College Admissions and Social Media

THE ONLINE STALK FACTOR & COLLEGE ADMISSIONS Here's Looking At You 24% in 2011 Percent of Admissions Officers Checking Prospective Student Social Media Profiles 10% in 2008 Google Feeling Lucky? 20% of Admissions Officers say Have You Been Googled Lately? they have used G0OGLE to Research Potential Students I'm Feeling Lucky Top Sites Stalked By Admissions Officers 27% 66% 41% 15% facebook twitter You Tube NING Brought to you by: COLLEGE .Com Sources: Cappex.com Establishinga Benchmark for SOcial Media Use in College Admissions, 2010. Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions 2011. Caralee Adams Edweek.org: College-Admissions Officers Check Out Students on Facebook - April 22.