be cautious, since what you post on Facebook can potentially be held against you when coming before the bar or in court.”
Moreover, a 2010 Kaplan survey of law school admissions officers showed that nearly 20% had personally visited an applicant’s social networking site to help them evaluate that applicant – all the more reason for hyper-awareness.
For more on Kaplan’s findings around Facebook and other social media trends among today’s students, please contact Russell Schaffer at russell.schaffer@kaplan.com or 212.453.7538. For a host of other resources for journalists, please visit Kaplan’s online pressroom at http://press.kaptest.com and follow on Twitter: @KapTestNews
*The survey of 428 third-year law students was conducted by e-mail in March 2011.
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New York, NY (May 19, 2011) – To help aspiring nurses in Alabama whose nursing education may have been interrupted by the tornado disasters last month, Kaplan Nursing is offering its NCLEX-RN Review Class for free, Monday, May 23 through Thursday, May 26, from 9 AM to 4 PM, at Wallace State Community College in Hanceville. The comprehensive course will provide students with 21 hours of class time, with a live teacher helping them learn the clinical reasoning strategies they need to succeed on the nurse licensing exam. Students will also receive three months of online access to Kaplan’s Qbank, an online question bank and the Question Trainer, a bank of online practice tests.
“In times of critical need, nurses have always played a frontline role,” said Jon Zeitlin, president, Kaplan Nursing. “By offering this course free to local nursing students, we are reaffirming our commitment to these individuals who want to build careers dedicated to helping others.”
Zeitlin added that future free NCLEX-RN courses for affected students are planned in June, with the added ability for students unable to travel to on-site classroom locations to access them via Kaplan’s Classroom Anywhere™ technology, which takes the dynamic interaction of a live instructor and combines it with state-of-the-art online tools (audio, instant chat, whiteboard, polling, and screen-sharing functionality) to create a virtual classroom experience. All they need to participate is a computer and high-speed Internet connection.
Nursing students enrolled at the following schools are eligible for the May 23 course and should contact their schools directly to register:
In the most recently recorded year, more than 145,000 aspiring nurses took the NCLEX-RN exam. For more information on the exam, students can visit www.kaplannursing.com.
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Kaplan Test Prep (www.kaptest.com), a division of Kaplan, Inc., is a premier provider of educational and career services for individuals, schools and businesses. Established in 1938, Kaplan is the world leader in the test prep industry. With a comprehensive menu of online offerings and a complete array of books, Kaplan offers preparation for more than 90 standardized tests, including entrance exams for secondary school, college and graduate school, as well as professional licensing exams. Kaplan also provides private tutoring and graduate admissions consulting services.
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New York, NY (May 16, 2011) – Teens studying with Kaplan Test Prep can now preserve the rainforest, adopt endangered animals, take action against hunger and feed homeless dogs – all while improving their scores for the SAT and ACT. For many teens, the rewards that come with a high exam score, like getting into their top college picks, are major motivation. Nonetheless, it’s no secret that most teenagers don’t love to study. To increase students’ interest, engagement and motivation in its pre-college programs, Kaplan Test Prep has launched Honors & Extras, which incorporates gaming and social media to reward academic achievement. Honors & Extras, which has been available to Kaplan’s younger students in their reading and math programs since 2009, is now a part of all SAT and ACT programs too. Students unlock badges and earn points for academic achievements in the online portion of their studies, including practice tests, lesson videos and quizzes. Students can use points to make donations to charities across the world, personalize a virtual room, or enter sweepstakes to win prizes such as iTunes® gift cards and video games.
“It helps our students see the connection between education and making a positive contribution to their community and the world,” said Kate Froseth, executive director of K12 and college prep programs, Kaplan Test Prep.
Among the good deeds done by all Kaplan students through Honors & Extras are:
John Bower, CEO of uBoost, Kaplan’s development partner in the program, said, “Marking student achievement with relevant recognition provides the extra motivation they need to put in the hard work necessary to maximize test scores. Recognizing students’ progress towards their goal score with donations to over forty charities has proven to be both inspirational and motivational.”
To learn more about Kaplan’s Honors & Extras program and how to best motivate students, please contact Russell Schaffer at russell.schaffer@kaplan.com or 212.453.7538. For a host of other resources for journalists, please visit Kaplan’s online pressroom at http://press.kaptest.com and follow on Twitter: @KapTestNews
About Kaplan Test Prep
Kaplan Test Prep (www.kaptest.com), a division of Kaplan, Inc., is a premier provider of educational and career services for individuals, schools and businesses. Established in 1938, Kaplan is the world leader in the test prep industry. With a comprehensive menu of online offerings and a complete array of books, Kaplan offers preparation for more than 90 standardized tests, including entrance exams for secondary school, college and graduate school, as well as professional licensing exams. Kaplan also provides private tutoring and graduate admissions consulting services.
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