How does a Facebook profile affect admissions chances?

With the rise of Facebook, a number of parents and students are asking:

Can what I post on Facebook affect my chances of getting accepted?

The website Unigo asked a number of experts — admissions counselors, college staffers, education consultants — and got a wide range of replies. Here are just a handful:

Facebook can hurt, but also help, when applying to college
Yes, negative online presence can impact college admissions success
With thousands of applications to read, most officers are too busy for Facebook
Stop worrying about admissions counselors, and worry about parents instead
Facebook can show both the best and worst of you
Posting on Facebook is like putting up a billboard

Click here to read all of them.

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Alex Friedrich

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Alex Friedrich reports on higher education issues for MPR News. Among the stories he has covered: the fall of the Berlin Wall, aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, 2003 Moscow suicide bombing and 2004 presidential elections in the Republic of Georgia. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Georgia and a master’s in European political economy from the London School of Economics.