Carleton Uses Blogs to Attract New Students

See? Blogs are useful and productive!! Sometimes. From the Ottawa Sun:

Beneath the photograph of a blond woman, her arms outstretched in a goofy pose, are her latest musings about life as a university student.

"I wrote math test 3 of 4. I think I did pretty well with it, but let me tell you, I was super nervous heading into that test," writes Lauren Gasewicz.

On the same site is a posting by Greg Aulenback, a fourth-year Bachelor of Arts film studies student, who laments the recent humid spell.

"We're in the middle of another heat wave in Ottawa. Thank goodness I now have an air conditioner."

The entries may not have the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster, but Carleton University is banking on the trendiness of blogging to recruit students.

Carleton is not alone. Post-secondary institutions around the world are hopping on the blog wagon. However, the University of Ottawa and Algonquin College do not offer student blogs on their websites.

Read the article here.