Are Admissions Officers Checking Applicants On Social Networking Sites?

Posted by Kenneth Ronkowitz on


According to a survey done by Kaplan of 320 admissions officers from some "top colleges and universities", one out of ten admissions officers has visited an applicant's social networking site as part of the admissions decision-making process.

September 18, 2008   -   A word of caution to college applicants: be careful what you post online. 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

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