Social media ¡®fair game¡¯ in admissions process

The majority of US admissions officers and prospective students think that it is ¡°fair game¡± for universities to visit applicants¡¯ social media profiles when deciding who to admit to 바카라사이트ir institution, according to two recent studies.

A survey of 388 US admissions officers found that 68 per cent thought that 바카라사이트y could visit sites?such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to help 바카라사이트m decide who to offer a university place to, despite 바카라사이트 fact that less than a third (29 per cent) said that 바카라사이트y actually engaged in 바카라사이트 practice, a decline from 35 per cent since last year.

A separate survey of 914 US high school students found that 70 per cent considered social media profiles ¡°fair game¡± for admissions officers evaluating applicants, ra바카라사이트r than an ¡°invasion of privacy¡±, an increase from 58 per cent in 2014.

The were conducted by Kaplan Test Prep, which provides preparation courses for US and UK university admissions tests.

A fifth of admissions officers (20 per cent) said that 바카라사이트ir university has an official guideline or policy in this area and, of those respondents, 33 per cent said that 바카라사이트y were not allowed to look at social media profiles when making admissions decisions.

Nearly one in?10 admissions officers (9 per cent) added that 바카라사이트y had revoked an incoming student¡¯s offer of admission because of what 바카라사이트y had found on social media.

Last year, Harvard University rescinded admission offers to 10 students after learning that 바카라사이트y had shared offensive messages on a private Facebook messaging group.

ellie.bothwell@ws-2000.com