November 17, 2013

ABC – Omaha:  “Survey: Growing number of schools checking social media”

Lawrence Journal-World: “College admissions offices looking more at social media, but not so much in Kansas” 

The Chronicle-Tribune: “Students leaving a harming online trail”

The Miami Student (Miami University): “Cyber searching and college admissions: Miami decides not to ‘creep'”

The News Record (University of Cincinnati): “Social media rarely used to evaluate applicants at UC”

The Tartan (Carnegie Mellon University): “Colleges shouldn’t find students on Facebook”

November 16, 2013

NBC –  Salt Lake City: “Senator pushes for social media ‘eraser’ in Utah”

November 15, 2013

The Flat Hat (The College of William and Mary): “College Steers Clear Of Applicants’ Social Media”

The Dartmouth (Darthmouth College): “Pre-law student numbers decline”

Education News: “Survey Finds Online Scrutiny of College Applicants on the Rise”

November 14, 2013

City A.M.: “How to seek employer support for your Executive MBA”

The Dartmouth (Dartmouth College): “Social media presence not an admissions factor”

NYU Local: “The NSA Isn’t The Only One Watching: College Admissions Officers Check Your Twitter Too”

The Excalibur (York University): “MCAT marathon: test will run seven hours in 2015″

The Columbus Dispatch: “The Internet never forgets”

The Murfreesboro Post: “Logue: Social media can be detrimental to future college students”

Smart Asset: “Don’t Be a Scholarship Social (Media) Outcast)”

York School: “Teaching and Learning: Digital Footprint” 

Law and Social Media: “Colleges Using Social Media to Screen Applicants”

November 13, 2013

The Christian Science Monitor: “College applications: Teens on social media can tank their college odds”

PolicyMic: “Why High Schoolers Shouldn’t Worry About Hiding Their Facebook Pages”

Portland Press Herald: “Social media for everyone, from C-Suite to the street”

The Daily Tarheel (University of North Carolina): “Study: improved odds for law school hopefuls” 

The Standard- Examiner: “Utah bill would give minors second chance on social media mistakes”

News Journal: “Beware, your dream college can see Facebook, too”

WBZ- AM – Boston, MA: “Parent Report”

Affordable Schools Online: “Mind Your Social Media Manners Before Applying to College”

November 12, 2013

Bloomberg TV: “Students Beware: Tweets Could Keep You From College” 

The Los Angeles Times: “Watch out, your character is showing” 

The New York Post: “Welcome to the new permanent record”

FOX Business Network: “Could your Facebook page get you rejected from college?” 

Ed Tech: “Advice to College Applicants: Be Careful What You Post Online”

CW – Dallas, TX: “Colleges Checking Social Media”

ABC – Little Rock, AR: “College applicants beware, clean up your Facebook & Twitter”

NBC – Springfield, MA: “Social media affecting college applications”

Fox – Twin Falls,  ID: “Are College Admission Officers Checking Your Facebook Page?”

NECN – Boston, MA: “Tech Talk: New iPad, Google Glass features”

Essence: “Should Parents Monitor Their Teen On Social Media?”

mba Mission: “MBA News: Digital Footprint Plays Increased Role in Admissions Decisions”

The VR- Zone: “Study says college admission officers increasingly review social media updates of applicants”

Go Kicker: “Bonus: Lifehack of the weekend”

Rare: “Going to college? Don’t post stupid things to Facebook” 

College Insurrection: “Report Says Colleges Downgrade Applicants Based on What They Find on Social Media”

Anchorage Daily News: “Jonah Goldberg: Big Brother, little brother, someone is watching” 

November 11, 2013

The Wall Street Journal: “Open Mouth, Insert Tweet” 

The Washington Post: “Why Colleges shouldn’t check online life of applicants” 

Slate: “Of Course Colleges Are Reading Kids’ Tweets and Facebook Posts” 

Techlicious: “Teens’ Social Media Profiles Scrutinized by College Admissions”

JD Journal: “Law Schools Decrease Incoming Class Sizes” 

The State News (Michigan State University): “MSU not involved in growing trend of universities “Googling” applicants” 

The Pioneer Press: “Mark Bauerlein: Beware, your dream college can see Facebook, too”

The Cavalier Daily (University of Virginia): “140- character admissions essay”

ABC – Pensacola, FL: “Colleges may now be checking Facebook and Twitter”

Gwinnett Patch: “POLL: Have  You Sanitized Your Social Media Accounts?”  

Barrow Patch: “POLL Have You Sanitized Your Social Media Accounts?”

Techlicious Blog: “Teens’ Social Media Profiles Scrutinized by College Admissions”

Rare: “How colleges use social media to weed out applicants” 

Copy Pressed: “Teens on Social Media: They Just Can’t Win” 

The Daily Dot: “College applicants: Watch what you tweet”

The Daily Parent: “College Admissions 2.0″

November 10, 2013

The Daily Northwestern (Northwestern University): “Survey: Northwestern, other law schools decrease incoming classes” 

The Pitt News: “Editorial: Applicants must be social media conscious” 

The Foothill Dragon Press (Foothill Technology High School): “Students’ digital footprints could be unearthed by colleges at application time”

November 9, 2013

The New York Times: “They Loved Your G.P.A. Then They Saw Your Tweets” 

November 8, 2013

Bloomberg: “Your Dream College Can See Facebook, Too” 

She Knows: “The true cost of sending kids to college”