Victor Luckerson addresses the facts regarding college admissions counselors investigating college applicants on Facebook. This article relies on facts and statistic to support its claim. However, in the beginning of the article, Luckerson describes a general action by the students applying to college. He has observed that the applicants change their names on Facebook or "de-tag" themselves from photos on Facebook to avoid the college counselors identifying them or finding something suspicions. Next, Luckerson aids his claims with statistics such as: "According to a recent Kaplan Test Prep survey of 350 admissions officers, more than 25 percent of school officials said they had looked up applicants on Facebook or Google." In fact, student should be concerned with the images and posts they put onto the media. Luckerson comments on this topic: "if they [colleges] somehow come across an inappropriate tweet or Facebook post, it could factor into their decision. No, they’d never use it as the deciding factor between two similar applicants, but yes, students should be mindful of what they post." Even though they might think their "privacy settings" are on, colleges have ways to get around the barriers of privacy walls. Then, Luckerson tells of the many "horror stories" he has been told about applicants being rejected because of their Facebook or Twitter. Finally, Luckerson's powerful last sentence is a quotation: “The Internet is written in ink, not in pencil.” Through this statement Luckerson cautions his audience to be aware of what they post on the Internet, it could keep you from getting accepted into college or even a job in the workforce.
Link to Article: http://nation.time.com/2012/11/15/when-colleges-look-up-applicants-on-facebook-the-unspoken-new-admissions-test/
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