This may come as a shock, so you'd better have a seat. According to Kaplan Inc., people look at your Facebook profile - and they judge you.
Well, kiddies, you may have been taught that judging isn't cool, but you may not have a choice in the matter.
We all know a few years ago employers began checking out prospective employees by perusing their Facebook profiles - hopefully you've removed "Showgirls" from your list of favorite movies by now - but that isn't the issue anymore.
Now, some university admissions officers are factoring the online-undergrad-paparazzi-forum-slash-giant-message-board into the admissions process.
You'd better warn your younger siblings to watch how they portray their Internet selves. We'd hate to hear that poor Molly didn't get into the University of Miami because she listed a quote attributed to a certain "classless dirt bag" as one of her favorites.
That's a bit of an exaggeration, but, as our Preview group taught us, it's always better to be safe than sorry.
The admissions folk who scoped out people's profiles said that some of the students they checked out actually improved their chances of being admitted, though those students were far from the majority.
All we're suggesting is you tell your little brother to keep his prom pictures off his Facebook because Duke University doesn't respect freshmen who use Goldschläger flakes to make themselves grills.
