Are Admissions Officers Checking Your Facebook Page?

Posted by in Uncategorized Sep 22nd, 2008

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Online college applicants beware: school admissions officials may very well be checking out your social networking pages on sites like Facebook and MySpace.

A new survey shows that this type of "research" is rather common when it comes to deciding which students to accept. Kaplan reports:

"A Kaplan survey of 320 admissions officers from the nation's top colleges and universities revealed that one out of ten admissions officers has visited an applicant's social networking Web site as part of the admissions decision-making process.

The good news: a quarter of those who report viewing applicants' sites say that these viewings have generally had a positive impact on their evaluation. The bad news: a greater percentage (38 percent) report that applicants' social networking sites have generally had a negative impact on their admissions evaluation."

Before applying to any school, be sure to review your social networking accounts. Delete any information or pictures that may cast you in a poor light. Or, consider setting your accounts to "private," allowing only your real-life friends access.

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