Social Networking Sites as College Admissions Tools

Link to September 23 Chicago Tribune article,"Social-networking sites viewed by admissions officers".

Survey says: 10 percent of admissions officers from prestigious schools said they had peeked at sites like Facebook and MySpace to evaluate college-bound seniors. Of those using the profiles, 38 percent said it had a "negative impact" on the applicant, according to Kaplan Inc., the education services company that polled the officers.