Myspace+in+College+Admissions

Today, blog sites and social networking sites are being looked at in collage admissions. Not everyone who uses those sites would want college admissions looking at their sites. People say that you can be a great student, regardless of what you do outside of school. Most colleges do not look for applicants' web profiles, but if someone else brings it to their attention, then the schools do respond. Many high and middle schools have banned those sites used on the premises, and some schools have banned their student from joining entirely. At Thomas Worthington High School in Ohio, students were surprised to find that college admissions and employers looked at their postings. There are some people who are trying to stop the problem by talking to them about it, and some admissions personnel have even created their own pages. Also, 75% job recruiters use myspace to screen applicants. Now, there is a verb for people who get fired because of social networking, "dooced," named after the blog of someone who was fired because of social networking. Also, whatever you post does not go away, so people should be careful of what the put on their sites.

I think that this is unfair, because what people do on their own time should not matter as long as their getting their work done well, unless their out of school actions interfere with their schoolwork or job.

Source: Verardi, Nicole. "Myspace in college admissions".

Submitted by: Tethers.