Should College Students Use Social Media

Reputation is an immense factor for a generation using mostly social media in their everyday lifestyles. In addition, countless people promote their business on social media as well as other networks. While others use social media to share their everyday lives and connect with people, they never thought they would meet. Unfortunately, Social Networking has now become a concern with college applications as new students begin the journey of college life. Even though some believe social media should not impact potential candidate, colleges should use social networking in their application process because it shows who has the potential to develop a better common sense, which student has the best character, and any concerns about the student who

However, some students do not show a robust character which will not help with their application if the college does look at social media to make a decision whether to accept the student or not. ”McGrath said admissions counselors who are checking social networking sites are mostly looking for content that people would find objectionable like racist comments” (Cartwright). Clearly, this shows countless colleges are not looking for the polite posts or comments, but are looking for all the poor choices that grab their attention. ”For a high school senior with questionable content on their online profiles, there’s a new risk: a Kaplan survey of 320 admissions officers from the top 500 schools found that one in ten visited applicants’ social networking profiles during their decision-making process” (Schiffman). For instance, the top colleges are beginning to use social media in the application processes. Consequently, high school students have another situation to worry about. “In all these cases, the intent was to protect the school from potential embarrassment” (Schiffman). Admission officers are attempting to keep the school out of any defective situation they could cross. Students should be careful about what they post if they want to go to the college of their choice. Character can modify everything for a high school student and their

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