Do colleges really look at facebook and are all over it...Is it risky to have one?

its risky to have one if you put pics of you drinking, smoking weed and stuff...and other stupid stuff..because one of you hundreds of friends can print out you page and snitch....other than that if your page is clean..its fine...same for myspace..(myspace is more skecthy and eaiser to get in trouble)

Do colleges really look at facebook and are all over it...Is it risky to have one?
It would be easier for colleges to look at your myspace rather than facebook.





Unless those colleges are in the same network as you on Facebook, than they can't see your profile. If you have a default picture of you drinking underage, they can only see that, and think whatever they may.





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Reply:Yes, they do look at them. It is really fine to have one, but it shouldn't contain inappropriate material. (Think if you were to print your profile and hand it to the college, what would you want them to see?) In some cases it is good to have an account. I have read about one woman who's prospective boss looked at her facebook, and saw that she had pictures of her traveling Italy, scuba diving, mountain climbing, etc; and she also had a picture of her at a party, with a beer in her hand. The employer overlooked this picture, because her profile had demonstrated she was a very well rounded person. So good luck on your college applications!