Mind your P’s and Q’s … and Facebook entries

May 3, 2009 by Geneva Reid

What students write on Facebook may turn out to be more important than what they write on their college admissions essays.

At least that’s what it looks like according to a recent report by the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC).

Students’ entries on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and other social networking sites are often viewed by college admission officials.

Here’s what else the NACAC study found:

88% of admissions offices consider these networking sites an important recruiting tool
53% of colleges look at social media for info about their institution, and
33% of colleges maintain a blog.

Do you consider social networking sites valuable tools? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Tom Richmond Says:
March 15th, 2010 at 9:48 am
This story needs a link to the Dartmouth study, the foundation for the NACAC report, which shows that there has been a slight decrease in admissions representatives looking for applicants profiles on social media sites. Down from 21% to 17%. For context, go to: http://www.umassd.edu/cmr/studiesresearch/mediaandadmissions.cfm

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