Davich: Do colleges look at prospective students’ social media?
June 18th, 2015Do you ever wonder who is googling your name or searching your profile on various social media accounts? Well, it might not be who you think it is. According to Jerry Davich, a writer for the Chicago Tribune, colleges and universities may be using this search as a way to weed out applicants that could tarnish their school’s reputation.
Lesson for college-bound students: ‘The Internet is forever’
May 15, 2015
Do colleges and universities look at prospective students’ social media sites to help vet their applications? I believe some schools do despite what they say publicly.
So when I read a thesis paper on this issue from a Northwest Indiana native, it immediately caught my attention.
“As the parent of a high school student, I was curious about what universities were viewing and how they were weighing whatever they found,” said Christine Badowski Koenig, a Crown Point High School graduate who now lives in California. (Full disclosure: Koenig is also a former Chicago Tribune employee.)
Read more at Chicago Tribune >>Tagged: Applications, College, Social media
Social Media and Admissions
October 1st, 2013Students are being encouraged to “like” colleges on Facebook and seek them out on Twitter, utilizing social media to engage in dialogue with admission offices. They ought to be aware that social media is bidirectional, and that colleges may well be reviewing whatever they can find about students online.
High school students, be aware: your application for admission may not be the only thing evaluated by admission officers. This article posted on Business Insider is sobering:
http://www.businessinsider.com/why-ivy-league-admissions-will-google-you-2013-9.
Tagged: Admission decision, Applications, College, Social media
Managing your online presence
April 29th, 2010by Sue H. Strup, MSEd. Lexington, KY – Soon-to-be graduates of high schools and colleges who aren’t finding success in their job hunting or college application efforts may want to take another look at their social networking pages or videos. Chances are, their interviewers are tuned into Facebook, Linked In, YouTube, and Twitter, and something may be out there that could be destroying an otherwise stellar candidate’s reputation in terms of “digital dirt.”
Read more at BizLex.com >>Tagged: Career, Choices, Opportunity, Social media
