What Role Does Social Media Play in College Admissions? [INFOGRAPHIC]

'Tis the season for high school seniors to run to the mailbox, or their email inbox these days, to sort through college acceptances and rejections. It may be too late for this year’s seniors, but should their classmates in grades below “friend” their top college on Facebook, or run to change their privacy settings?

‘Tis the season for high school seniors to run to the mailbox, or their email inbox these days, to sort through college acceptances and rejections.  It may be too late for this year’s seniors, but should their classmates in grades below “friend” their top college choice on Facebook, or run to change their privacy settings?

A recent study by education company Kaplan found that more than 80 percent of America’s top colleges use popular social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in their recruiting processes.

That prompted Schools.com,

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