Facebook Sabotage?

October 29th, 2008

Since the dawn of the Internet, it seems that almost nothing is private anymore. With instant message logs, social networking, and Google, anyone can find out pretty much anything about you – that is, as much as you allow to be displayed.

We’ve always stressed the importance of your online persona. How would others perceive you if they saw what you’ve put up on your Facebook profile for all the world to see? Would your parents approve? Could you have gotten arrested for doing something questionable?

It seems that some college hopefuls, and even their parents, are using these inappropriate profiles to their advantage to sabotage their competitors’ chances at getting into a selective college: Facebook Sabotage. It has been reported that students and parents have been sending anonymous letters to college admissions offices to point admissions officers to profiles of competitors who have questionable/risqué material displayed on the Internet.

Of course, some school officials say they have further investigated on letters they received, while others claim they only follow-up on signed letters. No matter what the case, anyone can check out your profile or “Googleability” so be sure to clean up your act or adjust your privacy levels. That late night dancing on the bar may not be the stuff future law firms are made of.

-Amanda Fornecker

Entry Filed under: College Admissions, General