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College Admissions:

College Admissions:. Resources for Advisors, Students, and Parents. Reality Check: Your online image matters!. COLLEGE ADMISSION: A survey of 500 colleges found that 10% of college admissions officers admitted viewing social-networking sites to evaluate applicants.

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College Admissions:

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  1. College Admissions: Resources for Advisors, Students, and Parents

  2. Reality Check: Your online image matters! • COLLEGE ADMISSION: • A survey of 500 colleges found that 10% of college admissions officers admitted viewing social-networking sites to evaluate applicants. • Of those who viewed the sites, 38% said that their view of the applicant was “negatively impacted” by what the applicant posted online. • Some admissions officers admitted rejecting the applicant because of the applicant’s online content. • Only 25% said that their view of the applicant was improved by what they saw online. • http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122170459104151023.html

  3. Reality Check: Your online image matters! • COLLEGE ATTENDANCE: • Calvin College expelled a student AND referred him for a mental health evaluation because of comments he made on Facebook about his ex-girlfriend. • http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/02/calvin_college_expels_student.html • Millersville University denied a student her teaching degree because of ‘unprofessional’ pictures and posts about her supervising teacher on MySpace. • http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/social_network_profile_costs_woman_college_degree.php

  4. Reality Check: Your online image matters! • BEYOND COLLEGE: • In one study of companies with 1,000 or more employees, 8% acknowledged having fired employees because of their behavior on sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, etc. • 15 percent have disciplined an employee for violating multimedia sharing / posting policies • 13 percent investigated an “exposure event” involving mobile or Web-based short message services • 17 percent disciplined an employee for violating blog or message board policies • http://mashable.com/2009/08/10/social-media-misuse/

  5. Safeguarding your online reputation… • Use common sense: If you don’t want your parents, grandparents, school administrators, or the general public to know about it, don’t post it! • Consider the possible consequences of your posts. • Use your privacy settings to limit access to your online profile, and keep up-to-date with any changes in your privacy options. • If possible, keep your list of online friends hidden…remember that their info may also be visible to others, and you may be deemed ‘guilty by association’. • Consider how quickly your information can be forwarded to people beyond your group of friends via text, IM, or email.

  6. Safeguarding your online reputation… • Avoid cyber-bullying! Internet comments are not necessarily private, and you do not want to be perceived as a bully. • Make an effort to use your online profile as a POSITIVE tool…intentionally post occasional updates about your accomplishments, interests, school involvement, etc…anything that will reflect WELL on you.

  7. Internet Protection: Tools for Parents/Schools/Employers • Types of Protection: • Internet Filtering/Blocking • Filtering/Blocking access to sites that a parent/school/employer finds objectionable or that is not conducive to learning/productivity. • Internet Monitoring • Monitoring a computer’s search history, websites visited, keystrokes, IM conversations, etc. • Internet Filter Software Options: • http://internet-filter-review.toptenreviews.com/

  8. Other Useful Tools for the College Admission Process • Test prep, Study Tips, and Financial Aid info: • http://www.studyguidezone.com/ • Data sharing between high schools and colleges, and between counselors, students, and parents: • http://www.connectedu.net/corp/

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