Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Admissions Taking Facebook into Account

Be cognizant of what you choose to put into the public domain. More and more colleges and universities, including those in Florida, are internet savvy and are looking at what potential enrollees are posting to social networking sites such as Facebook and Myspace. In this highly competitive college admissions culture, be wary of what you or your students post into cyberspace.

The LA Times recently reported on this phenomenon:

"A new report indicates that some schools' admission or scholarship decisions are being influenced by what they find about an applicant on the Internet. The issue raises ethical concerns...."

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